ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 09: Hope Solo of USA during the red carpet arrivals for the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala 2011 on January 9, 2012 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Scott Heavey/Getty Images)
Hope Solo has no problem stirring the pot on Twitter.
Solo called out analyst Brandi Chastain after the U.S. women's national team beat Colombia 3-0 to advance to the Olympics quarterfinals.
Solo tweeted: "Lay off commentating about defending and gking until you get more educated @brandichastain the game has changed from a decade ago."
She followed it up, adding: "3-0 and onto the quarters! Proud of our team for keeping our composure during a chippy game! On to Manchester!
For obvious reasons, the tweets have drawn a lot of attention, which seems to have gotten back to Solo. 30 minutes after the initial incendiary tweet she sent this, "Its important 2 our fans 2 enjoy the spirit of the olympics.Its not possible when sum1 on air is saying that a player is the worst defender! ... I feel bad 4 our fans that have 2 push mute, especially bc @arlowhite is fantastic. @brandichastain should be helping 2 grow the sport"
Chastain has not responded on Twitter, but here's one response from USA TODAY Sports' Kelly Whiteside (@whitesideUSAT): "Hope Solo needs to focus on her own game, her own team. Lashing out at Chastain doesn't help her team win the gold."
Michael Katz, USA TODAY Sports