Hope Solo is running for president of US Soccer. Honestly, this is the kind of that you just don’t see coming but at the same time once you hear you go “Yeah, of course, that’s something that would happen in this bonkers year.”
“What we have lost in America is belief in our system, in our coaches, in our talent pool, and in the governance of US Soccer. We now must refocus our goals and come together as a soccer community to bring about the changes we desire,” said Solo via her official statement. She also cited her personal experiences with the exorbitant costs of playing elite youth soccer as motivation to reform pay to play and, of course, her experience as a player with two Olympic gold medals and a World Cup to her name.