No one ever said it was going to be easy for the United States Women’s National Team to follow their 2015 World Cup title with a 2016 Olympic gold medal. Tuesday night offered more proof that the Olympics will be far from effortless for Hope Solo and her teammates. The USWNT entered the Olympic tournament with a [...]
In the United States Women's National Team biggest match of Olympic group play, Hope Solo delivered a spectacular performance to drive Team USA to a vital victory on Saturday afternoon. Hope collected her 200th cap in dominating fashion, holding the third-ranked team in the world off the board for 93 minutes to allow the USWNT to remain undefeated in [...]
Much of the Olympic spotlight has been placed on the infusion of youth on the United States Women’s National Team roster, but to start the tournament, the veterans led the way for the defending World Cup champions. Hope Solo notched her 102nd clean sheet in international competition, and a pair of mainstays in Carli Lloyd [...]
For Hope Solo and the United States Women’s National Team, another chance to make history has arrived. The USWNT begins group play at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil on Wednesday with their sights set on Team USA's fourth straight gold in Women's Soccer and the organization’s fifth Olympic gold medal overall. But they aren’t just looking to [...]
Hope Solo and the United States Women’s National Team couldn’t have ended their pre-Olympic run at home on a much higher note. In the final tune-up before the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil next month, the U.S. women breezed by Costa Rica 4-0 on Friday to keep their unbeaten season intact as [...]
Hope Solo etched her name in international soccer history on Saturday afternoon. The United States Women’s National Team topped South Africa 1-0 at Soldier Field in Chicago, behing another shutout from Hope, which made her the first goalkeeper, man or woman, to notch 100 clean sheets for an international career. Hitting the century mark in shutouts is [...]
After a wild outing on Thursday, Hope Solo and the United States Women's National Team bounced back in a major way on Sunday to finish off a set of games with rival Japan in victorious fashion. In a match that was called in the 76th minute due to inclement weather, No. 1 registered two saves [...]
Nearly a year after Hope Solo and the United States Women’s National Team topped Japan in the FIFA World Cup, they settled for a hectic 3-3 draw on Thursday to keep their undefeated season intact. In front of a sellout crowd of 18,572 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo., the U.S. overcame [...]
Hope Solo is on the brink of cementing her name in the history books and she is primed for the chance to build on her astounding United States Soccer legacy this weekend. No. 1 is already the USA’s all-time leader in goalkeeper caps, starts, wins and shutouts, and she could add another two notches to her belt [...]
The relentless offense of the United States Women’s National Team overwhelmed Colombia on one side of the pitch, and Hope Solo kept the sheet clean on the other side of an international friendly victory. In her 194th cap, Hope moved one step closer to a major milestone, posting shutout No. 98 for her career as [...]