Hope Solo has been making a lot of news lately, frequently for the wrong reasons. She admitted to being drunk during the Today Show back in 2008.
After beating the Colombian soccer team on Saturday, 3-0, Hope Solo took a shot at the NBC’s color commentator, Brandi Chastain, through twitter.
Lay off commentating about defending and gking until you get more educated @brandichastain the game has changed from a decade ago. #fb
— Hope Solo (@hopesolo) July 28, 2012
It’s safe to say that Solo was not too pleased with what Chastain had to say about the USA Women’s Soccer Team. Chastian, famously known for showing off her sports bra after her 1999 PK against China, was critical of the play of Solo and the team’s defense.
Its 2 bad we cant have commentators who better represents the team&knows more about the game @brandichastain! #fb
— Hope Solo (@hopesolo) July 28, 2012
Even though the team is headed to the quarterfinals, it’s a little disappointing to see the team’s starting goalkeeper and one of the star players saying this about a former member of Team USA. Let’s keep the conflict down on both sides, what do we say girls?
Update: The shots keep coming!
Deadspin has a video of a sequence in the game where Chastain was somewhat critical of the teams defensive play.
Its important 2 our fans 2 enjoy the spirit of the olympics.Its not possible when sum1 on air is saying that a player is the worst defender!
— Hope Solo (@hopesolo) July 28, 2012
I feel bad 4 our fans that have 2 push mute, especially bc @arlowhite is fantastic.@brandichastain should be helping 2 grow the sport #fb
— Hope Solo (@hopesolo) July 28, 2012