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Wait, these aren’t my gloves!

Hope Solo needs a new pair of gloves to take the final penalty kick against Sweden.

By John Dillon
Olympics: Football-Women's Team-Quarterfinal -USA vs SWE Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

After the ref refused to give Hope Solo extra time to prepare for the final penalty kick, she suddenly realized she was wearing the wrong goalie gloves:

It was pretty courageous of her to play 120 minutes with defective gloves. Let’s hope that Manuel Neuer never has a mix-up like that.

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