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It has been a day of wonderful surprises for a 10-year-old Roanoke girl who is battling cancer.

Surprise, surprise surprise...(that’s supposed to be read like ‘alright, alright, alright’...FYI) -- Mr. Matthew McConaughey is joining the "club."

Tomorrow is the FIFA Women's World Cup final, where team USA will defend their title against the Netherlands. Joining us in the FOX 7 Studio to talk more about it is Danny Woodfill, the general manager for the FC Austin Elite. 

The U.S. Women's National Team's match-up against France broke viewership records by garnering 6.3 million on FOX and FOX streaming services as well as 8.2 million on TV alone.

LYON, FRANCE -- From the beginning the Women's World Cup was considered the USA's to lose.

President Trump unequivocally congratulated the United States women's soccer team after its repeat World Cup win on Sunday -- putting aside, at least for the moment, the firestorm surrounding star forward Megan Rapinoe's vow never to visit the White House.

All eyes were on the Women's World Cup final as the U.S. women's national team took on and defeated the Netherlands. 

The 2019 Women's World Cup final, which featured the U.S. defeating the Netherlands 2-0 on Sunday, brought in more viewers than the 2018 men's World Cup final.

New York City will hold a ticker-tape parade to celebrate the United States women’s national soccer team’s victory in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

A senator is proposing legislation that would withhold funds for the 2026 World Cup until the U.S. women's soccer team is paid equally to the men.

On Sunday, more than 14 million Americans watched the Women's World Cup final on Fox and according to a breakdown of the ratings, Austin was the number one city for viewership.

It wasn't your typical groundbreaking fanfare: usually there are shovels and finger-foods involved in these events...that stuff was present, sure, but at Austin FC's Major League Soccer stadium groundbreaking on Monday morning, there was also rock concert-style pyrotechnics...and Mr. Matthew McConaughey, one of Austin FC's new owners.

Austin FC is making history as it breaks ground on its multi-million dollar stadium.

Not all universities are created equal.

Austin FC, Austin's Major League Soccer club, has secured deposits for over 30,000 seats, even though capacity for the privately funded soccer stadium at McKalla Place will be 20,500.

If you struggled to place a membership deposit for Austin FC season tickets Wednesday, you weren't alone. When tickets went on sale, the amount of people wanting in crashed the website temporarily.

Hundreds of fans watched the game at Haymaker in East Austin to see if the US Women's National soccer team could pull off another win. 

Austin FC has unveiled new digital renderings of the soccer stadium they are planning on building. The soccer park at McKalla Place will offer an incredible world-class matchday experience in the City of Austin, according to their website.

Austin FC has named St. David's HealthCare as the team's first founding corporate, official healthcare, training and performance center naming rights partner as part of a multi-year agreement Wednesday. 

A hearing was held at the State Capitol on a bill that could take a bite out of the deal to bring Major League Soccer to Austin.