WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The United States Soccer Federation, under intensifying scrutiny for its handling of a case involving domestic violence allegations against goalkeeper Hope Solo, on Friday mounted a detailed defense of its actions and of its decision not to suspend Solo from the national team for this month’s Women’s World Cup.
The federation said that as part of its investigation it had obtained a partial police report of the episode and had interviewed Solo but did not suspend her, in part, because it believed the statements made by the relatives she was accused of assaulting were inconsistent.