Full Time with Meg Linehan: A show about women's soccer
144 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago -Full Time with Meg Linehan is a weekly soccer podcast expanding The Athletic’s coverage of the U.S. women’s national team, the National Women’s Soccer League, and the larger world of international soccer. Meg tackles the culture, context, and conversations about the sport here in America and beyond, with help from fellow writers and insiders from all corners of the game.
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Ada Hegerberg is Here and Motivated
March 30, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes“Long time, no see.” Ada Hegerberg recently announced her return to the Norway women’s national team, and is prepping for the second leg of Lyon’s Champions League quarterfinal against Juventus — but she stopped by Full Time to discuss the reaction to her big news, and dig in on media coverage of the women’s game. Follow Ada on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdaStolsmo Read more on Ada Hegerberg from Katie Whyatt: https://theathletic.com/3206942/2022/03/24/ada-hegerbergs-five-year-protest-sha...
Accountability and Progress (and Sneakers)
March 24, 2022 19:30 - 47 minutesSusie Piortkowski, head of women’s team sports at Octagon, joins Full Time this week to discuss the growth of the NWSL and women’s sports, the role of sponsorships, and, of course, sneakers. Follow Susie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/susiepio Read more on Ada Hegerberg from Katie Whyatt: https://theathletic.com/3206942/2022/03/24/ada-hegerbergs-five-year-protest-shamed-football-now-we-must-cherish-her-talent-as-well-as-salute-her-activism/ Meg’s story on the new Angel City FC anthem: htt...
2022 NWSL Challenge Cup preview
March 18, 2022 19:06 - 54 minutesMeg is joined by Steph Yang on a special live room edition of Full Time. They go through the entire NWSL league and preview the Challenge Cup. What should we expect? Which teams are the favorites? Challenge Cup preview: https://theathletic.com/3194346/2022/03/18/2022-nwsl-challenge-cup-guide-tournament-format-match-schedule-where-to-watch-and-more/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jessica Berman has been named the new NWSL commissioner
March 09, 2022 22:17 - 36 minutesOn Wednesday, the NWSL announced they had found their new commissioner — and Jessica Berman joins Full Time on day one (though her official start date isn’t until April 20 ahead of the regular season). It’s a giant role to step into considering the events of 2021 for the NWSL, and the future ahead — so time to find out what Berman’s approach to the role will be over the next four years. Follow Jessica Berman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JessicaBerman1 Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
We're All In This Together
March 03, 2022 17:44 - 59 minutesPaul Tenorio is back and ready to discuss all things U.S. Soccer — from how the men’s national team will play a role in the USWNT equal pay settlement and CBA negotiations, to the new TV deal for the USMNT and USWNT, to the upcoming presidential election between Cindy Parlow Cone and Carlos Cordeiro this weekend. Follow Paul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulTenorio Where things stand following the USWNT’s settlement with U.S. Soccer (by Meg): https://theathletic.com/3147035/2022/02/23/w...
USWNT players reach settlement with U.S. Soccer for total of $24 million
February 22, 2022 20:10 - 1 hourMeg Linehan and Steph Yang react to the USWNT players settlement with U.S. Soccer on a brand new live room on The Athletic! Meg's story: https://theathletic.com/news/uswnt-players-reach-settlement-with-us-soccer-for-total-of-24-million-in-pay-discrimination-lawsuit/BXmnGmymxK4b/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scratching The Surface
February 10, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutesThis week’s guest is Molly Hensley-Clancy of the Washington Post, who discusses her investigative reporting on former Chicago Red Stars head coach Rory Dames at the NWSL and youth levels and the 2018 investigation done by U.S. Soccer, as well as the news of Michele Kang becoming majority owner of the Washington Spirit. Follow Molly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mollyhc Read her latest story here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/02/08/rory-dames-eclipse-select-misconduct-allegat...
Balancing The Game
February 03, 2022 10:00 - 49 minutesSarah Gregorius, FIFPRO’s Director of Policy & Strategy for Women’s Football, joins Full Time to discuss a new report from the organization on player workload. We focus in on the NWSL and the USWNT, and discuss how the schedule is ultimately the key to everything (at least when it comes to player workload). Plus: a historic CBA for the NWSL Players’ Association and the NWSL preseason started on time! Follow Sarah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_grego Read the 2021 FIFPRO Player Worklo...
Staying On Theme
January 27, 2022 09:00 - 1 hourIt’s 2022, and Full Time is back! Meg and Steph catch up on the major events of the year so far, especially the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations between the players’ association and the NWSL, plus the ongoing ownership saga of the Washington Spirit and plenty more. Follow Steph Yang on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thrace Meg’s report on a potential work stoppage: https://theathletic.com/news/nwsl-players-wont-report-to-clubs-without-cba-in-place-sources/6Lq02CrVJBBr/ The latest NWSL...
Solidarity and Support
December 15, 2021 14:30 - 47 minutesNWSL Players Association executive director Meghann Burke and former player Mana Shim join Full Time to discuss a new initiative designed to support NWSL players: an emergency fund that will assist current and former players with financial hardships, from car repairs to mental health resources, by putting money directly in their pockets. For more on the emergency fund and to donate: https://supporttheplayers.net/ Follow the NWSL PA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nwsl_players Follow Mana S...
The Lists Are In
December 10, 2021 23:32 - 52 minutesThe trades are done (for now, sort of) and Meg and Steph immediately hopped on Zoom to react to the protected and unprotected lists for the upcoming NWSL Expansion Draft as soon as they dropped on Friday. Real-time reactions, ruminating about the nature of the draft itself, plus some suggestions on additional programming for the broadcast — just tossing this out here, but if you’re going to put retired players on the list, then we deserve a NWSL retired player combine. The NWSL trade tracker...
Trades, Trades and More Trades (and a trip to Australia)
December 03, 2021 19:15 - 55 minutesMeg and Steph tackle the new-look USWNT’s performance in the final games of the year against Australia, before digging into one of the wildest NWSL trade windows ever (and it’s not even quite done yet) ahead of the NWSL expansion draft for Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC. The NWSL trade tracker (free to read): https://theathletic.com/live-blogs/nwsl-trade-tracker-sam-mewis-to-kc-current-sarah-gorden-and-julie-ertz-to-angel-city-and-more/DQSpUFTtvqRa/ Meg and Steph on the USWNT players ...
The System Is Down
November 23, 2021 18:59 - 1 hourThe NWSL went from the high of the NWSL Championship in Louisville on Saturday to the all-too-familiar low of yet another investigative report concerning the misconduct of a head coach. Claire Watkins is here to process the news around Rory Dames following Monday’s Washington Post report, plus touch on the final we just attended this weekend between the Red Stars and Washington Spirit. Subscribe to The Athletic and support all of our women’s soccer coverage right now — currently just $1 a mo...
NWSL Semis, A New USWNT and A Shared Brain Cell
November 12, 2021 21:31 - 53 minutesMeg’s in Portland, Steph’s at home, and we’re back to discuss the NWSL semifinals, the USWNT roster and some of the latest news around the league — plus, some thoughts on Red (Taylor’s Version) because it’s currently on repeat when we’re not recording podcasts. Subscribe to The Athletic and support all of our women’s soccer coverage right now at https://theathletic.com/fulltime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Proactive Approach to the NWSL Schedule?
November 03, 2021 17:27 - 52 minutesAfter an unplanned week off, Full Time is back in a big way with Alex Morgan, Rachel Daly and Lynn Williams joining the pod to have a discussion about the NWSL and plans for 2022 — with a crowded summer of international matches and World Cup qualifiers, how can players balance club and country? We explore the player perspective on the soccer calendar and what could change — and how proactively talking about this now might help push the NWSL to live up to its hopes of being the best league in ...
"Some issues around transparency"
October 21, 2021 08:00 - 19 minutesJust a quick check-in from Meg this week with the latest news, plus hear from new interim CEO of the NWSL Marla Messing, who spoke to the media for the first time on Wednesday. We’ve got some of her comments this episode covering the ongoing investigations across the women’s soccer landscape, a league update on the Washington Spirit, and more. Take the 2021 NWSL Supporter Survey here: https://theathletic.com/2902944/2021/10/20/nwsl-supporter-survey-2021-we-want-your-opinion-on-the-league-its...
Most Valuable
October 14, 2021 08:00 - 58 minutesMeg and Steph Yang catch up to discuss both the fall-out across the NWSL (including the relocation of the NWSL Championship) but also the games and the playoff picture — plus discuss some candidates for NWSL MVP, and what we consider “most valuable.” Plus: thinking about the NWSL commissioner role and the USWNT roster drop, and Meg might accidentally start a barbeque war at the end. The new website for the Black Women’s Player Collective: https://www.bwplayercollective.org/ Read Steph’s sto...
"This guy has a pattern"
September 30, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutesMeg and Katie Strang discuss their reporting on Thursday’s story: ‘This guy has a pattern’: Amid institutional failure, two former NWSL players accuse prominent coach of sexual coercion at The Athletic. Read the story here: https://theathletic.com/2857633/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A (Late) Summer in Ohio with the USWNT
September 24, 2021 19:39 - 47 minutesMeg and Steph Yang both made trips to Ohio for the USWNT friendlies against Paraguay, and compare notes in today’s show, before discussing the emotions around player retirements, a diversion on the latest episode of Ted Lasso (spoilers!), and then circling back around to the NWSL, plus the new expansion draft rules. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tweets and Track Changes
September 16, 2021 18:09 - 45 minutesThe IX Newsletter’s Howard Megdal is here to discuss the latest on equal pay, with U.S. Soccer trying to take some big steps in collective bargaining negotiations and in the public sphere, plus the role of the equal pay documentary, public statements and tweets in the back-and-forth between the federation and the players. Follow Howard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/howardmegdal Read Howard’s latest on equal pay at Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardmegdal/2021/09/16/has-us-soccer...
Exactamundo, Dikembe Mutombo
September 09, 2021 08:00 - 50 minutesSometimes you just want to talk about things that make you happy — so Kavitha Davidson, our culture writer at The Athletic, joins Full Time to discuss the second season of Ted Lasso, from appreciating the weekly nature of the show to a new appreciation for Higgins to the show’s embrace of earnestness and subversive feminism. Follow Kavitha on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kavithadavidson Kavitha’s Ted Lasso review: https://theathletic.com/2719847/2021/07/21/sophomore-slump-not-at-all-the-new...
A Reckoning
September 02, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourMeg is back from vacation and Steph Yang joins the show to help her catch up on another absolutely wild week in the NWSL. Plus, Douglas Reyes-Ceron from the Rose Room Collective joins Full Time to provide some supporter perspective on what’s happening with the Washington Spirit, and why a single banner created an entire NWSL news cycle. Follow Steph on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thrace Steph’s article on Christen Press signing with Angel City: https://theathletic.com/2785520/2021/08/23/ch...
Popping in from Portland
August 19, 2021 19:06 - 41 minutesMeg and Steph are in Portland for the Women’s International Champions Cup, and discuss the tournament’s opening matches between Lyon and Barcelona and Portland and Houston. We check in on the latest from the Washington Spirit as well and their sponsorship announcement, plus the major NWSL trade this week between Kansas City and Portland. Follow Steph on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thrace Check out Artifact: https://www.heyartifact.com/loveletters/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
What's Going on in Washington?
August 12, 2021 17:05 - 52 minutesPablo Maurer and Steph Yang join Full Time to discuss our reporting around the coaching situation happening with the Washington Spirit, after head coach Richie Burke was suspended pending an investigation by the team this week. Plus, we take a step back to discuss some of the tensions and issues facing the NWSL. Read our report on the Washington Spirit here: https://theathletic.com/2764932/2021/08/11/washington-spirit-richie-burke-nwsl-investigation/ Molly Hensley-Clancy’s reporting on Rich...
Tokyo Olympics: And That's a Wrap
August 06, 2021 18:58 - 34 minutesSteph Yang and Meg are here with the final edition of our Olympics coverage on Full Time, with a very happy Steph celebrating Canada’s victory over Sweden via penalty kicks to win Gold. We’ve got some thoughts on the match, a little bit of reflection about what comes next for the USWNT, and say goodbye to Tokyo 2020 (and get just a bit hyped for the 2023 World Cup already). For all our Olympic women’s soccer coverage at The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/tag/tokyo-2020-womens-soccer/ Learn...
Tokyo Olympics: Let's Go Girls
August 05, 2021 13:04 - 37 minutesSteph Yang and Meg are here with another early morning reaction to a USWNT match — and we finally got a good 4 a.m. game, with the U.S. sneaking past Australia to win bronze in a “no defense, just vibes” 4-3 affair. For all our Olympic women’s soccer coverage at The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/tag/tokyo-2020-womens-soccer/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tokyo Olympics: Weird Vibes and Taking the Pressure Off
August 04, 2021 14:41 - 30 minutesJeff Rueter of The Athletic joins Full Time for our final matchday minus-one preview episode ahead of the bronze and gold medal matches on Thursday. We talk about joy and some of the overall impressions of the USWNT through this tournament and what comes next, plus Jeff flips the script and asks me a couple of questions about what trying to cover the Olympics remotely has been like compared to the 2019 World Cup. For all our Olympic women’s soccer coverage at The Athletic: https://theathleti...
Bonus Pod: Jamie Wine on the USWNT Players' Appeal
August 03, 2021 17:52 - 36 minutesJamie Wine, partner at Latham & Watkins, joins Full Time to provide some perspective from the U.S. Soccer Federation on the USWNT players’ appeal in the equal pay lawsuit, following the opening brief from the players’ legal team and six amicus briefs (including ones from the U.S. men’s national team’s players association and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tokyo Olympics: "There's Still a Medal on the Line"
August 02, 2021 15:21 - 37 minutesSweden and Canada picked up semifinal wins to advance to the Gold medal match in Japan, while the USWNT and Australia will play for bronze on Thursday morning (4 a.m. ET). Steph Yang joins the pod for our game day breakdown of the historic result for Canada, another underwhelming result for the U.S. and what it might mean for the team moving forward. Read Steph’s article, ‘What’s gone wrong for the USWNT at the Olympics’: https://theathletic.com/2746578/2021/08/02/uswnt-olympics-what-went-wr...
Tokyo Olympics: Battle of the Bagels with Shireen Ahmed
August 01, 2021 19:35 - 36 minutesIt’s USA vs. Canada in the semifinals, what Meg has decided to call the Battle of the Bagels but also serves as a perfect rematch of the epic 2012 Olympic semifinal between the two teams. Preeminent Canadian Shireen Ahmed joins the pod to determine the stress levels on both sides of this semifinal ahead of Monday’s game. For all our Olympic women’s soccer coverage at The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/tag/tokyo-2020-womens-soccer/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
Tokyo Olympics: Quarterfinal Chaos
July 30, 2021 16:31 - 43 minutesFour teams have moved on in the Olympics, with the USWNT, Canada, Australia and Sweden all now looking to bring home some medals. Steph Yang is back, and we discuss all four quarterfinals, how watching overlapping knockout rounds destroyed us, Alyssa Naeher stepping up for the USWNT and also discuss today’s update in the USWNT players’ appeal for equal pay, with the players of the USMNT throwing their support behind them for not just equal pay, but more pay. For all our Olympic women’s socce...
Bonus Pod: "The Biggest Check We've Ever Written"
July 28, 2021 12:28 - 25 minutesBig news, which means a bonus pod! Founder and CEO of Title Nine, Missy Park, joins the show to discuss her company’s one million dollar contribution to the USWNT Players’ Association to help close gap for equal pay, plus discusses how watching LFG played a role in this contribution, the Kick In For Equal Pay fund, and how this isn’t an ad for Title Nine, but woven into the company’s DNA in how they support women. For more on the Kick In For Equal Pay fund: www.KickInForEqualPay.com Follow ...
Tokyo Olympics: The Knockout Rounds Await
July 27, 2021 14:52 - 44 minutesMeg and Steph are back to break down the final day of group stage matches from Japan, including the USWNT’s uninspired 0-0 draw with Australia, setting up a quarterfinal against the Netherlands (and a rematch of the 2019 World Cup final). We bid farewell to Chile, China, New Zealand and Zambia, and give our first impressions of the quarterfinal match-ups. For all our Olympic women’s soccer coverage at The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/tag/tokyo-2020-womens-soccer/ Check out a sample fro...
Tokyo Olympics: Everything Is Happening All The Time
July 26, 2021 18:08 - 16 minutesMeg flies solo today with your Olympic preview for the final day of the group stage for the Olympic tournament, plus the latest from the equal pay lawsuit between the players of the USWNT and U.S. Soccer and a round-up of news from across the NWSL. For all our Olympic women’s soccer coverage at The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/tag/tokyo-2020-womens-soccer/ Our guide to the tournament (free and unlocked to read): https://theathletic.com/2711374/2021/07/16/tokyo-2020-olympics-womens-foot...
Tokyo Olympics: Keep The Vibes Coming
July 24, 2021 15:23 - 51 minutesThe USWNT course corrected on Saturday with a 6-1 win over New Zealand, and Meg and Steph Yang are back with analysis of the second day of group stage matches from the Tokyo Olympics. Plus, from Barbra Banda to Brazil to Blackstenius, we review all the action after we break down what went right for the U.S. and what still needs cleaning up before they face Australia on Tuesday. For all our Olympic women’s soccer coverage at The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/tag/tokyo-2020-womens-soccer/ ...
Tokyo Olympics: "We're On To New Zealand"
July 23, 2021 08:00 - 18 minutesFull Time is back for a preview of the second day of group stage matches, and The Athletic’s Matt Pentz joins for what we’re watching for as the USWNT plays New Zealand on Saturday. The team itself wants to be “absolutely ruthless” as they try to start digging out of the hole of that 3-0 loss to Sweden, but with the perspective of some more time between the loss and this podcast — what are the adjustments that need to be made? Plus, Meg gives you a quick breakdown on the other match-ups and h...
Tokyo Olympics: A Statement Win From Sweden Rocks the USWNT
July 21, 2021 14:15 - 42 minutesThe USWNT got a rude awakening to the start of their Olympic tournament, with Sweden dismantling them on Wednesday in a 3-0 win. Steph Yang joins for the first match-day reaction pod here at Full Time, where we try to make sense of the defeat and figure out what comes next, plus review the results from every single game (with big wins from the Netherlands and Brazil, opening victories from Team GB and Australia and Canada and Japan settling for the only draw on Wednesday). For all our Olympi...
Tokyo Olympics: Let The Games Begin
July 20, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutesThe Olympics are almost here — and we’re shifting into tournament mode at Full Time. Brooks Peck, deputy managing editor at The Athletic’s soccer vertical, helps kick off the first Olympics edition of the show as we preview the tournament and what we’re watching for in Japan, plus give you an overview of how to follow the tournament via our coverage. Plus: how to watch the opening day of games in the U.S.! For all our Olympic women’s soccer coverage at The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/t...
Prepping for the Olympics with Mia Hamm
July 15, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourMia Hamm joins Full Time to discuss setting a new record with her rookie card, Olympics from 1996 to 2021, how LAFC and AS Roma have taught her authenticity is important as an owner for Angel City, and more. Follow Mia Hamm on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiaHamm Read Adam Crafton and Katie Whyatt’s story on Manchester United Women: https://theathletic.com/2698027/ Follow all of our Olympic women’s soccer coverage at The Athletic in one place here: https://theathletic.com/tag/tokyo-2020-w...
Send Off Complete & the Fight for LGBTQ+ Visibility at Euro 2020
July 08, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourWe’ve hit episode 50 of Full Time with Meg Linehan, and we’re celebrating with an extra-jammed pack episode. First, Sandra Herrera of CBS Sports hops on to catch up on the USWNT Send-Off Series, the NWSL and her new podcast with CBS and co-host Lisa Roman, Attacking Third. Then Adam Crafton of The Athletic joins and we get a bit outside the women’s game to discuss what’s been happening at Euro 2020 when it comes to rainbow armbands, stadiums lit up across Germany, and how governing bodies are...
Driving the Future of Women's Sports with Data
July 01, 2021 08:00 - 51 minutesCaiti Donovan, VP of data and insights with Sports Innovation Lab, joins Full Time to walk us through a new report designed to unlock the business case for women’s sports. Driven by fan data, we discuss the changing profile of fandom, quality over quantity of fan engagement and why fan behaviors are more important than fan demographics when trying to grow the game. Read The Fan Project report here: https://www.thefanproject.co/ Follow The Fan Project on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/the...
The USWNT Roster Is In
June 23, 2021 17:58 - 51 minutesMeg is back from Texas! Steph Yang hops on to discuss the final decisions for the USWNT Olympic roster, then Paul Tenorio joins to fill everyone in on the latest from the Olivia Moultrie vs. NWSL lawsuit. Spoiler: it did not go well for the NWSL. Follow Steph on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thrace Our unlocked, free to read roster news story: https://theathletic.com/news/uswnt-reveals-18-player-olympic-squad-led-by-megan-rapinoe-rose-lavelle/P0TN1568gb39 Read our morning analysis of the r...
Roster Processing and Putting the L in NWSL
June 18, 2021 14:50 - 1 hourMeg is back from Texas! Steph Yang hops on to discuss the final decisions for the USWNT Olympic roster, then Paul Tenorio joins to fill everyone in on the latest from the Olivia Moultrie vs. NWSL lawsuit. Spoiler: it did not go well for the NWSL. Follow Steph on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thrace Follow Paul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulTenorio Read Steph’s assessment of the USWNT roster: https://theathletic.com/2658453/2021/06/17/uswnt-olympics-roster-watch/ Read Paul’s latest o...
Summer Series, Having A Blast
June 10, 2021 08:00 - 47 minutesHAO is back! Heather O’Reilly swings by the pod to help break down the USWNT roster and upcoming Summer Series games, with plenty of first-hand knowledge of how an 18-player Olympic roster gets made. From the role of alternates to how versatility is key, we try to tackle everything you need to watch these three games with the final roster in mind. Follow Heather O’Reilly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeatherOReilly Check out The Athletic’s Euros coverage: https://theathletic.com/tag/uefa-...
Double The Full Time, Double The Fun
June 03, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourSteph Yang has officially joined The Athletic as our second full time women’s soccer writer, and she joins the show to discuss the new role, avoid talking about herself at all costs, and actually talk about some soccer, the NWSL, and we face the ultimate question together: if we had 5 chickens like Crystal Dunn, what would we name them? Follow Steph Yang on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thrace Read Steph’s intro at The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2619997/2021/06/01/steph-yang-womens-so...
The Rookie From Racing
May 27, 2021 08:00 - 45 minutesEmina Ekic contributed a goal and an assist in Racing Louisville FC’s first victory of 2021 and their first as an expansion team. The hometown rookie joins Full Time to discuss moving up to the pros, pizza, and passing drills with Yuki Nagasato. Follow Emina Ekic on Twitter: https://twitter.com/emina_ekic10 Follow Emina Ekic on Instagram (this means you, Yuki): https://www.instagram.com/emina_ekic10/ Read Paul Tenorio on the USSF and SUM split: https://theathletic.com/2608411/ Read Shiree...
Try This One Simple Trick Marketers Hate
May 20, 2021 08:00 - 55 minutesThe Athletic’s Jeff Rueter joins Full Time to walk through the risks and rewards of rebranding a club as we examine what went wrong with Columbus Crew but right with Gotham FC, plus American soccer’s strange relationship with its own history. Also, of course, we discuss our favorite abandoned trademark, DOGSO. Follow Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffrueter More on the Santa Clara support section: https://theathletic.com/2597864/ More info/pre-order Secrets of Success: https://megli...
Win Everything
May 13, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutesKelli Hubly, defender for Portland Thorns FC, joins Full Time to talk about the first trophy of 2021 for the Thorns after their Challenge Cup success last weekend. Plus, she walks through the tournament final, provides insight on teammates like AD Franch and Christine Sinclair, and we reminisce about the time a basketball game broke out in the midst of a NWSL. media day Follow Kelli on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kellihubly Read more on Casey Stoney stepping down from Manchester United: ht...
What Is Happening?
May 06, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourA pretty jam-packed show this week on Full Time. First, Paul Tenorio of The Athletic joins to discuss the story of the lawsuit filed on behalf of 15-year-old Olivia Moultrie, who’s trying to sign a contract with Portland Thorns FC. Then, Howard Megdal of The Next and The IX Newsletter is on to break down all of the storylines around the NWSL Challenge Cup final, make a case for New Jersey’s finest Carli Lloyd, and take a step back to discuss the landscape of the NWSL and women’s sports covera...
Creating a Paradigm for the NWSL
April 29, 2021 08:00 - 57 minutesMeghann Burke, recently named executive director of the NWSL Players’ Association, joins the show to discuss her new role with the PA, her roots in women’s soccer and law, the process of how a CBA gets made and how this will define the new paradigm for the National Women’s Soccer League. Follow Meghann Burke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meghannburke Visit the NWSLPA website: https://www.nwslplayers.com/ Follow the NWSLPA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nwsl_players Yes, the schedule is...