Shakhtar Donetsk's Douglas Costa eyes Chelsea

<div style="background-color: white; color: #282a2f; font-family: BentonSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;"><img src="https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQIlbiwsB5I2gulfqJh3Tu25e2_B7_J8kLSnY_--iJGJZm8lcemKg" style="background-color: transparent;" />S</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #282a2f; font-family: BentonSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;"></div><a name="more"></a>hakhtar Donetsk midfielder Douglas Costa has told <a href="http://globoesporte.globo.com/rs/noticia/2015/01/douglas-costa-admite-proposta-do-chelsea-e-diz-que-quer-sair-sonho.html" style="color: #1eb848; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Globo Esporte</a> that playing for Chelsea would be a "dream" amid reports that the Premier League leaders are targeting the Brazilian this winter.<br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #282a2f; font-family: BentonSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;">Costa, 24, has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge by the British media in recent days, with the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2923169/Douglas-Costa-hails-potential-Chelsea-transfer-dream-Shakhtar-Donetsk-reject-Blues-initial-16m-bid.html" style="color: #1eb848; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a> reporting that Shakhtar have rejected an initial 16 million-pound offer for the midfielder.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #282a2f; font-family: BentonSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;">The Ukrainian club are currently on a tour in South America, and Costa is quoted by Globo as saying on Thursday: "It's a dream to play at Chelsea, a unique chance. I will try to negotiate."</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #282a2f; font-family: BentonSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;">Any move for Costa is likely to be dependent on Chelsea letting either Andre Schurrle or Mohamed Salah leave the club this month, while sources told S-G earlier this week that Jose Mourinho is also targeting a January deal for Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado.</div>

Shakhtar Donetsk's Douglas Costa eyes Chelsea

S hakhtar Donetsk midfielder Douglas Costa has told  Globo Esporte  that playing for Chelsea would be a "dream" amid reports that ...

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Fiorentina ACCEPT £23m Chelsea bid for Juan Cuadrado

<a class="twitter-share-button" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');</script><iframe src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/share_button.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fdevelopers.facebook.com%2Fdocs%2Fplugins%2F&layout=button" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe><h1 itemprop="headline" style="-webkit-transform: none !important; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #292221; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 35px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 40px; margin: 0px 0px 22px; padding: 0px; transform: none !important;"></h1><h3 style="-webkit-transform: none !important; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #292221; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; transform: none !important;"><img src="http://images.dailyexpress.co.uk.s3.amazonaws.com/img/dynamic/67/590x/juan-cuadrado-553610.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /><a name="more"></a>CHELSEA have had a bid of £23million accepted by Fiorentina for winger and Manchester United target Juan Cuadrado. </h3><div><i>This news is not officially confirmed but rumoured by</i></div><div><a href="http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/553610/Chelsea-Juan-Cuadrado-Man-Utd-Fiorentina-Andre-Schurrle-Mohamed-Salah"><i>Express</i></a></div>

Fiorentina ACCEPT £23m Chelsea bid for Juan Cuadrado

Tweet CHELSEA have had a bid of £23million accepted by Fiorentina for winger and Manchester United target Juan Cuadrado.  This news is not o...

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David de Gea could leave Manchester United, claims agent

<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Guardian Text Egyptian Web', Georgia, serif; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1rem; padding: 0px;"><img height="400" src="http://media3.corbisimages.com/CorbisImage/hover/56/20/5107/56205107/Corbis-42-56205107.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" width="266" /></div><a name="more"></a>David de Gea’s agent has refused to rule out the goalkeeper leaving Manchester United for <span class="x38j0w7g6" id="x38j0w7g6_4" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">Real Madrid</span> this summer.<br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Guardian Text Egyptian Web', Georgia, serif; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1rem; padding: 0px;">De Gea’s contract expires at the end of next season but United want to keep himand Louis <span class="x38j0w7g6" id="x38j0w7g6_5" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">van</span> Gaal has insisted he is confident the Spain international will sign an extension.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Guardian Text Egyptian Web', Georgia, serif; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1rem; padding: 0px;">De Gea’s agent said, perhaps unsurprisingly with contract talks on the horizon, that the <span class="x38j0w7g6" id="x38j0w7g6_6" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">player</span>’s future was not certain. Asked whether he could see De Gea joining Madrid, Jorge Mendes told Marca: “David is amazing, he’s brilliant. He’s a Man United player and has a contract there. You have to respect that but things change every five minutes.”</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Guardian Text Egyptian Web', Georgia, serif; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1rem; padding: 0px;">Van Gaal signed the former Barcelona goalkeeper Víctor Valdés this month on a deal until the end of next season but regards him as back-up to De Gea and not as a replacement.</div>

David de Gea could leave Manchester United, claims agent

David de Gea’s agent has refused to rule out the goalkeeper leaving Manchester United for  Real Madrid  this summer. De Gea’s contract expir...

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Three reasons why Real Madrid are right to sign Martin Odegaard

<h2 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: CircularStd-Medium, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Martin Odegaard has completed his move to Real Madrid. (©GettyImages)" height="413" src="http://gms.cachefly.net/images/f8247f96d356d41ac4874637ab0b8756/960.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" width="640" /><a name="more"></a>POTENTIAL</h2><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: open_sanslight, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When the best young players become available, the elite clubs in World football have to be in the market.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: open_sanslight, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We live in a world now where the sums on offer are astronomical but that's hardly the players fault.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: open_sanslight, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Clearly Odegaard has the skills to pay the bills and those within the game that have seen him first hand, suggest that Real Madrid have got themselves a player with his head screwed firmly on. 16 going on 26 if you like.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: open_sanslight, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A decision made purely with a notion of receiving the best education possible in Madrid, which will be reciprocated by the club. </div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: open_sanslight, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">No Freddy Adu this.</div><h2 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: CircularStd-Medium, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">UNIQUE</h2><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: open_sanslight, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Real Madrid have some of the best exponents in world football, of that there is no doubt.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: open_sanslight, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">However, they don't have a player like Odegaard. In many respects his skillset will be unique for Los Blancos.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: open_sanslight, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The pace of Bale allied to the trickery of Ronaldo plus a helping hand of a passing range similar to Kroos...yes, the kid has it all.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: open_sanslight, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why wouldn't you want to purchase a player that offers you so much? Age is just a number right? Lionel Messi made his debut for Barca at 17 remember...</div><h2 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: CircularStd-Medium, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">EVOLUTION</h2><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: open_sanslight, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Players get old. Players move on. It's a fact of football life.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: open_sanslight, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sooner or later any team needs to undergo some sort of evolution.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: open_sanslight, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Real Madrid's side is top-heavy with players in their late 20's or early 30's at present and so arguably there needs to be some youth injected at the appropriate time.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: open_sanslight, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">By the time of Ronaldo's retirement, Odegaard will have been schooled at the club for at least a couple of years but will still be just 18 or so.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: open_sanslight, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Alongside the likes of Jese and co., the Norwegian can rule the roost at Madrid for years.</div>

Three reasons why Real Madrid are right to sign Martin Odegaard

POTENTIAL When the best young players become available, the elite clubs in World football have to be in the market. We live in a world now w...

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New loan for Chalobah

<div class="parsys main" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><div class="text parbase section" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="summary-text" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #595959; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><img src="http://www.chelseafc.com/content/cfc/en/homepage/news/boilerplate-config/latest-news/2015/01/new-loan-for-chalobah-.img.png" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /></span></div><a name="more"></a>Nathaniel Chalobah has today (Thursday) joined Championship side Reading until the end of the season.<br /><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">The versatile 20-year-old, who can operate in defence or midfield, spent the first half of the campaign on loan at Burnley. He is an England Under-21 international.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif;">Reading, who are managed by former Chelsea man Steve Clarke, are currently 18th in the Championship.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif;">From Chelseafc.com</div></div></div><div class="sharebar parbase" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><div class="social clearfix" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="gigyaSocialListContainer" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><ul class="gigyaSocialList" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; list-style: none; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="gig-button-container gig-button-container-count-top gig-button-container-facebook gig-button-container-facebook-count-top gig-share-button-container gig-button-container-horizontal" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px; vertical-align: top;"></div></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="tagcloud" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></div>

New loan for Chalobah

Nathaniel Chalobah has today (Thursday) joined Championship side Reading until the end of the season. The versatile 20-year-old, who can ope...

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Marin loan move to Belgium

<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><img src="http://www.chelseafc.com/content/cfc/en/homepage/news/boilerplate-config/latest-news/2015/01/marin-loan-move-to-belgium.img.png" style="background-color: transparent;" /></div><a name="more"></a><span style="color: #595959; font-size: 19px; line-height: 24px;">Marko Marin today (Thursday) moved on loan to Anderlecht, switching from Fiorentina where he spent the first half of the season.</span><br /><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">The 25-year-old winger, who played 16 times for Chelsea before a loan to Sevilla where he collected a Europa League winner’s medal, joins the reigning Belgian champions until the end of the season.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Another loan move has been completed today. Ulises Davila will spend the rest of the season on loan in Portugal at Vitoria Futebol Clube.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">The Mexican Under-23 international moves to the Setubal-based club, who play in the top flight, having spent the first half of this season on loan at Tenerife in Spain’s second division. He previously scored the goal which won Cordoba promotion to the top division in Spain.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Davila can play as an attacking midfielder or as a striker.   </div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">From Chelseafc.com</div>

Marin loan move to Belgium

Marko Marin today (Thursday) moved on loan to Anderlecht, switching from Fiorentina where he spent the first half of the season. The 25-year...

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HOPE SOLO SUSPENDED FROM US Women National Team

<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1919; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px 38px 0px 50px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img height="298" src="data:image/jpeg;base64,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" style="background-color: transparent;" width="400" /></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1919; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px 38px 0px 50px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><a name="more"></a>Goalkeeper Hope Solo has been suspended from the U.S. women's national team for 30 days, U.S. Soccer announced Wednesday.<br /><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1919; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px 38px 0px 50px; vertical-align: baseline;">U.S. Soccer cited an incident during training camp, which currently is being held in Carson, California, but did not offer further details.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1919; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px 38px 0px 50px; vertical-align: baseline;">A source close to the U.S. women's national team told SoccerGlee's John Ojo that Solo's suspension was the result of a culmination of things, including her run-in earlier this week with police.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1919; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px 38px 0px 50px; vertical-align: baseline;">Solo was a passenger in a car driven by her husband, former Seattle Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens, when he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence early Monday morning in Manhattan Beach. Police said Solo was not arrested or detained.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1919; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px 38px 0px 50px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />The suspension is effective immediately, with Solo being released from camp. She also will miss matches Feb. 8 in France and Feb. 13 in England.The source told espnW that team officials were furious they had to find out about the incident from a TMZ report, not directly from her, and that it happened during camp.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1919; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px 38px 0px 50px; vertical-align: baseline;">"During our current National Team camp, Hope made a poor decision that has resulted in a negative impact on U.S. Soccer and her teammates," coach Jill Ellis said in a statement. "We feel at this time it is best for her to step away from the team."</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1919; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px 38px 0px 50px; vertical-align: baseline;">Solo addressed the suspension on Twitter, writing, "I accept and respect the Federation's decision."</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1919; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px 38px 0px 50px; vertical-align: baseline;">"I apologize for disappointing my teammates, coaches and the Federation who have always supported me," she wrote. "I think it's best for me to take a break, decompress from the stress of the last several months, and come back mentally and physically ready to positively contribute to the team."</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1919; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px 38px 0px 50px; vertical-align: baseline;">U.S. Soccer said Solo, 33, will be eligible for reinstatement after 30 days, if approved by Ellis and the governing body. There are stipulations for her return, the source told espnW, declining to elaborate on specifics of the stipulations. The team is preparing for the World Cup, which starts in June.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1919; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px 38px 0px 50px; vertical-align: baseline;">It is the latest off-field trouble for Solo, who holds the team record for shutouts and has won two Olympic gold medals with the U.S. team.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1919; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px 38px 0px 50px; vertical-align: baseline;">Solo had domestic violence assault charges against her dismissed earlier this month. She was facing two misdemeanor counts stemming from an altercation with her half-sister and 17-year-old nephew at a party in June in Washington.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1919; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px 38px 0px 50px; vertical-align: baseline;">Solo had pleaded not guilty in that case, and she continued to play for the U.S. team and with her National Women's Soccer League team, the Seattle Reign, while awaiting trial.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1919; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px 38px 0px 50px; vertical-align: baseline;">Her last appearance with the national team was in December, when she started in a scoreless draw against Brazil in the championship game of the 2014 International Tournament of Brasilia.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1919; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px 38px 0px 50px; vertical-align: baseline;">In September in an exhibition victory over Mexico, Solo logged her 72nd shutout, passing Briana Scurry (1994-2008) on the national team's career list.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1919; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px 38px 0px 50px; vertical-align: baseline;">The suspension comes at a critical time for the U.S. team.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1919; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px 38px 0px 50px; vertical-align: baseline;">Following the exhibition matches in February, the U.S. team will play in the Algarve Cup in March. The team will open World Cup play June 8 against Australia in Winnipeg, Manitoba.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1919; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px 38px 0px 50px; vertical-align: baseline;">An expanded field of 24 teams will compete in the World Cup, which will be played in six Canadian cities. The United States is in Group D, which also includes Sweden and Nigeria.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1919; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px 38px 0px 50px; vertical-align: baseline;">The U.S. women, currently ranked No. 2 in the world behind Germany, are seeking their third World Cup title but first since 1999.</div>

HOPE SOLO SUSPENDED FROM US Women National Team

Goalkeeper Hope Solo has been suspended from the U.S. women's national team for 30 days, U.S. Soccer announced Wednesday. U.S. Soccer ci...

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