U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo received a six-month suspension on Aug. 24, after she made disparaging remarks about her Swedish opponents. (Sarah Parnass/The Washington Post)
Two soccer suspensions involving speech were handed down Wednesday with vastly different penalties.
One was for alleged insulting comments.
The other was given to Hope Solo.
We’ll begin with the first case, which was overshadowed by the U.S. Soccer Federation’s banishment of the infamous goalkeeper.
The United Soccer League, the third tier in the men’s pro pyramid, suspended Orange County Blues midfielder Richard Chaplow for two matches and fined him an undisclosed amount for targeting an opponent with “offensive and abusive language.