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Full Time: A show about women"s soccer

Full Time is The Athletic’s dedicated podcast for the U.S. women’s national team, the National Women’s Soccer League, and the larger world of international women"s soccer. Three times a week, join Meg Linehan, Tamerra Griffin and Jillian Sakovits as they tackle the culture, context, and conversations about the sport here in America and beyond, with help from fellow writers, guests and insiders from all corners of the game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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47:41

What is Angel City’s ceiling? | Cat Macario’s San...

Full Time: A show about women"s soccer ·

2026/04/01

Undefeated with a perfect three wins from three in the NWSL, the time has come to wonder: What is Angel City’s ceiling?On this episode of Full Time, hosts Jillian Sakovits and Tamerra Griffin analyze a captivating press conference from ACFC head coach Alex Straus and what the Los Angeles team’s impressive start means for their contender status in the NWSL. Tamerra also takes the listener inside her trip to San Diego, where she sat down one-on-one with U.S. women’s national team star Cat Macario to

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42:31

What it means for Denver Summit FC to smash the NWSL...

Full Time: A show about women"s soccer ·

2026/03/30

It was another record-breaking weekend in the NWSL. While we’ve got used to professional women’s sports attendance records getting smashed every year, this one felt quite different.When Denver Summit FC took on the Washington Spirit Saturday afternoon, 63,004 people showed up to Empower Field at Mile High, eclipsing the record set by Bay FC season at Oracle Park by more than 22,000 fans.So, what does it mean for the NWSL and women’s sports in the U.S. to have Denver to enter the league with such a

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33:39

Did Arsenal expose Chelsea’s need for a clinical...

Full Time: A show about women"s soccer ·

2026/03/27

Stina Blackstenius and Alessia Russo were ruthless in front of goal in Arsenal's 3-1 win over Chelsea in the UEFA Women’s Champions League quarterfinal first legs. Did that performance highlight the exact sort of clinical forward play Chelsea have been missing?On this episode of Full Time Focus, host Jillian Sakovits is joined by The Athletic’s Charlotte Harpur, fresh from the Emirates Stadium in London, to break down what we learned from a quarterfinal classic between Arsenal and Chelsea, and what

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52:02

Buying and selling NWSL early-season narratives

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2026/03/25

The 2026 NWSL season is two weeks old. The chaos is chaosing, the takes are taking, and the narratives are...well...flying. Yes, on this episode of Full Time, it’s time to figure out what we’ve learned so far, and forecast which early-season narratives the podcast panel is buying and selling.Jillian Sakovits, Tamerra Griffin and Producer Theo discuss who the best team in the NWSL is right now, is this the year Gotham FC cracks an attendance above 10,000, are the Kansas City Current about to flop,

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38:33

Kelley O’Hara on red cards, NWSL Atlanta & her switch...

Full Time: A show about women"s soccer ·

2026/03/23

Kelley O’Hara has almost everything there is to win. But which trophy in her cabinet means the most? On this episode of the Full Time Review, host Jillian Sakovits is joined by O’Hara for a one-on-one interview with the USWNT legend turned CBS Sports broadcaster. The two-time World Cup winner talks about the NWSL’s recent uptick in red cards, how she made the jump to broadcaster after hanging up her cleats, who she’s picking to win the UEFA Women’s Champions League, and what it means for

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30:14

The impossible choice for Iran’s women’s national...

Full Time: A show about women"s soccer ·

2026/03/20

When five players made their decision to defect in the 24 hours following Iran’s final match of the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup, a 2-0 loss to the Philippines, they faced a near-impossible choice. Return to a war zone or leave everything behind and stay in Australia. If they remained in Australia, they had to consider the risks faced by their family back home.On this episode of the Full Time Focus, host Jillian Sakovits is joined by The Athletic’s Jacob Whitehead to discuss his extensive reporting on the

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47:32

Alex Scott talks Champions League and marking Marta |...

Full Time: A show about women"s soccer ·

2026/03/18

What is it like to score the winning goal in a European final for your girlhood club, when you have been marking Marta all through the match? On this episode of the Full Time podcast, Alex Scott joins the show for a special interview to reflect on exactly that, when she conquered the continent with Arsenal in 2007, and where dreams became a reality for the Londoner. Scott is now an ESPN presenter for the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) on Disney+, which will air all matches in the competition

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42:48

Portland Thorns stun Washington Spirit, Boston...

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2026/03/16

The NWSL is back! To kick off the 2026 season, we saw 19 goals, two red cards and not a single tie in the first-ever 16-team and eight-match opening weekend.On this episode of Full Time Review, host Jillian Sakovits is joined by Melanie Anzidei, fresh from criss-crossing the East Coast as she covered two games in-person in less than 24 hours, and Producer Theo to unpack all the top storylines from opening weekend.Have we underestimated a Portland Thorns team that can silence Audi Field? How much

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49:38

2026 NWSL season preview, predictions & talking points

Full Time: A show about women"s soccer ·

2026/03/13

With the start of the NWSL season upon us, Theo Lloyd-Hughes and Tamerra Griffin join Jillian Sakovits to break down the biggest storylines on and off the pitch. They analyze the entrance of two new expansion teams in Denver FC and Boston Legacy, whether we'll see a repeat performance from the 2025 shield winners, KC Current, and if this is finally the year for the Washington Spirit.They also talk about NWSL attendance numbers and how the men's World Cup will affect the NWSL, the newly implemented

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44:03

Meet the 2026 NWSL expansion teams: Boston Legacy &...

Full Time: A show about women"s soccer ·

2026/03/11

The first-ever 16-team NWSL season is almost here. But who are these new 2026 expansion teams, Boston Legacy and Denver Summit? On this special expansion-focused episode of Full Time, host Jillian Sakovits takes you inside the Legacy and the Summit, and their journeys to joining the NWSL. Hear one-on-one interviews with Legacy head coach Filipa Patão and Summit head coach Nick Cushing, breaking down their soccer philosophies, career paths and connections to their new homes.After that, Jillian is

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39:06

USWNT 2027 World Cup roster predictions 2.0

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2026/03/09

The 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil, once a shimmering mirage, is now taking shape into something almost tangible.The Athletic made itsfirst U.S. women’s national team roster predictionback in October 2025, and now, with six international windows to go until the tournament roster announcement, it is time to jump back into roster predictions with our 2.0 edition.On this episode of Full Time, host Jillian Sakovits is joined by Melanie Anzidei and Tamerra Griffin to break down their latest

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39:22

Has Emma Hayes found her core group for the USWNT?

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2026/03/05

Emma Hayes called the U.S. women’s national team’s 1-0 win over Canada in the SheBelieves Cup on Wednesday night one of her “favorite performances” by the team. But why was the victory so impressive? Which players impressed? And do the selection decisions made by Hayes show us who the USWNT’s core group is?On this episode of Full Time, host Jillian Sakovits is joined by Melanie Anzidei and Producer Theo break down the USWNT’s win over Canada and debate which players are in and out of the team’s best

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42:03

What the USWNT learned from their scrappy win over...

Full Time: A show about women"s soccer ·

2026/03/02

The U.S. women’s national team scrapped its way to a 2-0 win over Argentina in the opening match of the 2026 SheBelieves Cup. But what did Emma Hayes’s team learn from a match where they only generated six shots and were fouled 21 times? On this episode of Full Time, host Jillian Sakovits is joined by The Athletic’s Tamerra Griffin, who was in Nashville, Tennessee, for the opening night of the SheBelieves Cup. The duo analyzes the good, the bad, and the ugly of the USA’s win on Sunday night, and why

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46:37

Jameese Joseph: Trinidadian roots and legacy playing...

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2026/02/27

Family can shape us. For U.S. women’s national team forward Jameese Joseph, the pride she feels playing soccer is the result of the hard work and dedication of her parents, who put her in a position to be great.On this episode of Full Time, Tamerra Griffin is joined by Joseph, from the USWNT’s training camp at the 2026 SheBelieves Cup, to talk about her journey from college to the Chicago Stars and now an international soccer player for the four-time World Cup winners. They get into the legacy of

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47:19

Making sense of global qualifying for the 2027...

Full Time: A show about women"s soccer ·

2026/02/24

While the U.S. women’s national team has been playing friendly after friendly, plenty of the rest of the world has already started their qualification paths to the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil.So, what is the state of World Cup qualifying around the world in women’s soccer? What do people need to know about the differences in how the six FIFA confederations handle their qualifiers? How can FIFA change the women’s game and increase investment? Who are the nations to watch that could be on

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42:33

Getting to know three 2026 NWSL rookies

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2026/02/20

The start of the 2026 NWSL season is just three weeks away! So, now is a great time to get to know some of the new faces in the league. On this episode of Full Time, host Jillian Sakovits is joined by three exciting rookies preparing for their first professional seasons. First up, highly-rated centerback Elise Evans opened up about her family connections to Stanford, stepping into Naomi Girma’s shoes and why she chose to sign for the Chicago Stars. Then, Utah Royals outside back Kameron Simmonds

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39:06

Are Chelsea in crisis? | USWNT SheBelieves Cup roster...

Full Time: A show about women"s soccer ·

2026/02/17

After 13 years and 19 trophies, last week Chelsea parted ways with general manager Paul Green. After a wild few weeks for the Blues, it’s time to wonder if the reigning Women’s Super League Champions are in crisis?On this episode of Full Time, host Jillian Sakovits is joined by The Athletic’s Cerys Jones and Megan Feringa, who last week reported on Green’s departure and what is going on inside Chelsea this season. What led to Green being ousted? Who is making the decisions at Chelsea now? Can

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42:50

Exclusive: Claire Hutton interview on Bay FC transfer...

Full Time: A show about women"s soccer ·

2026/02/12

In one of the most blockbuster offseason moves in recent NWSL history, Claire Hutton and Croix Bethune both had million-dollar transfers on Wednesday. So, where do these moves leave the players, their respective clubs, and their U.S. women’s national team ambitions? On this episode of Full Time, hosts Jillian Sakovits and Tamerra Griffin react to Wednesday’s shocking double transfer, which saw Hutton move from the KC Current to Bay FC for $1.1m and Bethune head to the Current from the Washington

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47:47

Cat Macario’s future & what will the UWCL knockout...

Full Time: A show about women"s soccer ·

2026/02/10

Cat Macario has been left off Chelsea’s squad list for the UEFA Women’s Champions League knockout rounds. So, what does this say about the future of the U.S. women’s national team forward and her Chelsea contract that will expire in the summer? On this episode of Full Time, hosts Jillian Sakovits and Tamerra Griffin break down Macario’s ongoing absence from the Chelsea squad and what it means for head coach Sonia Bompastor to get a new contract through June 2030. Alongside Producer Theo, the trio

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43:58

Who won the winter transfer window & which top...

Full Time: A show about women"s soccer ·

2026/02/05

The winter transfer window closed in Europe shut this week, but who won the window? And, does it really matter? Why do we obsess so much over transfers and transfer windows? Do they matter? On this episode of Full Time, hosts Jillian Sakovits and Tamerra Griffin are joined by The Athletic’s Melanie Anzidei to analyze the top transfers from the January transfer window. Who will have the biggest impact in 2026? Who is not getting enough people talking? What was the most surprising transfer? After

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