Friday, 22 September 2017

Hope Solo settles grievance with US Soccer after controversial six-month ban

  • National federation reaches settlement with goalkeeper to avoid arbitration
  • Solo had her contract terminated for calling Sweden ‘a bunch of cowards’
  • ‘I want to reiterate my regret for the comments I made,’ she says in statement

Hope Solo has settled her grievance with the US Soccer Federation after she had her contract terminated last year for calling the Swedish team “a bunch of cowards”, it has been reported.

In a statement to the San Francisco Chronicle, the controversial goalkeeper said that she and US Soccer “have amicably resolved the matter and are moving forward in a positive way”.

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from Football | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2wMw7Yo