Hope Solo benefits from double standard in domestic dispute cases

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'Ray Rice has made some bad decisions in his life. Among the worst was becoming a male football player.

If he were a female soccer player, he could slug just about anyone he wants.

The proof was in goal Monday night as the U.S. took on Australia in the Women's World Cup.

Everybody knew Hope Solo was a one-woman reality show. We just didn't realize how gnarly she could be until an ESPN "Outside the Lines" report on Sunday.

It fleshed out a domestic-abuse incident last summer and left you wondering if the NFL has taken over U.S. Soccer.

The organization is apparently willing to employ anybody who'll help it win. The difference is Roger Goodell looks strict compared to the powers running U.S. Soccer. And Solo still has apologists who recoil at Rice comparisons.'