Well it turns out that while the former star goalkeeper found out her National Team days were over, the cameras were rolling for a documentary she is participating in called “Keeping Score”. “Six-month suspension, no pay, terminated contract, effective immediately”, she said to the camera crew nearby.
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Yeah, she wasn’t happy about it.
“17 fucking years and it’s over”, she screams before breaking down into tears.
Solo was in a room next to where Jill Ellis, the national women’s team coach, and Dan Flynn of U.S. Soccer had told her of her suspension/termination.
Solo was suspended for calling Sweden “cowards” for the way they played in their Olympic quarterfinal win over the U.S. The 35-year-old plans to appeal the ruling.
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Solo leaves a complicated legacy. Maybe it’s appropriate that she’s going out in a blaze of curse words. Solo and many players on the USWNT have been being followed and recorded for an upcoming docu-series entitled, “Keeping Score.”
