Hope Solo Will Not Play for Seattle Reign For Remainder of 2016 Season

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Goalkeeper Hope Solo announced Tuesday she won’t suit up for the Seattle Reign for the rest of the 2016 National Women’s Soccer League season.

The 35-year-old released a statement on Twitter: 

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— Hope Solo (@hopesolo) August 30, 2016

The move comes after the United States Soccer Federation suspended Solo for six months and canceled her national team contract. The federation was upset after Solo said Sweden played like a “bunch of cowards” following the U.S. women’s national team’s defeat to the Swedes in the 2016 Summer Olympics, per the Los Angeles Times’ Kevin Baxter.

Production company Fullscreen has been following Solo along with fellow national team stars Megan Rapinoe and Crystal Dunn as part of a documentary series titled Keeping Score. Fullscreen cameras captured Solo’s immediate reaction to …

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