Hope Solo Controversy

Hope Solo Controversy

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Google News “‘Her going public has affected the whole group,’ U.S. captain Kristine Lilly said in explaining the decision. ‘Having her with us is still a distraction.’"

“’I stand firm in my beliefs that it was the wrong decision. However, to put down a teammate was never, ever my intent,’ Solo wrote on her myspace page.”

“U.S. women's soccer goalie Hope Solo has apologized to teammate Briana Scurry after Solo blasted coach Greg Ryan for playing Scurry over Solo in the World Cup semifinal that the Americans lost to Brazil, 4-0, on Thursday.”

Google Blog Search “But that still doesn’t give Solo the right to take the low road. She ran over Scurry like a two-ton semi. And Scurry has done a lot more for the U.S. team than Solo has.”

“It is simply poor management - it places Hope Solo’s team mates in an untenable situation. So Hope Solo will not be in uniform for the last consolation World Cup game in China. She will not be allowed to watch it in person. This is a decision from Greg Ryan that does not have my support.”

“Don’t get distracted by the blame game. Brazil was every bit as good as the 4-0 beating it administered to the United States in the Women’s World Cup semifinal indicated — and maybe even better than that.”

Google Video “She trashed her, she trashed the coach. I’ve got a less problem with her going after the coach, it’s the teammate. You just don’t want to go there.”

“A bogus, fraudulent apology. One where you go out and blame everybody else. Say I was wrong, and that’s it!”

“This is the wrong decision. If there isn’t a goal keeper controversy, why make one? It’s not just these 2 players, every player is effected.”

“The team is here to win the World Cup. He said all along it would take more than 11 players.”


Ask.com Blog Search “Yet, most would say that to publicly bad-mouth the coach is always inappropriate. And when star goalie Hope Solo started-in on teammate Briana Scurry, most people considered that just incredibly bad form.”

“Some have cheered her forthright criticism of her coach, Greg Ryan, after his rather boulder-headed decision to plunk her down on the bench for the semifinal World Cup game against Brazil, a decision that led to Brazil's 4-0 defeat of the U.S. team. “

“In the semi-final against Brazil, U.S. coach Greg Ryan decided to bench goalkeeper Hope Solo in favor of backup veteran keeper Briana Scurry because of her experience with Brazil. Unfortunately, it did not turn out well with the Americans losing 4-0."

Technorati “With this being said, what Solo said was wrong. Yes, she was upset with good reason. She got pulled from the biggest game of her life and her replacement lost the game. But it is always wrong to blame a teamate for a lost in the media. That’s the kind of stuff that tears teams apart.”

“We know that she’s sorry, that the real target of comments was Greg Ryan, not her teammate and fellow U.S. keeper, and we hope the team can heal, but to question her character, her determination, her ability to persevere through adversity is insulting. It’s insulting to Hope Solo as a player and a person, and it’s insulting to women’s sports.”

“It is sad that a player like Kristine Lilly — likely in her final World Cup, someone who has done so much for women’s soccer world-wide — gets robbed of any possible chance at a final Cup title because of what looks like politics.”

BlogPulse “Her comments make it sound like if she was playing team USA wins, but without her, its a team full of scrubs…this on top of the obviously negative light it shines on Scurry.”

“A few days ago, U.S. Women's National Team coach, Greg "Oops" Ryan, made what will undoubtedly be considered the greatest miscalculation in the history of the World Cup, men's or women's.”

“It became such a distraction that it overshadowed all the good that had taken place in the World Cup thus far, and threw the U.S. team off the tracks.”


Icerocket “Solo's remarks and suspension received enormous media attention and cast doubt on her future with the team, which will soon begin prepping for next year's Olympics. The 20 other U.S. players supported the decision to suspend Solo, who has since apologized.”

“Hope did not cross that line. She spoke the truth. Sometimes the truth hurts. The team could not have been more wrong in the way they handled this. Someone owes Hope a massive apology. It's also time for some players to retire and for the coach to be fired.”

“Let me be the first to say, that that was unexpected. I mean, I’m sure there are plenty of athletes that feel the way Solo does/did, but how many of them actually literally say what they’re thinking? Not very many.”

Digg “The bottom line is you are on team. You should be a team player for better or worse. Work your problems out with the coach in the locker room or in the coach's office. Not if front of the media.”

“Solo said Ryan’s surprise move to keep her out in favor of Brianna Scurry in the World Cup semi-final versus Brazil was a big fat error. Looks like Ryan agrees. ‘Obviously there's always opportunities for reconciliation,’ he said today. ‘This has only just happened. We'll work to try to get past this hurdle.’"

“On a related and more controversial story, Hope Solo was sidelined by coach Greg Ryan following an outburst before the last game against Brazil.”

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Hope Solo Controversy