(3/6) Con­trary to the social expul­sion many males ath­letes are receiv­ing from sim­i­lar charges, Solo’s biggest spon­sors, includ­ing Nike, have released state­ments affirm­ing that they intend to stand by Solo until a judi­cial deci­sion is reached. “We are aware of the alle­ga­tions and that Hope Solo has pled ‘not guilty’ to the charges. Hope remains a Nike ath­lete and we will con­tin­ue to mon­i­tor the sit­u­a­tion,” the com­pa­ny said in a state­ment . Solo’s employ­er, US wom­en’s soc­cer, took a sim­i­lar stance. “US Soc­cer takes the issue of domes­tic vio­lence very seri­ous­ly.… Based on that infor­ma­tion, US Soc­cer stands by our deci­sion to allow her to par­tic­i­pate with the team as the legal process unfolds. If new infor­ma­tion becomes avail­able we will care­ful­ly con­sid­er it,” US Soc­cer Pres­i­dent Sunil Gulati said in a state­ment. AP PHOTO