The controversial goalie did not endear herself to Rio de Janeiro residents in the lead-up to this summer’s Olympics, sharing multiple social media messages that referenced the region’s Zika virus outbreak.
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She said USA media had been very tough on Brazilians and their country.
It’s a little bit unfortunate because I think the American media has been really tough on people of Brazil.
The U.S. women, winners of last year’s World Cup and ranked No. 1 in the world, are vying for their fourth straight Olympic gold medal.
Two years later, Solo was arrested and charged with assault against her half-sister and nephew.
In a odd turn of events Wednesday night, when the women’s soccer tournament kicked off the Olympics, Brazilian fans made it clear they are sick of hearing foreigners complain about the Zika virus, which motivated a number of top athletes to drop out of the Games. USA women’s soccer coach Jill Evans stated she supports Solo and she wants their Brazilian hosts to, “realize that Hope has apologized”.
Hope Solo, right, doing what she does best.
After Wednesday’s match, Solo said she heard the fans chanting at her, but couldn’t understand what they were saying. “I’m at a point in my life that I just want to be safe”. She took heat – from her teammates and others – for criticizing her coach’s decision to bench her in favour of Brianna Scurry for the 2007 World Cup semifinals, which the US lost. Lloyd put the first score for team U.S after Heath crossed a player, lured the defender and heads the ball into the other corner. “If I compare the Chinese team to the French team, Chinese women work harder and they complain much less”, Bini said earlier this week.
Hope Solo, the goalkeeper for the reigning Olympic champion U.S. Women’s National Team, has been just a little outspoken about the Zika virus in the lead-up to the Games. “I hope the Brazilian people appreciate what we’re trying to do with the ball and move past that”. And then there were those recent tweets with all that bug spray.
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New Zealand’s Football Ferns have lost to the United States of America in Belo Horizonte.
