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USA women's keeper Solo suspended by ruling body

The United States women's team keeper Hope Solo has been suspended for 30 days by US Soccer following an incident during a training camp, reports BBC Sport. "Hope made a poor decision that has resulted in a negative impact on US Soccer and her team-mates," head coach Jill Ellis said.

The 33 year old will now miss matches on 8 February against France and 13 February against England.

This month, domestic violence charges against Solo were dropped.

In 2012, Solo, tested positive for a banned substance a month before winning a second Olympic gold medal.

She maintained she was not aware the pre-menstrual medication she had been prescribed contained a banned substance and she was cleared of any wrongdoing.

The US are preparing for the Women's World Cup in Canada in June and the latest incident surrounding Solo concerns a training camp being held by the team in Carson, California.

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