Hope Solo is taking an opportunity to get a "long overdue" surgery — a shoulder replacement.
Yesterday, I underwent shoulder replacement surgery to address an injury I've been dealing with for some time... https://t.co/7p0xeQxmuv pic.twitter.com/BaqL5iTCvS
— Hope Solo (@hopesolo) September 28, 2016
The opportunity presented itself when U.S. Soccer suspended Solo and terminated her contract after the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Solo announced her successful operation on Wednesday. She said she had not been able to raise her right arm above her head for some time. That would be a problem for any goalkeeper, much less one who was a starter for the U.