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Hope Solo
By: Kerry Date: September 1, 2016, 12:01 am
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I thought she was only getting a suspension. No, her contract
was terminated; and there's video of her being angry about it.
It's pretty clear she thought she could receive a suspension,
and she was ready for that. The termination really surprised
her.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvCNYfIW-FY
Yes, that's her husband, Jerramy Stevens, being supportive
there. What a confusing family. Don't forget that not only she
had allegations of abuse, so did he. That allegation was
made before they got married; and she said there was nothing to
it and they got married anyway. I wonder. From heavy.com
http://heavy.com/sports/2015/06/jerramy-stevens-hope-solo-husband-boyfriend-arr…
[quote]The former NFL tight end, and Hope Solo�s husband, has
been vocal recently, describing the media�s attention
surrounding his wife�s 2014 domestic violence arrest a �witch
hunt.�
Stevens is no stranger to issues with the law. He was charged
with a DUI and served two-days in jail for the incident earlier
this year � he was also driving the USWNT van at the time � and
has had his fair share of run-ins with police since he played
college football at the University of Washington.[/quote]
How he lost his career is interesting:
[quote]Stevens; NFL career ended in controversy early in the
2010 season when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers released him from the
team following his arrest on two felony marijuana possession
charges.
The charge came after Stevens was pulled over during a traffic
stop for loud music and Tampa police searched his vehicle. The
search found 38 grams of marijuana and Stevens was arrested
before being released on $4,500 bail.
Stevens had been scheduled to make $1.425 million during the
2010 season.[/quote]
The allegation of abuse was back in 2012:
[quote]Stevens� marriage to USWNT goalie Hope Solo did not get
off to a positive start. In fact, it�s one of the most bizarre
love stories in recent sports history.
The two were first reportedly dating in 2012 and, not long after
initial speculation of their relationship surfaced, the pair was
in court after Stevens was accused of assaulting Solo. The
situation escalated after an argument over where the couple
would live post-marriage and Kirkland authorities were called to
their home at 3:45 a.m. Court documents showed that Solo�s
brother, Marcus, called 911.
Stevens was released after a Kirkland judge determined there was
not enough evidence to hold him. KING5.com in Seattle reported
the former NFL tight end and Solo were married the next day in a
small ceremony near Snohomish, Washington.[/quote]
Solo said about it:
[quote]I�m happy. I�m happily married. I would never stand for
domestic violence. I�ve never been hit in my life. It�s
unfortunate, but that�s what the media can do. I�m happy in my
life. I know the people closest to me are the only ones who
really know what happened. The facts are out there if people
really want to find them out � they can go and find them out in
the police report. But I would never stand for domestic
violence. I won�t read any of the negative things about me or my
husband. Like I said, we�re happy, and ultimately that�s all
that really matters.[/quote]
I wonder. Her brother called the police. Was he making
things up? Stevens has other things on his record which
suggest that he is the type that can get violent.
[quote]While Stevens has been quick to defend his wife and her
recent run-ins with police, the former NFL�er has his own track
record and it�s a long one.
Stevens first arrest came in July 2000 after he was arrested for
sexual assault of a 19-year-old female University of Washington
student. Despite loaded evidence, including the suspected use of
a date rape drug, King County prosecutor Norm Maleng declined to
file rape charges due to �confusing and conflicting statements.�
In 2003, however, the accuser filed a civil suit and the parties
exchanged upwards of $300,000 out of court.
He was also arrested in March 2011 on felony batter charges
after punching two bounces in a Tampa bar. His most recent
arrest came earlier this year when he was arrested for a DUI in
Los Angeles. That wasn�t all though. Stevens was also driving
with wife Hope Solo at the time and, for good measure, was
driving the USWNT team van.
Stevens was sentenced to 30 days in jail, was ordered to enter a
two-year alcohol program and will be under probation for four
years. Solo, meanwhile, was suspended from the USWNT for 30
days.[/quote]
Now what about the case pending against Solo for abuse? The
article I found is from June 9, in the Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/06/09/hope-solo-fails-in…
[quote]In June 2014, Solo was charged in Kirkland, Wash., with
two counts of domestic violence, one against half-sister Teresa
Obert and one against Obert�s son, who was 17 at the time. But
as the case was nearing trial in January 2015, a Kirkland
Municipal Court judge dismissed the charges on procedural
grounds after witnesses for the prosecution refused multiple
times to be interviewed or deposed by Solo�s defense team.
However, in a rare move, Kirkland prosecutors petitioned a state
appeals court to reinstate the charges against Solo, and in
October the court ruled in their favor.[/quote]
She told Good Morning America:
[quote]�I�m not going to go into all of the details, but it was
a scary night. I was a victim of domestic violence at the hands
of my 17-year-old nephew, who is 6-foot-9, 280 pounds. I was
struck over the head, and concussed pretty severely. It was a
very scary night.�[/quote]
The police report said something else:
[quote]But police records, depositions and an ESPN interview
with Obert paint a different version, one in which an
intoxicated Solo attacked her nephew by punching him and
repeatedly smashing his head into the cement floor of Obert�s
garage. Solo�s belligerent behavior then allegedly continued
after she was taken to the Kirkland jail for booking on domestic
violence charges, as The Post�s Cindy Boren wrote in June 2015:
[quote]The jail report obtained by [ESPN reporter Mark]
Fairaru-Wada (read it here) reports that Solo was belligerent
and intoxicated after her arrest on two counts of domestic
violence early in the morning of June 21. The report says she
fought with police as they attempted to book her into jail and
yelled at one, �You�re such a b�-. You�re scared of me because
you know that if the handcuffs were off, I�d kick your
[expletive].� She insinuated that two jailers were having sex
and called an officer a �14-year-old boy.� According to
Fainaru-Wada, �When asked to remove a necklace, an apparently
drunk Solo told the officer that the piece of jewelry was worth
more than he made in a year.�[/quote][/quote]
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Solo#Arrest
says the charges
were not dropped.
[quote]The charges were reinstated in October 2015. On June 8,
2016, KING5 Seattle reported that the state appeals court denied
a discretionary review to dismiss the reinstated domestic
violence charges. Solo can appeal the ruling to the Washington
state Supreme Court.[/quote]
I think some responsibility needs to be taken by the sports
officials who didn't suspend her while the case was pending.
That would told her to get serious about things. Instead they
wanted her to play at the Olympics, it seems, and she felt she
could get away with almost anything. Now it looks as if the
officials have had enough and decided to terminate her. I also
have to wonder if the decision not to prosecute Stevens back in
2010 also gave him a feeling of invulnerability. It's hard
for me to put all the blame on Solo and Stevens when it looks to
me as if other people were a little too soft on them. Either
way, it's a tragedy of sorts.
#Post#: 12849--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hope Solo
By: paralambano Date: September 2, 2016, 8:42 am
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Kerry -
[quote]I think some responsibility needs to be taken by the
sports officials who didn't suspend her while the case was
pending. That would told her to get serious about things.
Instead they wanted her to play at the Olympics, it seems, and
she felt she could get away with almost anything. Now it
looks as if the officials have had enough and decided to
terminate her. I also have to wonder if the decision not to
prosecute Stevens back in 2010 also gave him a feeling of
invulnerability. It's hard for me to put all the blame on
Solo and Stevens when it looks to me as if other people were a
little too soft on them. Either way, it's a tragedy of
sorts.[/quote]
I don't know. I look at sports as entertainment for me and a
well-paying job (for the most part) for entertainers. I agree
with the suspension for her comments about how the Swedish team
played to defeat her team. I've said that the way the Swedes
played was tactically legitimate because teams sometimes "park
the bus" (put most if not all players defending behind the ball)
when they're a man (or two) down by red-carding or when they're
up against powerful opposition. We saw this when Portugal played
Iceland in Euro 2016. Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portugese captain,
complained about Iceland's use of this tactic against his team.
He said: "When they don't try to play and just defend, defend,
defend this in my opinion shows a small mentality and are not
going to do anything in the competition."
Well, karma came up and bit him in the final against France when
he went out of the game with an injury and was forced to watch
his own team defend, defend, defend against the favoured France
this way. Fortunately for him and his team, Portugal were able
to score in extra time to win.
I read that Solo has some off-the-pitch issues. The USNWT I
think says that she was fired from it because she violated its
principles. I would like to see a copy of her contract with
those principles. For now, I don't agree with firing her for her
comments and off-the-pitch problems. She's been with the team
for 17 years and is a remarkably good keeper (in the best top 10
and arguably the best according to some sites).
Club
WPS Goalkeeper of the Year: 2009
International
United States Olympic Gold Medal: 2008, 2012
FIFA Women's World Cup Champion: 2015
Runner-up: 2011
Algarve Cup: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015
Four Nations Tournament: 2006, 2007, 2008
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup: 2006, 2014
Individual
U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year: 2009
FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Glove: 2011, 2015
FIFA Women's World Cup Bronze ball: 2011
FIFA Women's World Cup All-Star Team: 2011, 2015
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup Golden Glove: 2014
CONCACAF Women's Goalkeeper of the Year: 2015
SheBelieves Cup Golden Glove: 2016
Other
Do Something Award � Athlete: 2012
Phoenix Mercury Woman of Inspiration: 2012
Hall of Game She's Got Game Award: 2012
Sports Spectacular Female Athlete of the Year: 2013
I'm afraid that firing her will not help. She's taken time off
from her club, the Seattle Reign. They did not fire her. Unless
you are a danger to others or incarcerated, go to work. People
have problems and still go to work to make a living and support
families. If she had been warned that she would be fired for
breaching certain principles in her contract that she had signed
onto and she just thumbed her nose at them, then I would say her
firing was justified. I just don't know this yet.
para . . . .
#Post#: 12855--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hope Solo
By: Kerry Date: September 2, 2016, 7:30 pm
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[quote author=paralambano link=topic=1120.msg12849#msg12849
date=1472823730]
Kerry -
I don't know. I look at sports as entertainment for me and a
well-paying job (for the most part) for entertainers. I agree
with the suspension for her comments about how the Swedish team
played to defeat her team. I've said that the way the Swedes
played was tactically legitimate because teams sometimes "park
the bus" (put most if not all players defending behind the ball)
when they're a man (or two) down by red-carding or when they're
up against powerful opposition. We saw this when Portugal played
Iceland in Euro 2016. Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portugese captain,
complained about Iceland's use of this tactic against his team.
He said: "When they don't try to play and just defend, defend,
defend this in my opinion shows a small mentality and are not
going to do anything in the competition."
Well, karma came up and bit him in the final against France when
he went out of the game with an injury and was forced to watch
his own team defend, defend, defend against the favoured France
this way. Fortunately for him and his team, Portugal were able
to score in extra time to win.[/quote]And we can hope he learned
something of value out of the experience too -- like a good
defense may be more important than having a strong offense.
[quote]I read that Solo has some off-the-pitch issues. The USNWT
I think says that she was fired from it because she violated its
principles. I would like to see a copy of her contract with
those principles. For now, I don't agree with firing her for her
comments and off-the-pitch problems. She's been with the team
for 17 years and is a remarkably good keeper (in the best top 10
and arguably the best according to some sites).[/quote]I think
it's pretty usual to have some kind of morality or code of
conduct clauses in contracts. In a way, I find it a little
excessive too. Don't people have freedom of speech if they are
sports players? Yes, I understand the desire of the owners to
want to have all their players look like paragons of virtue to
avoid controversies they think might impact their income; but it
seems a little ridiculous to me to try to muzzle athletes all
the time.
The thing though is that people said she should be canned before
the Olympics over the abuse charge. Maybe there's a morality
clause that says you can be terminated over just being charged.
That too doesn't seem right. But which is worse really?
Bashing someone physically or calling someone a coward? That's
what I find ironic. When they needed her in Rio, they
overlooked the abuse charge. Then they fired her for saying
something. It doesn't make sense to me.
[quote]I'm afraid that firing her will not help. She's taken
time off from her club, the Seattle Reign. They did not fire
her. Unless you are a danger to others or incarcerated, go to
work. People have problems and still go to work to make a living
and support families. If she had been warned that she would be
fired for breaching certain principles in her contract that she
had signed onto and she just thumbed her nose at them, then I
would say her firing was justified. I just don't know this
yet.[/quote]
People aren't expected to work if they have physical health
problems, so why should people be expected to work if they have
mental problems? Even if the charge of abuse of abuse is
untrue, having it loom over her has to be stressful. I know
I'm not at my best if I have a problem bouncing around in the
back of my mind, waiting to be resolved. I don't think clubs
should act as mental health experts; but I do think if someone
says they're under stress and can show what is causing it, clubs
might do well to let them take time off until things are
resolved one way or another.
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Re: Hope Solo
By: paralambano Date: September 3, 2016, 9:35 am
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Kerry -
[quote]And we can hope he learned something of value out of the
experience too -- like a good defense may be more important than
having a strong offense. [/quote]
Sporting people ought to know this already. For Ronaldo, it
could be - - be a good sport. Don't complain publicly when you
don't win over a legitimate tactic you despise because your team
just might have to employ it themselves to survive/win.
[quote]I think it's pretty usual to have some kind of morality
or code of conduct clauses in contracts. In a way, I find it a
little excessive too. Don't people have freedom of speech if
they are sports players? Yes, I understand the desire of the
owners to want to have all their players look like paragons of
virtue to avoid controversies they think might impact their
income; but it seems a little ridiculous to me to try to muzzle
athletes all the time.
The thing though is that people said she should be canned before
the Olympics over the abuse charge. Maybe there's a morality
clause that says you can be terminated over just being charged.
That too doesn't seem right. But which is worse really?
Bashing someone physically or calling someone a coward? That's
what I find ironic. When they needed her in Rio, they
overlooked the abuse charge. Then they fired her for saying
something. It doesn't make sense to me. [/quote]
Ya, well put. The thing is, would they have done this to a male
star? She was a very good contributor to her team and it's poof
you're gone. I know she's apparently getting on in age and the
WC is still three years away in France. This means that the USA
still needs to qualify not being the host country. They could
still use her to qualify (even though I think they will without
her since they are a strong team) and if not, as backup her
experience would be valuable in this and other tournaments.
Ya, paragons of virtue in sports. That's the thing. What's
reasonable and what isn't. Innocence until proven guilty in a
court-of-law. I guess that's not a paragon for some.
[quote]People aren't expected to work if they have physical
health problems, so why should people be expected to work if
they have mental problems? Even if the charge of abuse of
abuse is untrue, having it loom over her has to be stressful.
I know I'm not at my best if I have a problem bouncing around in
the back of my mind, waiting to be resolved. I don't think
clubs should act as mental health experts; but I do think if
someone says they're under stress and can show what is causing
it, clubs might do well to let them take time off until things
are resolved one way or another.[/quote]
What I meant was that the USWNT could have helped her more
perhaps by keeping her on (to help with her "mental" issues)
instead of reacting the way it did. So what do they do? They
take someone who is already upset and further negativize (sic)
her after 17 years representing her country internationally.
Maybe they had offered her extra services to help and she had
turned them down. I don't know. But even then they might have
found a mutually acceptable way of her "retiring" with dignity
some time later. The thing is, I just don't know what's going on
internally with teammates/staff and if it's possible that Solo
is being unreasonable in certain ways, then it could be that the
USWNT had no choice other than to do what it did. I don't know
all the details, so the termination for now appears to be harsh
to me.
para . . . .
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Re: Hope Solo
By: Kerry Date: September 8, 2016, 6:46 pm
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[quote author=paralambano link=topic=1120.msg12864#msg12864
date=1472913316]
What I meant was that the USWNT could have helped her more
perhaps by keeping her on (to help with her "mental" issues)
instead of reacting the way it did. So what do they do? They
take someone who is already upset and further negativize (sic)
her after 17 years representing her country internationally.
Maybe they had offered her extra services to help and she had
turned them down. I don't know. But even then they might have
found a mutually acceptable way of her "retiring" with dignity
some time later. The thing is, I just don't know what's going on
internally with teammates/staff and if it's possible that Solo
is being unreasonable in certain ways, then it could be that the
USWNT had no choice other than to do what it did. I don't know
all the details, so the termination for now appears to be harsh
to me.
[/quote]I agree. It seems too harsh to me too. And it looks as
if they were willing to use her if they thought they needed her.
More than that, they struck me as "cowards" if I may use that
word. Why did they tell her on the phone? Why didn't they
come to her or ask her to come see them and tell her this in
private? When you know someone is under stress and prone to
tantrums when more stress is piled on, it seems to me this
should have handled better and by giving her the possible
option later of returning. There was no need to use the word
terminate ( and in a way that got out to the public because she
was surprised and being recorded) -- just say things were still
being worked out and maybe she'd be back and maybe not.
In a way, it's unsportsmanlike to terminate people if you think
they could do better by learning from past mistakes. If there
is a lesson that can be learned from sports, surely it's that we
can improve by persisting and practicing. I think it's also
unchristian since we should believe that our mistakes and
failures do not need to be permanent.
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Re: Hope Solo
By: Kerry Date: December 8, 2017, 11:27 pm
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Hope Solo announces candidacy for U.S. Soccer president on
Facebook
http://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states/story/3301705/hope-solo-announces-cand…
"We need passionate and intelligent soccer people leading the
way at U.S. Soccer," Solo wrote. "The business strategy at U.S.
Soccer cannot continue to be profit before progress. The heart
of what USSF must represent is the development of youth soccer
in America.
"I know exactly what U.S. Soccer needs to do, I know exactly how
to do it, and I possess the fortitude to get it done."
The ideas in her platform consist of creating a winning soccer
culture; pushing for equal pay for the U.S. women's national
team and all women in the USSF workplace; addressing the
pay-to-play issue in youth soccer and making the game accessible
to all; and organizational, operational and financial governance
transparency.
Solo joins a crowded field that includes former U.S.
international Paul Caligiuri; soccer marketing executive Kathy
Carter; USSF vice president Carlos Cordeiro; Boston-based
attorney Steve Gans; Springfield, Massachusetts-based
businessman and soccer entrepreneur Paul Lapointe; former player
and current broadcaster Kyle Martino; New York-based attorney
Mike Winograd; and former U.S. international and current
broadcaster Eric Wynalda.
#Post#: 24817--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hope Solo
By: paralambano Date: February 4, 2020, 11:59 am
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I've been enjoying Hope Solo's soccer analysis for beinsports.
She's knowledgeable and knows how to break things down with
steady precision for viewers. A bonus is her discussions about
goalkeeping, a legendary keeper herself. She's a beautiful face
and voice for the game as are retired Canadian National Team
midfielder Kaylyn Kyle and journalist Gabrielle Amado.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJkpB6Dqm4A
para . . . .
#Post#: 24818--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hope Solo
By: Kerry Date: February 4, 2020, 11:08 pm
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[quote author=paralambano link=topic=1120.msg24817#msg24817
date=1580839193]
I've been enjoying Hope Solo's soccer analysis for beinsports.
She's knowledgeable and knows how to break things down with
steady precision for viewers. A bonus is her discussions about
goalkeeping, a legendary keeper herself. She's a beautiful face
and voice for the game as are retired Canadian National Team
midfielder Kaylyn Kyle and journalist Gabrielle Amado.
para . . . .
[/quote]In other news, she said in December she's going to have
twins.
https://people.com/parents/hope-solo-pregnant-twins-after-miscarriage/
Hope Solo is going to be a mom!
The soccer star, 38, announced the happy news while co-hosting
the beIN SPORTS Weekend Winners show, revealing that she and her
husband former NFL player Jerramy Stevens are expecting a boy
and a girl.
�Yes, my husband and I get to practice equality from the very
beginning with one boy and one girl,� Solo said in a video of
the segment, which was shared on Twitter by the show on Monday.
�Miniature soccer team on the way,� Solo said proudly while
sweetly rubbing her growing belly.
#Post#: 24992--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hope Solo
By: paralambano Date: February 25, 2020, 10:09 am
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Hope Solo has been nominated to be inducted into the USA Soccer
Hall of Fame which happens next month.:
https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states-usaw/story/4057131/ex-uswnt-goalkeepe…
Here are her honours:
Club
WPS Goalkeeper of the Year: 2009[137]
International
United States
Olympic Gold Medal: 2008, 2012
CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2008, 2012,
2016
FIFA Women's World Cup Champion: 2015
Runner-up: 2011
Algarve Cup: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015
SheBelieves Cup: 2016
Four Nations Tournament: 2006, 2007, 2008
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup: 2006, 2014
Individual
U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year: 2009
FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Glove: 2011, 2015
FIFA Women's World Cup Bronze ball: 2011
FIFA Women's World Cup All-Star Team: 2011, 2015
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup Golden Glove: 2014
CONCACAF Women's Goalkeeper of the Year: 2015[138]
SheBelieves Cup Golden Glove: 2016
FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI 2015[139] 2016[140]
IFFHS World's Best Woman Goalkeeper: 2012, 2013, 2014,
2015[141]
NWSL Second XI: 2014
Other
Do Something Award � Athlete: 2012
Phoenix Mercury Woman of Inspiration: 2012
Hall of Game She's Got Game Award: 2012
Sports Spectacular Female Athlete of the Year: 2013:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Solo
Looks like a nice enough place:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Soccer_Hall_of_Fame#/media/File:Frisco_J…
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Re: Hope Solo
By: Kerry Date: February 25, 2020, 6:24 pm
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She'd probably prefer to be playing. . . .
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