Ally’s Chief Marketing Officer Andrea Brimmer joins the show to dig into their sponsorship of the NWSL, a new pledge to equally spend on men’s and women’s sports over the next 5 years in media buys, and how they hope to challenge others to join them in backing women’s sports.

Follow Andrea Brimmer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndreaBrimmer

Read about the Bay Area expansion efforts: https://theathletic.com/3375439/2022/06/21/nwsl-bay-area/

More on the USWNT roster for these friendlies & the W Championship: https://theathletic.com/3363484/2022/06/13/uswnt-roster-rapinoe-press/

Don’t forget, we have the NWSL schedule, standings and stats on the site and app now! https://theathletic.com/football/nwsl/standings/

The Athletic Soccer is now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo56QQ41e5Mc3ndX45mjauQ

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The Orlando Pride have placed head coach Amanda Cromwell and first assistant coach Sam Greene on administrative leave, all pending the results of an investigation into allegations of retaliation. It’s the latest in a long run of NWSL coaching suspensions, firings and the like. Meg Linehan is here to tell us why this one is important, and how a new policy is having its intended effect.

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A long, long journey is finally at its end. The United States men’s and women’s national teams have agreed to a first-of-it’s kind joint collective bargaining agreement – one which guarantees equal compensation for both teams. Meg Linehan has covered this story closely since the beginning, and she joins the show today to reflect on all that’s happened over the course of this story, and what could come next.

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Steph Yang returns to discuss all things NWSL, from the soccer itself to the second half of that Challenge Cup final. From the airing of grievances with Gotham to some processing and “I feel” statements, we’ve got it all this week.

Follow Steph on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thrace

Read this week’s NWSL column from Meg and Steph: https://theathletic.com/3301889/2022/05/09/nwsl-challenge-cup-alex-morgan-san-diego-wave/

Read Steph’s story on NWSL refs: https://theathletic.com/2856701/2021/09/29/what-its-like-to-be-an-nwsl-referee-low-pay-little-support-and-constant-criticism/

The latest news on Vivianne Miedema’s contract at Arsenal: https://theathletic.com/news/vivianne-miedema-closing-in-on-one-year-contract-extension-at-arsenal/TpTSnQGsMSwg/

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Meghann Burke, executive director of the NWSL Players Association, joins Full Time to walk everyone through the collective bargaining agreement — just signed on Friday night at Angel City’s first regular season match. 

Follow the NWSLPA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nwsl_players/

Read the CBA: https://www.nwslplayers.com/contract

Read this week’s NWSL column from Meg and Steph: https://theathletic.com/3291664/2022/05/03/angel-city-nwsl-tiers-ravelle/

Read Meg’s feature on the Angel City home opener: https://theathletic.com/3294418/2022/05/04/angel-city-fc-courage-opener-nwsl/

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Sandra Herrera from CBS Sports joins to discuss the CONCACAF W Championship draw and how the new tournament is changing, plus some quick NWSL thoughts to send us into another week of the Challenge Cup.

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For more on the CONCACAF W Championship: https://theathletic.com/3259874/2022/04/19/concacaf-wchampionship-draw-world-cup-qualifiers-uswnt/

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The U.S. women’s national team just cruised to a pair of victories against Uzbekistan with a combined score of 18-1. So what did we actually learn? Steph Yang is back to discuss the takeaways with Meg as this summer’s World Cup and Olympics qualifying draws closer.

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The NWSL challenge cup is just a handful of games old, but just in the past week ther ehave been three separate season-ending injuries that could impact the players’ clubs and the U.S. women’s national team. Meg Linehan is here to tell us all about it. Also, tonight’s the last night of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying – we’ll give you a quick guide to that.

Meg & Steph’s NWSL recap: https://theathletic.com/3214400/2022/03/28/jessica-mcdonald-and-ashley-sanchez-skill-shows-issues-with-broadcast-quality-and-stoneywatch-this-week-in-nwsl-chaos/

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“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-shamed-football-now-we-must-cherish-her-talent-as-well-as-salute-her-activism/

Watch UWCL games here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DAZNUEFAWomensChampionsLeague

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Susie 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: https://theathletic.com/3207358/2022/03/24/angel-city-unveils-club-anthem-by-brittany-howard-and-tia-p-it-just-hits-on-so-many-different-levels/

Alex Abnos and his absurd chart for men’s World Cup qualifiers: https://twitter.com/AnAbnos/status/1506801657178427404

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