Former US Women’s National Team goalkeeper Hope Solo was arrested Thursday for driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest and misdemeanor child abuse, but this is not the first time she makes headlines for her outlandish behavior.
Throughout her illustrious soccer career, Solo had more than a handful of scandals, and her retired life isn’t getting any quieter. One of the biggest scandals in Solo’s life was in 2014 when she got arrested for domestic violence.
Hope Solo’s drunken brawl
In 2014, Solo got arrested after she verbally and physically attacked her half-sister and nephew. Solo reportedly called her nephew too “fat, unathletic and crazy” to be an athlete before lunging at them.
When police arrived at the scene, Solo yelled, “You’re such a b***h. You’re scared of me because you know that if the handcuffs were off, I’d kick your a**.” She also told one police officer that her necklace was worth more than what he made in one year.
The case got dropped in 2018 after key witnesses stopped cooperating with prosecutors. Solo, who maintained she was the victim of domestic abuse throughout the situation, vowed to “explore any and all legal remedies to hold those with no regard for the truth, fully accountable.”
Hope Solo offends Brazil
In the midst of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Solo offended Brazilians by posting a picture on Twitter of her mosquito net and a pile of bug repellent with the hashtag #zikaproof. Brazilian soccer fans showed their dismay by chanting “Zika!” every time Solo touched the ball.
Solo later got banned from the USWNT for six months due to displaying poor sportsmanship after a loss to Sweden. Following the match, Solo said, “[I] think we played a bunch of cowards. The best team did not win today, I strongly, firmly believe that.”
Hope Solo exposes Olympic Village
Four year before the Brazil controversies, Solo made news for exposing the Olympic Village during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She revealed that athletes have sex in the open and party non-stop.
“I’ve seen people having sex right out in the open,” Solo said. “On the grass, between buildings, people are getting down and dirty.”
Solo also admitted to sneaking celebrities and non-Olympians into the Village, and went on to reveal that she was drunk on live television one time. “When we were done partying, we got out of our nice dresses, got back into our stadium coats and, at 7 a.m. with no sleep, went on the Today show drunk. Needless to say, we looked like hell.”
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