Hope Solo Backs Up Her Talk

(Spoiler Alert)
One year ago, goalkeeper Hope Solo, a UW alum, got benched for the US women's World Cup match with Brazil. After the team lost, she criticized the decision and her replacement. "There's no doubt in my mind I would've made those saves," she said. In response, her teammates ostracized her for the next year.
Today, she got another shot--and she backed up her talk. The US played Brazil in the gold medal game and Solo shut them out, emerging, according to press reports, as the star of the game.
Way to go, Hope! You were vilified for a trivial outburst, and on a double standard. As Aimee Mullins, President of the Women's Sports Foundation, put it, "Would we have even batted an eyelash if it was David Beckham?" Sure, publicly calling out your teammates isn't good, but it doesn't warrant a year's social banishment. And damnit, a fearless baller with some fire in her belly is the type of teammate people should want, especially as a last line of defense.




















