Spain World Cup hero Carmona pays tribute to father who died before finalSpain World Cup hero Carmona pays tribute to father who died before final

MADRID – Spain’s Women’s World Cup hero Olga Carmona paid tribute to her father on Monday for giving her the strength “to achieve something unique” after learning of his death following the nation’s 1-0 win over England.

The 23-year-old defender drilled home the only goal of the final in Sydney on Sunday to help La Roja win the World Cup for the first time in their history.

“And without knowing it, I had…