Solo always does that stutter step to one side. Basically, if they can put them in the corners, she won't save any of them.
No reigning WC champ has won the Gold. However.... this is the first WC winner to not medal. 2000 US and 2012 Japan took Silver, 2008 GER, 2004 GER, and 1996 Norway took Bronze.The World Cup winner curse continues.
The US has won 4 of the 6 Olympic Gold Medals. The 2 they didn't? 2000 and 2016, after winning the 1999 and 2015 World Cups.
She really is a numbskull.“@kbaxter11: #USWNT’s Hope Solo ”we lost to a bunch of cowards. The better team did not win’ #Rio2016
Come on Hope. Act like a damn adult.
Solo is already in decline, add in that she's a PR disaster between her comments, arrests, general douchbag nature, and there being no chance she isn't a distraction if benched and I doubt she makes it to the next major tourneyAh, yes. The classic "why didn't the other team play to our strengths?" comment after a loss. Always a winner.
Solo just turned 35. Keepers can generally play longer than outfield players, so it's an open question whether she stays around for another cycle, or if US Soccer wants her to stay around.
Brazil has to be loving this, if they win tomorrow they get Sweden (who they already beat badly in this tournament) instead of the US to get to the Gold Medal game.
You're right that there won't be many games played during that period, but losing her contract means she loses her guaranteed salary/benefits. Everyone else on the team will be getting paid during this downtime in the schedule.Probably out of chances now, though there isn't anything in the USWNT schedule, really, during her suspension. But I imagine she's officially at a zero tolerance point. What a dummy.
Honest question, how much do those contracts pay? I'd have to imagine it's on the lower side of her income or am I off base?You're right that there won't be many games played during that period, but losing her contract means she loses her guaranteed salary/benefits. Everyone else on the team will be getting paid during this downtime in the schedule.
Here's the Player's Association statement. It touches on both First Amendment and sexism issues.
Depends on her endorsements, I'd guess Nike is her biggest income, but the National Team money is significantly more than her NWSL money.Honest question, how much do those contracts pay? I'd have to imagine it's on the lower side of her income or am I off base?
The First Amendment has no bearing on anything. The USSF is not a government organization, so Solo has no First Amendment protection. Moreover, employees are always at risk when they bring negative attention to themselves and their employer... and I think that might even apply to government employees (who would otherwise be protected by the Amendment from government action).Here's the Player's Association statement. It touches on both First Amendment and sexism issues.
Yeah, I'm with you completely. I only mentioned that the statement brought it up, didn't mean to infer that it is being correctly used. Someday people will realize that it doesn't mean you can say anything you want with no consequences, only that you won't be arrested for it.The First Amendment has no bearing on anything. The USSF is not a government organization, so Solo has no First Amendment protection. Moreover, employees are always at risk when they bring negative attention to themselves and their employer... and I think that might even apply to government employees (who would otherwise be protected by the Amendment from government action).
I mean, I get that it's just PR, but misinterpretation of First Amendment protections bugs me, willful or not.
1) She wasn´t penalized because what she said after the game as a single event, but because she probably was already "on probation" for her careerlong behaviour. Sometimes, it´s just too much.Wow. Larry said so much worse in the 80s and wait so did KG in the 2000s and a host of other male superstars. But they're men so there you go. Women should act like "ladies" always and not call their competition "cowards." Perish the thought!
There's very little money in women's soccer, so the salaries offered by NWSL clubs range from paltry to miniscule. To better support the women's national team program, the USSF signs top female soccer players to additional contracts. This allows them to be more financially stable and completely focus on soccer and it more fairly compensates them for their work on the NT level (the women's NT plays far more games than any men's NT).1) She wasn´t penalized because what she said after the game as a single event, but because she probably was already "on probation" for her careerlong behaviour. Sometimes, it´s just too much.
2) I don´t understand the concept of contract with the US team. Best players get picked, so if there´s 5 keepers better, she won´t get picked, so how can someone have a contract? Or a contract about if you get picked, you get these payments, insurance, etc.?
So IMO, it´s a totally different relationship between Solo and the USWNT and Garnett and the Celtics. If Solo will fade eventually, she won´t get to play for the US. So why do you have to terminate a contract? Just to make a statement (and risk a problem with the Union?)? Just never ever pick her again, or at least for half a year, as there aren´t any meaningful games for the Team.
There is a lifetime of behavior here for Solo. I get that you're going for the easy slam here, (SEXISM) but it's misplaced. This isn't sexist, it's opportunistic. Solo is on the downswing. If she said this when she was 28, she wouldn't have been suspended. It has nothing to do with sexism, just cold hearted analysis on where her career is headed. If anything, she's being treated like a man. If she could still perform, punishment would be minimal. She can't, so they are wiping her out. If Ray Rice was 25, he would be on an NFL roster.Wow. Larry said so much worse in the 80s and wait so did KG in the 2000s and a host of other male superstars. But they're men so there you go. Women should act like "ladies" always and not call their competition "cowards." Perish the thought!
EDIT: Thankfully we have safe spaces now for women (and men).
The lack of coordination and cross-promotion between the NWSL and USWNT is a real lost opportunity, I think.The NWSL is such a joke. USWNT players skip half the games between national duty and just not wanting to play. Also why not schedule around major tournament's?
They do schedule around the major tournamentsThe NWSL is such a joke. USWNT players skip half the games between national duty and just not wanting to play. Also why not schedule around major tournament's?