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Edge of Sports

Hope Solo Wants Soccer Justice

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

News, Sports News, Sports, History, Politics

4.8616 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

This week we speak to legendary goalkeeper Hope Solo about her 20 year career in USA Soccer and what she would do if she was in charge of the Federation. We get into issues concerning equal pay and the pushback Hope says she got when she attempted to bring these issues to light. 

We also have “Choice Words” about Kyrie Irving and his comments humanizing Palestinians. In addition, we also have a nice remembrance of all-time political athlete and Olympian Lee Evans after his recent passing. All this and more on this week’s show!

Hope Solo
Twitter: @hopesolo

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1:31.1

Welcome to the Edge of Sports Podcast. I'm Dave Ziron.

1:45.7

This week we are talking to a goaly extraordinary air, a World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist, Hope Solo, about her battle for equal pay and equity in the world of U.S. soccer.

1:49.7

I also have some choice words about a certain Kyrie Irving press conference and an appreciation of the late Lee Evans, 1968 Olympian, who passed away this week.

1:55.6

But first, let's talk to Hope Solo.

2:04.1

Just to break the ice here, I'm a former goalie myself at the all-too-high level of high school.

2:12.3

And I just wanted to ask you, how did you originally get roped into that all too thankless position on the

2:18.3

soccer field? Oh, well, it is nice to speak to a fellow goalkeeper, despite what level you played at.

2:26.5

It, uh, it's, I truly believe it's the toughest position in all of sport. And, you know, my mom always

2:33.6

said that the toughest position was her in the stadium. So actually And, you know, my mom always said that the toughest position was her

2:36.0

in the stadium. So actually, the parents of a goalkeeper is even more difficult because you

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