She was in goal four years ago when the United States won the Women’s World Cup in Canada. During the 2015 World Cup championship run, she allowed just three goals in seven games with five shutouts. Her tenure with the national team abruptly ended the next year following the Brazil Olympics when the Americans were ousted by Sweden in the quarterfinals. Although Solo maintains she apologized to Sweden, then-coach Pia Sundhage and even her own teammates, U.S. Soccer suspended Solo and terminated her contract. The national team has also moved on, and will take Alyssa Naeher, as well as goalkeepers Ashlyn Harris and Adrianna Franch, to France.

Source: National Post May 17, 2019 19:18 UTC