AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Ali Riley acknowledges she cries all the time. Watching TV, reading a book, listening to an inspiring story; any and all of those can start the tears flowing.
But she promises she will not — cannot — cry when the national anthems play before Thursday's opening game of the Women's World Cup. As captain of New Zealand, which is welcoming the world to its shores for one of the most important sporting events ever held there, she must keep a stiffer upper lip.
Yeah, good luck with that.
