--- title: 2 USMT Players Poke Fun At Abby Wambach’s DUI Arrest description: A pair of U.S. men’s national team players took shots at Abby Wambach after she was arrested for allegedly driving while drunk in Portland. canonical: https://time.com/4280617/abby-wambach-mens-national-team/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-04T14:50:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T09:26:32.368Z article:section: Sports og:title: U.S. Men’s Soccer Players Joke About Abby Wambach DUI Arrest og:description: "Should’ve used one of the team vans. Lol" og:url: https://time.com/4280617/abby-wambach-mens-national-team/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta53462e8b8d142b6/69888d90a988ca2df36b7410/jozy-altidore.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Jamaica v United States - FIFA 2014 World Cup Qualifier og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: U.S. Men’s Soccer Players Joke About Abby Wambach DUI Arrest twitter:description: "Should’ve used one of the team vans. Lol" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta53462e8b8d142b6/69888d90a988ca2df36b7410/jozy-altidore.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # U.S. Men's Soccer Players Take Shots At Abby Wambach After DUI Arrest  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Apr 4, 2016 2:50 PM UTC  U.S. men’s national team players Alejandro Bedoya and Jozy Altidore poked fun at Abby Wambach after her DUI arrest over the weekend. U.S. men’s national team players Alejandro Bedoya and Jozy Altidore poked fun at Abby Wambach after her DUI arrest over the weekend.Kyle Rivas—Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Apr 4, 2016 2:50 PM UTC A pair of U.S. men’s national team players [poked fun at retired soccer star Abby Wambach](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/04/03/usmnt-players-make-pointed-jokes-about-abby-wambachs-dui-arrest/) on Sunday after she was [arrested for allegedly driving while drunk](http://time.com/4280138/abby-wambach-arrest-soccer/?xid=homepage) in Portland, Ore. Alejandro Bedoya sparked outrage on Twitter after he responded to a news outlet’s tweet that Wambach had been charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants. “Must’ve been a foreign American player’s fault,” the midfielder wrote, repeating a phrase Wambach said last year when she criticized USMNT Coach Jurgen Klinsmann’s use of “foreign guys.” USMNT forward Jozy Altidore chimed in, saying “should’ve used one of the team vans. Lol.” His comments refer to goalie Hope Solo’s husband who was arrested for DUI last year. He and Solo were reportedly driving around in an official U.S. Soccer team van at the time, the Washington _Post_ reports. > [](https://twitter.com/AleBedoya17/status/716675824666165248) > [](https://twitter.com/JozyAltidore/status/716712723195629568) Wambach, 35, failed field sobriety tests and a breathalyzer test after she was pulled over for failing to stop for a red light, police said. The Olympic gold medalist and FIFA Women’s World Cup champion [apologized on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/abbywambach/posts/10153433311587190), saying she was coming from eating dinner at a friend’s house. “I have let myself and others down,” she wrote. “I take full responsibility for my actions. This is all on me. I promise that I will do whatever it takes to ensure that my horrible mistake is never repeated. I am so sorry to my family, friends, fans and those that look to follow a better example.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4280617/abby-wambach-mens-national-team/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4280617/abby-wambach-mens-national-team/"},"headline":"U.S. Men's Soccer Players Take Shots At Abby Wambach After DUI Arrest","datePublished":"2016-04-04T14:50:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T09:26:32.368Z","description":"\"Should’ve used one of the team vans. 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