Hope Solo Since The 2011 World Cup: A Timeline

Hope Solo was the breakout star of the U.S. Women’s 2011 World Cup campaign, a marketer’s dream combination of prowess on the field, fiery personality and looks. No USWNT member and few humans have had as eventful of a time in the four years since. It’s possible Sepp Blatter may even know who she is. Here is a timeline.

August 2011: Solo posed nude for ESPN the Magazine’s “The Body” issue.

September 2011: Solo appeared on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars, finishing 4th. Solo later accused dance partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy of slapping her. She also alleged the show was rigged by producers.

July 2012: Solo failed a drug test ahead of the 2012 Olympics. The substance, Canrenone, was found in a prescription she was taking for PMS. The media deployed euphemisms, because women’s problems are scary. At the Olympics, Solo ripped Brandi Chastain on Twitter, for having the audacity to offer critical commentary about a soccer match.

August 2012: Solo’s autobiography “Solo: A Memoir of Hope” debuted at No. 3 on the New York Times bestseller list. The title. You see what they did there? Enjoy the AMAZING five-star reviews from AWESOME totally real Amazon reviewers. In the book, Solo accused former U.S. coach Greg Ryan of shoving her after infamously pulling her from the Brazil game in 2007. He denied the accusation.

November 2012: Solo’s relationship with former NFL tight end Jerramy Stevens, noted terrible human, became public knowledge. Then Stevens was arrested on a domestic violence charge. The alleged incident resulted from a fight about whether the couple would live in Florida or Washington. The pair were happily married a day later.

September 2013: Solo was mistaken for Alex Morgan at the Alamodome. They all look alike?

June 2014: Solo was arrested on domestic violence charges for alleged attacks on two family members. She purportedly began punching her nephew after a dispute about him talking smack. The nephew, per reports, responded by pointing a BB gun at her and hitting her with a broom stick.  Charges were dropped in January after family members refused to testify.

July 2014: Solo made a cameo appearance in Mike Magee’s Ferris Bueller parody.

January 2015: Solo attempted the classic “do you know who we are?” appeal, as hubbie Stevens was arrested for DUI. Stevens was driving a U.S. Soccer team van when arrested. The U.S.S.F. suspended Solo 30 days as a result of the incident.

[Photo via USAT]