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Hope Solo Slams 1999 World Cup Team, Says They Created ‘Incestual Web’
In Netflix’s ‘UNTOLD: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer,’ the former Team USA goalie bashes the beloved 1999 World Cup team, saying they created an ‘unhealthy, incestual web’
Solo was a goalkeeper for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team from 2000 to 2016, winning two Olympic gold medals and a FIFA World Cup title. The Team USA players celebrate winning the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup trophyDavid Madison/Getty ImagesSo, when the new crop of U.S. women’s stars — led by Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan and Carli Lloyd — emerged victorious in an equal pay lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation in 2022, earning a $24 million settlement and a pledge to address equal pay in the future, Solo took notice of what happened next. NetflixWhile slamming the “toxic environment” and “incestual web,” Solo concluded, “They continue to believe that we are supposed to bow down to them in regard to everything U.S. soccer.”
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