Hope Solo is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers to ever play the game of soccer. While she is a fantastic athlete, Solo is also known for her off-field issues, including a June 2014 arrest for domestic violence against her half-sister and nephew.
The goalie worried that this incident, as well as her other troubles with the law would derail her international soccer career, she said in a new interview.
"It's been painful," Solo said in an interview with People.com. "I almost lost my career. It's been traumatic and embarrassing."
The whole ordeal has also been very controversial for the U.S. women's soccer team which has stuck by Solo through all her legal troubles. Sen. Richard Blummenthal, D-Conn., wrote a letter to U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati calling for the federation to "conduct a thorough investigation into the incident."
The case against Solo was dismissed on procedural grounds, but prosecutors have applied for it to be reopened, according to USA Today.
"I wish my name was cleared," Solo said. "But people still believe I hit a child." Her nephew was 17 years old at the time of the incident.
After the case was dismissed, Solo made headlines again after U.S. soccer suspended her for 30 days when her husband, ex-NFL player Jerramy Stevens, was arrested for a DUI. Stevens was driving a U.S soccer team vehicle at the time he was pulled over; Solo was in the passenger seat.
Solo would like to move past all her legal trouble and just concentrate on soccer, saying, "It's been awful, but I'm at peace."
The goalkeeper can next be seen as the U.S. enters the round of 16 Monday against Colombia in the Women's World Cup.
