Hope Solo doesn't seem to ever be lacking in confidence, and when her former women's soccer league folded, she considered another option. And that option shows that she really believes in herself. "I thought about it (playing in a men's league) when our league folded," Solo told Goal.com. "I thought about playing for a lower-division men's club team in St. Louis." … [Read more...] about Hope Solo considered playing in a men’s soccer league
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Hope Solo Deemed “Too Muscular” for Dancing with the Stars
You may wonder why U.S. women's soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo was so whiny and complainy after being cut during the semi-final round of "Dancing with the Stars." Her Q Rating suffered greatly as she came off as a sore loser. She told Anderson Cooper some of the reasons why. "I was told I had too much muscle and I was too intense and wasn't very dainty," Solo told Cooper. … [Read more...] about Hope Solo Deemed “Too Muscular” for Dancing with the Stars
Alex Morgan, Hope Solo, Abby Wambach up for FIFA Player of the Year
The banner year for the USWNT continues as the World Cup run led to their three main stars: Alex Morgan, Hope Solo, and Abby Wambach being nominated for the highest individual honor a women's soccer player can achieve. The following ten women soccer players are up for the title of FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year 2011: … [Read more...] about Alex Morgan, Hope Solo, Abby Wambach up for FIFA Player of the Year
Alex Morgan, Hope Solo, Abby Wambach do 2011 Chicago Marathon
USWNT soccer stars Hope Solo, Alex Morgan and Abby Wambach came to my hometown today to run part of the 2011 Chicago Marathon. And serve as celebrity, guests? hosts? I don't know what title one gives to celebrities in marathons. Anyways, here are some photos, and tweets from it. Photo credit Hope Solo on WhoSay … [Read more...] about Alex Morgan, Hope Solo, Abby Wambach do 2011 Chicago Marathon
Alex Morgan, Hope Solo Twitterverse Growning Exponentially
As USWNT members Hope Solo and Alex Morgan see their Q ratings soar into the stratosphere, their presence on Twitter grows exponentially as well. Morgan has over 233,000 Twitter followers, Solo has over 310,000. With it has come the fan accounts, with goofy clever names, such as... … [Read more...] about Alex Morgan, Hope Solo Twitterverse Growning Exponentially
Hope Solo Featured in ESPN the Magazine Body Issue!
Big shout out to Larry Brown Sports for catching this story, and re-publishing Hope Solo's oh so eye-catching tweets. “Being naked outside is very liberating,” she wrote in one tweet. Responding to a fan in another tweet, she said she was “Doing a shoot for ESPN the MAG!” That's right this is in reference to the ESPN mag "Body Issue" of which Solo has a spread. … [Read more...] about Hope Solo Featured in ESPN the Magazine Body Issue!
Hope Solo DWTS Pics, Alex Morgan Talks Newfound Stardom
U.S. Women's soccer was the water cooler talk of the summer just like Michael Phelps was the trending topic of summer 2008. The World Cup runner-up squad became new media darlings. Especially true for the team's best player Abby Wambach, and the two extremely photogenic athletes, Hope Solo and Alex Morgan. Solo is doing ABC's "Dancing with Stars." See here new pics from the … [Read more...] about Hope Solo DWTS Pics, Alex Morgan Talks Newfound Stardom
MLS Player Sings Love Poem, Rap for Hope Solo (Video)
It's a well established law of science that U.S. Women's National Soccer Team Goaltender Hope Solo is scorching hot. Not a hypothesis, theory, but law. Her body temperature must be 198 degrees. Since June, we've learned that the entire nation thinks so- here's the proof Sporting KC (that's a MLS team...wait, that's an American professional soccer team, let me make that … [Read more...] about MLS Player Sings Love Poem, Rap for Hope Solo (Video)