Meghan Klingenberg named to 2015 World Cup All-Star Squad

Posted Aug 26, 2015
A day after Meghan Klingenberg scored a goal in her hometown, the Richland native has earned another accolade. Klingenberg earned a spot on the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup All-Star Squad, FIFA's Technical Study Group announced today. The starting defender on the U.S. women's national team, which won its third World Cup last month, played every minute of the World Cup at left back. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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