US Soccer handed goalkeeper Hope Solo a 6-month ban from internationals on Wednesday Aug 24,2016 after she branded opponents Sweden “a bunch of cowards” at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
The Swedes beat the United States 4-3 in a shootout on August 12 to move into the semi-finals at the 2016 Rio Games, denying the Americans a chance to win a fourth straight Olympic title.
“The comments by Hope Solo after the match against Sweden during the 2016 Olympics were unacceptable and do not meet the standard of conduct we require from our national team players,” U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati said in a statement.
Hope Solo, who was previously suspended for 30 days in early 2015 for her conduct, would start her suspension immediately, U.S. Soccer said.
Hope Solo(35)hit the headlines in January 2015 over a domestic violence case that was dismissed after she pleaded not guilty to striking her sister and nephew during a dispute at her home in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland.
Hope Solo, who played on Olympic gold medal-winning teams in 2008 and 2012, said in a statement to Sports Illustrated she was “saddened” by the ban.
“For 17 years, I dedicated my life to the U.S. women’s national team and did the job of a pro athlete the only way I knew how – with passion, tenacity, an unrelenting commitment to be the best goalkeeper in the world, not just for my country, but to elevate the sport for the next generation of female athletes.
“In those commitments, I have never wavered.”
Hope Solo takes indefinite leave of absence from Seattle Reign
Hope Solo
has taken an indefinite leave of absence from the Seattle Reign of the
National Women's Soccer League, less than a week after being suspended
for six months by the U.S. national team for disparaging remarks about
Sweden.
The
move was announced Saturday Aug 27,2016 by the Reign, saying that the Olympic
goalkeeper has been granted personal leave.
The team did not say how
long Solo would be away.
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