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Hope Solo Details What Led to Nasty Fallout With Former Team USA Teammates
In Netflix’s UNTOLD: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer, former Team USA goalie Hope Solo explains what led to the unraveling of her relationships with her former teammates
Things started to come to a head following the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, where Solo’s stellar goaltending performance helped guide Team USA to victory. Hope Solo looks dejected during the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final match between Japan and USA on July 17, 2011 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.Martin Rose/Getty ImagesIn 2016, with the help of attorney Rich Nichols, Solo “convinced” teammates Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd and Becky Sauerbrunn to sue the U.S. Soccer Federation for wage discrimination, citing the pay inequity between the successful women’s team and the fledgling men’s team. “I reached out to my teammates and said, ‘I’m finally going to file in federal court against U.S. Soccer for violation of the Equal Pay Act and Title VII,’” Solo remembered.
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