Hope Solo’s post game comments calling the Swedish players “cowards” after the
US was upset in the quarterfinals of the Rio Olympics may have been
shocking, but they certainly aren’t the first time the American
goalkeeper has made headlines for controversial statements. Just a few
other times she’s made news:
“That’s something hopefully they will put behind them and realize that Hope has apologized to the Brazilian people,” U.S. coach Jill Ellis said after Solo was booed in the team’s Olympic debut. “Sometimes mistakes are made. We are used to getting booed in other countries, so that part of it is not foreign. I hope the Brazilian people appreciate what we are trying to do with the ball and move past that.” Read More......
The 2016 Olympics
Even before Friday’s comments, she was greeted with boos and Zika chants at the Olympics because of her pre-Olympic tweets about Zika:“That’s something hopefully they will put behind them and realize that Hope has apologized to the Brazilian people,” U.S. coach Jill Ellis said after Solo was booed in the team’s Olympic debut. “Sometimes mistakes are made. We are used to getting booed in other countries, so that part of it is not foreign. I hope the Brazilian people appreciate what we are trying to do with the ball and move past that.” Read More......
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