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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Goalie Hope Solo’s controversies overshadowed her legendary soccer career

    Hope Solo is one of the greatest soccer players of all time — and one of the most controversial. She tells her story in a new Netflix film .

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    KCRW placeholderBy Marisa Lagos • Sep 5, 2024 • 1 min read

    Hope Solo is one of the greatest soccer players of all time — and one of the most controversial. She tells her story in a new Netflix film.

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      Marisa Lagos

      KQED political correspondent

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      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Managing Editor, Press Play

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      director of “Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer”

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