Former USWNT goalkeeper Hope Solo 'mother-shamed around the world' over DWI arrest

Former United States women's national team goalkeeper Hope Solo is widely respected as one of the best individuals to play her position at the highest level but was in the news this past spring when it was learned that she had been arrested for driving while impaired, resisting arrest and child abuse because her two-year-old twins were in the vehicle at the time. 

Solo announced in late April she was entering an in-patient rehabilitation center "to address my challenges with alcohol" and pled guilty in July. According to Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post, Solo addressed the topic during her "Hope Solo Speaks" podcast. 

"I didn’t think I needed help," Solo explained. "And I certainly wasn’t going to ask for it. At the time, I didn’t know that I was only doing a disservice to my family. I thought that I could white-knuckle it. But the reality is that nobody gets to live without asking for help. My sense of strength and pride became my two worst enemies. And I found myself living the worst night of my life. I let alcohol get the better of me in this moment on this godawful day, and I will suffer the consequences for some time." 

Per Allie Griffin of the Post, Solo ultimately received an active sentence of 30 days, a suspended sentence of 24 months, $2,500 in fines, and a $600 fee related to lab tests. The 41-year-old was given 30 days credit for the time she spent in the rehabilitation center and was ordered "to undergo a substance abuse assessment" and finish recommended treatment.