On Saturday, U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati told Sports Illustrated that Solo’s remarks were “highly inappropriate and not in line with the expectations of U.S. Soccer or the ideals of the Olympic movement”.
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Before the Games even began, she had alienated many people in the host country by posing with anti-mosquito gear, a reference to the problems Brazil is experiencing with the Zika virus.
In the semifinal Tuesday, the team will have to beat Brazil, which means beating Marta.
She then made two errors as the U.S. drew with Colombia in their final group game.
“Not sharing this! Get your own!” the 35-year-old had written on Twitter.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is disappointed that United States goalkeeper Hope Solo branded opponents Sweden as cowards after they knocked her team out of the women’s soccer tournament, but will not take any disciplinary action. Pia Sundhage, Sweden’s coach, effectively shrugged her shoulders and pointed to the scoreboard – 1-1 and 4-3 to Sweden in penalty kicks, for the record. “To be able to compete at the level that we’ve worked toward, on the world’s biggest stage, the Olympic Games, is truly a blessing for us”.
“I think we showed a lot of heart”. We came back from a goal down, I’m very proud of this team. “There’s a long history and tradition with our national team of respecting others when you lose, so I don’t agree with it at all”.
Then an hour into the game, Sweden’s Stina Blackstenius took a through ball from the middle of the field and tucked her shot past a charging Solo and inside the right post.
“They didn’t want to open play”. “They played more attacking football than we did”. It was a combative game, a physical game.
The goalkeeper was also sceptical of Sweden’s chances of going ahead in the tournament. “It falls I think into the category of sportsmanship”.
“I think it was very cowardly”.
Russian Federation won the first four of the nine-bout semifinals to go ahead 20-12, but Muhammad slowed Russia’s momentum with a narrow victory over second-ranked Yana Egorian.
Solo said she was upset by Sweden’s strategy during the game, holding back and letting the US set the pace. She also admitted that she’s “bad at” losing.
After all, she coached the Americans for five years and won gold medals at the Beijing and London Olympics.
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“I think it’s unlikely”, Adams said.
