Hope Solo is a goal keeper for the US Women's Soccer Team. She was pulled from a game in the semis that ended in a 4-0 loss to Brazil in the World Cup. She then gave a press interview where she heavily criticized head coach Greg Ryan and...
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Hope Solo is a goal keeper for the US Women's Soccer Team. She was pulled from a game in the semis that ended in a 4-0 loss to Brazil in the World Cup. She then gave a press interview where she heavily criticized head coach Greg Ryan and replacement goal keeper Brianna Scurry. The video has sparked a debate about sportsmanship and team spirit.
Despite this unfortunate outburst, Hope Solo is one of the best female goal keepers in the sport.
The US Women's Soccer Team decided not to allow Hope Solo back into play after her outburst to the media. Solo publically criticized the coach and replacement goalie Scurry after the US loss to Brazil. Solo had been pulled from the game prior to the loss. The US Team won their final game without Hope Solo and took 3rd place in the tournament. Hope Solo's outburst was considered unacceptable, and the older athletes on the team decided that she should not play in Sunday's game and should be... Read Full Story
This week has been a vocal one for sports. Milton Bradley blamed his coach for his knee injury, a statement I disagree with. OSU's Mike Gundy blasted the media and spent his entire interview speaking up for his players! And then Hope Solo blasted Brianna Scurry and Coach Greg Ryan. Hope Solo is correct in everything she said, however she should have left Brianna out of the sound bite. Brianna played her game and it wasn't enough. The person who chose to play Scurry, Coach Greg Ryan, is the... Read Full Story
This week has been a vocal one for sports. Milton Bradley blamed his coach for his knee injury, a statement I disagree with. OSU's Mike Gundy blasted the media and spent his entire interview speaking up for his players! And then Hope Solo blasted Brianna Scurry and Coach Greg Ryan. Hope Solo is correct in everything she said, however she should have left Brianna out of the sound bite. Brianna played her game and it wasn't enough. The person who chose to play Scurry, Coach Greg Ryan, is the... Read Full Story
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Hope Solo". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article... Read Full Story
It was a painful loss to Brazil . 4-0, that's a beat down. The US Women's Soccer Team had a very very bad day, and it was made worse by the fact that Hope Solo was caught on video yelling about head coach Greg Ryan who pulled her out of the game and replaced her with Brianna Scurry. Poor spirit. I'm sure that every woman on the team felt down and perhaps a bit angry about the game, but that is no excuse for Hope Solo to bash her coach and another teammate. Read Full Story
ST. LOUIS (AP) -U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo apologized for harsh criticism of coach Greg Ryan during the World Cup in a statement issued Saturday night about a half-hour before the team's exhibition against Mexico. Read Full Story
"It was the wrong decision, and I think anybody that knows anything about the game knows that," she said in an ESPN postgame interview that's been widely circulated on the Internet. "There's no doubt in my mind I would have made those saves. And the fact of the matter is it's not 2004 anymore. ... It's 2007, and I think you have to live in the present. And you can't live by big names. You can't live in the past." -- Hope Solo, after getting pulled from a match against Brazil in the semis... Read Full Story
Replacing Hope Solo as the goal keeper for the game against Brazil was a clear coaching mistake. Soccer is a much more of a team game than most. The fact that you are allowed just a few substitutions per game underscores the need to avoid changes in the starting line up that are not necessary. For example, how many times can anyone recall that teams in the men's world cup like Brazil, Germany, Italy, France, etc. changed their goalie before a world cup semi-final?. The asnwer to that is... Read Full Story
