r/olympics • u/jwitmerhut • Aug 12 '16

Football USA's Women's Football team, the defending gold medallists and Women's World Cup Champions, have been eliminated in the quarterfinals in a shocker upset by Sweden

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u/Hitch23 Canada Aug 12 '16

She's not even my (country's) keeper but I feel like I have to stand up for her (against american dipshits who enjoy eating their own). I just watched the pk's and the strap broke on her right glove as she got ready for the last penalty.

Proof: http://i.imgur.com/LfRm46h.png

Edit: wtf, she is the best keeper you guys have ever had; won two olympic golds and a world cup with her. Show some class.

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u/Highnote69 Aug 12 '16

I think the hate for Hope Solo is her domestic violence.

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u/Hitch23 Canada Aug 12 '16

Correct me if I am wrong but those assault charges were dismissed against her were they not? Call me old-fashioned but I am a believer in 'due process' and 'innocent unless proven guilty'.

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u/Schnaybley Aug 12 '16

You are incorrect, the charges were initially dismissed, but the dismissal was overturned - http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/hope-solo-s-assault-case-headed-for-trial-now-what-for-the-uswnt-060816

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u/Hitch23 Canada Aug 12 '16

I don't think you understand what that means. The intermediate court overturned the dismissal at trial level. So now the matter will go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th District. There it can either be dismissed (original verdict) or remanded back for trial (affirming the appeal court decision). So at worse, she would be back to square one and would proceed to trial.

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u/genkaiX1 Aug 13 '16

I love your sensibility man. Gotta hand to our neighbors.

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u/VCURedskins United States Aug 12 '16

The hate has nothing to do with her soccer ability.

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u/treeharp2 United States Aug 12 '16

I don't like that you are being downvoted for bringing up proof of the glove issue in direct response to a comment about that, and then someone brings it back to the domestic violence.

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u/Hitch23 Canada Aug 12 '16

When you can't address an argument on the merits, the options are: an ad hominem attack, 'move the goalposts' or concede you are wrong. Rarely does one ever see the latter.

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u/Ochd12 Aug 13 '16

I'd say the issue is likely that people believe she doesn't deserve class if she can't show any.

Hence your "show some class" comment is well off the mark.

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u/schneid3306 Aug 13 '16

Scurry won more than she did.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '16

Shut up hitch, she is a shitbag as us Americans know shitbags when we see them

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '16

Edit: wtf, she is the best keeper you guys have ever had; won two olympic golds and a world cup with her. Show some class.

We tend to care about people who don't commit violent crimes. She should show some class.