Stay ConnectedFull 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.
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First, Brooks Peck of The Athletic joins Full Time to fully break down The Year of Kristie Mewis after her return to the USWNT and goal against the Netherlands. Then, Arianna Scavetti of Lyon Offside helps break down just what is happening with the France national team as the conflict between captain Amandine Henry and head coach Corinne Diacre elevates in a public fashion.
Follow Brooks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrooksDT
Read Brooks on Kristie Mewis during the Challenge Cup: https://theathletic.com/1955627/
And read Brooks on Kristie Mewis, USWNT goalscorer: https://theathletic.com/2225800/
Follow Arianna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AScavs
Find her work at Lyon Offside: https://lyonoffside.com/author/ascavetti/
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John D. Halloran checks in from Chicago to break down the USWNT roster for their upcoming six-day camp and friendly against the Netherlands, plus reactions to the NWSL’s new plans for the 2021 season and the state of NWSL coverage.
Follow John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnDHalloran
Follow John’s Work at The Equalizer: https://equalizersoccer.com/author/john-d-halloran/
More on the USWNT roster call-ups: https://theathletic.com/2204300/2020/11/17/final-uswnt-squad-of-2020-is-about-small-changes-not-seismic-shifts/
More on the plans for 2021 at the NWSL: https://theathletic.com/2205704/2020/11/18/nwsl-announces-modified-2021-schedule-including-challenge-cup-return/
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Steph Yang from All for XI is back — and we do our best to make sense of the NWSL expansion draft for Racing Louisville FC and the picks made on Thursday night, including the rights to Tobin Heath and Christen Press.
Follow Steph on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thrace
All for XI: https://www.allforxi.com/
Recap of Meg’s Live Q&A from during the expansion draft: https://theathletic.com/2189811/2020/11/10/live-qa-nwsl-expansion-draft-with-meg-linehan-on-11-12-at-7-p-m-et/
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Ann Odong zooms in from Australia and we catch up on a decade-plus of trying to grow the game and coverage of women’s soccer, look ahead to the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand (yes, this includes quokka talk) and discuss managing burn-out, sightseeing on soccer trips and most importantly, community.
Follow Ann on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnnOdong
Follow The Matildas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMatildas
An entire documentary on quokkas: https://youtu.be/JLJ7NnpmGus
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Steph Yang of All for XI is back on Full Time to help break down the rules of the upcoming NWSL expansion draft for Racing Louisville FC, game out some scenarios of how we think the draft might go, and propose a plan so wild it might just work.
Follow Steph on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thrace
All for XI: https://www.allforxi.com/
Meg’s expansion draft story at The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2161738/2020/10/26/nwsl-expansion-draft-rules-racing-louisville/
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Sam Stejskal and Pablo Maurer of The Athletic join Full Time to discuss their latest reporting on political donations from MLS owners and how they’re at odds with the social causes the teams and fans support, and how this lens applies to the NWSL and the American soccer landscape.
Follow Sam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/samstejskal
Follow Pablo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLSist
Read Disconnect: As MLS teams back social causes, owners’ money often fights them by Pablo and Sam: https://theathletic.com/2148851/
Read On Living Well and Writing Furiously by Adam Whittaker Snavely: https://snavely.substack.com/p/on-living-well-and-writing-furiously
Read USWNT’s Vlatko Andonovski on how scouting, preparation led to October’s call-ups by Meg: https://theathletic.com/2142137/
Listen to Soccer 101 from Total Soccer Show: https://www.totalsoccershow.com/soccer101
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Anne M. Peterson of AP Sports is in this week to break down the NWSL Fall Series, especially her local team in Portland, the U.S. women’s national team camp roster, plus her coverage at the Associated Press and how we survived at the 2019 World Cup.
Follow Anne on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnnieMPeterson
Subscribe to The IX newsletter: https://theix.substack.com/subscribe
AP’s women’s soccer hub: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-soccer
Read Matt Pentz on Madison Hammond of OL Reign: https://theathletic.com/2133313/
Read Meg’s story on Meghan Duggan’s retirement: https://theathletic.com/2135654/2
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It’s mailbag time! You had questions — a lot of them. Here are the answers in an extra-long episode to fit as many in as possible. Topics include: Kristie Mewis making her USWNT return, some early thoughts on the upcoming expansion draft, merchandise, women’s soccer coverage at the Athletic, and a lot of questions about books and beer, plus a hard sell on watching Ted Lasso.
Read “Ted Lasso” pulls off rare jump from Premier League promos to sitcom success by Chris Kamrani: https://theathletic.com/2094135/
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Angela Hucles (4:28) joins Full Time from her garage recording set-up to discuss calling games remotely, what’s happening with the USL, her ownership with the NWSL expansion team in Los Angeles, finding her leadership voice and some WUSA memories.
Follow Angela Hucles on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/angelahucles
Fueling Dynamic Leaders: https://www.fuelingdynamicleaders.com/
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First, Julia Poe of the Orlando Sentinel (6:01) walks us through the Orlando Pride’s approach to the Fall Series and beyond with a ton of local insight, then Sandra Herrera of CBS Sports (28:54) is back again to rep Chicago, plus discuss the stakes of NWSL games right now and the disrespect of Crystal Dunn.
Follow Julia Poe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jpoe24601
Follow Sandra Herrera on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SandHerrera_
Watch Katie Nolan’s segment (ONE OF US): https://youtu.be/BuNRvHt8t1Y
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