Opinion

Hope Solo never learned that words have consequences, so U.S. Soccer finally acted

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.

Solo is suspended six months, has contract terminated by U.S. Soccer

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.”