Hope Solo

Hope Solo is an American former soccer goalkeeper She was a goalkeeper for the United States womens national soccer team from 2000 to 2016 and is a World Cup champion and twotime Olympic gold medalist Solo is regarded as one of the top female goalkeepers of all time and currently holds the US record for most career clean sheets the goalkeeper is said to keep a clean sheet if she prevent their opponents from scoring during an entire match After a controversial move made by head coach Greg Ryan to bench Solo in favor of veteran goalkeeper Briana Scurry for the semifinal in which the United States was defeated 40 by Brazil Solo made headlines with postgame remarks that resulted in many teammates shunning her She later rebounded to help the United States win gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics During the 2011 FIFA Womens World Cup her exceptional skill was highlighted especially during a quarterfinal match against Brazil which the US won on penalty kicks