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WASHINGTON， Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- US women's football goalkeeper Hope Solo was suspended six months Wednesday from the national team following her comments about the Swedish players as "a bunch of cowards"， US Soccer announced Wednesday.


Solo， 35， made such comments as she felt Sweden played too defensively in a quarterfinal match during the Rio Olympics women's soccer tournament. Sweden ousted the the United States 4-3 on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw.