With the US national team, Hope Solo won the 2015 Women’s World Cup as a goalkeeper. Now she has been arrested.
US soccer star Hope Solo is in trouble with the law. The 40-year-old was arrested Thursday in a North Carolina parking lot for drunk driving while her two-year-old twins were in the back seat, media reports said. In addition to driving under the influence of alcohol, the allegations also amounted to child abuse and resisting arrest, as CNN writes, citing the police.
Rich Nichols, Hope Solo’s attorney, tweeted about the incident. Solo herself could not comment on the situation on legal advice, but wanted everyone to know that she was released immediately and is with her family. The story is more understandable than the allegations suggested. Hope Solo is looking forward to defending himself against the allegations.
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Not Hope Solo’s first legal trouble
For the 2015 world champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist, it’s not the first time she’s had trouble with the law. She was arrested eight years ago after allegedly attacking her half-sister and 17-year-old nephew at a family gathering, reports the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”, among others. The case was later dismissed, Solo said she acted in self-defense.
According to media reports, she is said to have insulted a police officer and threatened to “kick his butt”.
There were also sporting complaints for the Hope Solo. A few days after the end of the 2016 Olympic Games, she was banned by her association for six months for insulting the Swedish national team in the tournament.
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