FILE-Hope Solo Hope Solo during Press Conference to Announce the Launch of Nike Tailwind Product Line. (Jemal Countess/WireImage/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Soccer legend Hope Solo was arrested Thursday in North Carolina for driving while intoxicated and resisting arrests, and police say Solo’s two children were in the car at the time of her arrest, TMZ reported Friday.
Solo, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and World Cup winner, was taken into custody by authorities in a Walmart parking lot in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
US women football team's goalkeeper Hope Solo blocks the ball during a training session in Chengdu, China's southwestern province of Sichuan. (LIU JIN/AFP via Getty Images) RELATED: Hope Solo suspended 6 months by U.S.
Soccer for 'cowards' commentAccording to TMZ, officials told them that the 40-year-old was booked for impaired driving (DUI), resisting arrest, and misdemeanor child abuse.The former soccer star has faced issues with the law before.