Hope Solo was handed a six-month suspension and had her contract with U.S. Soccer terminated as a result of her calling the Swedish soccer team “cowards” after a tournament-ending loss at the Rio Olympics. When she was told of this decision, documentary cameras were on hand to capture the moment.
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The website FullScreen leaked the clip from Keeping Score to People in an effort to create publicity for the Solo episode that will air Sept. 2, and since I just typed this sentence and you read it, clearly it worked. Solo cries, swears a little, hugs husband Jerramy Stevens and seems perplexed as to why she finds herself in this predicament.
Solo has represented the United States for nearly two decades — “17 f*cking years,” according to her in this video — but has since come under fire for her “cowards” comment and domestic abuse allegations. Along with the national team suspension, she has taken a leave of absence from her club team, the Seattle Reign of the National Women’s Soccer League.
