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Football legend Hope Solo arrested after being found passed out in car with kids inside
World Cup in 2015, had been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, while her two twin children were in the car.The Winston-Salem Police Department in North Carolina say that Solo was found passed out behind the wheel of her car, while the engine was still running, with the kids she shares with former American football star Jerramy Stevens also in the vehicle.A responding officer is said to have been able to smell alcohol, with blood being drawn after Solo refused a field sobriety test. Rich Nichols, counsel for Hope Solo, posted via her Instagram account: "On the advice of counsel, Hope can't speak about the situation."On the advice of counsel, Hope can't speak about this situation."But she wants everyone to know that her kids are her life, that she was released immediately and is now at home with her family, that the story is more sympathetic than the initial charges suggest, and that she looks forward to her opportunity to defend these charges."Following the charges, Solo will appear in court on June 28.Solo has one of the most successful careers in the history of international football having picked up two Olympic gold medals as well as her World Cup triumph.Having been named as the U.S.