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The move follows her suspension from U.S. Soccer.
Hope Solo�s future in soccer is looking more uncertain than ever.

Solo�s team, the Seattle Reign FC of the National Women�s Soccer
League, announced that the goalie had been �granted a personal
leave� before the team faced off against the Portland Thorns on
Saturday night.

�Hope Solo has been granted personal leave and will be
unavailable for today�s match,� the Reign announced on Twitter.
�Andi Tostanoski has been signed as a GK replacement.�

No return date for the goalkeeper was disclosed.

The announcement comes days after Solo was suspended for six
months from the U.S. Soccer organization for conduct �counter to
the organization�s principles.�

U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati said the comments Solo made
after Sweden beat the U.S. at the Rio Olympics were
�unacceptable and do not meet the standard of conduct we require
from our National Team players.�

While speaking to Sports Illustrated�s Grant Wahl, the athlete
called the Swedish team �cowards.�

�I thought that we played a courageous game,� she said. �But I
also think we played a bunch of cowards. The best team did not
win today.�

Solo was previously suspended for 30 days early in 2015 for her
conduct and will not be eligible for selection to the national
team until February.

http://fortune.com/2016/08/28/hope-solo-personal-leave/

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