There are names in American soccer that need no introduction: Mia, Alex, Landon, Clint. These players are some of the biggest stars in U.S. Soccer in the past generation. Their place in U.S. Soccer is secure, they will be remembered.

It was reported that goalkeeper, Hope Solo, was eligible to be reinstated this past weekend after serving her 30-day suspension.

Solo was suspended last month after she became unruly with police when they pulled her husband, Jerramy Stevens, over for DUI.

It has been a wild 12 months for United States Women’s National Team goalkeeper Hope Solo.

The USWNT lost their first game of the year to France 2-0 last week and it looks like all the drama looming over the World Cup has finally taken its toll.

Anyone paying half a lick of attention to U.S. Soccer knows that the United States Women's National Team is more successful than the United States Men's National Team. And not just by a little...by a lot.

America's World Cup hopes may have taken a major hit with the news that goalie Hope Solo may miss the tournament because of a 30-day suspension. Solo’s husband, Jerramy Stevens, was pulled over for driving under the influence while driving the team van; Solo was with him at the time of the incident.

In less than six months, women's soccer will be on the world stage as Canada hosts the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. There are many teams that have a chance at winning the World Cup, including host country Canada, England and Brazil. But, when we look at performance of national teams to-date, five teams in particular - listed below - are the teams to beat in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

1. Germany Women's National Football Team

The United States Women’s National Team has been drawn into Group D for the Women’s World Cup in Canada this summer, the hardest group of the entire competition. Followers of the United States Men’s National Team will remember the U.S. being drawn into a similar "Group of Death" in Brazil. This time, however, things are a bit different. 

Now that the midterm elections are over, the United States government has turned its attention to the Women’s World Cup. Specifically, the government has turned its attention to the issue of the use of turf.

What do you get when you take an American girl from South Carolina with Scottish parents and give her a soccer ball? You get one of the best freestylers that The18 has ever seen.

Take a look at world freestyle soccer champion, Indi Cowie: