Friday, 8 December 2017

Hope Solo Announces She's Running For U.S. Soccer Presidency

U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo during the quarterfinal match against Sweden at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the last match in which she played. Solo announced Thursday she is running for the U.S. Soccer presidency.

One of the goalkeeper's aims is to change America's "pay to play" youth soccer system. She joins a crowded field of contenders for the top post after Sunil Gulati announced he wouldn't run again.

(Image credit: Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images)



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