Full Time: A show about women's soccer

By The Athletic

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... more

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Number 1: Making sense of Vlatko Andonovski's exit from the KC Current
This week, the Kansas City Current announced that the team would be mutually parting ways with Sporting Director Vlatko Andonovski. The bombshell news came just 10 months after Andonovski led the Current to a record-breaking NWSL Shield win as head coach, then swiftly restructured his role in Kansas City, moving him from the dugout to head of the front office on the sporting side. On this week’s Full Time, Jillian Sakovits, Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan will be trying to make sense of what this divorce means for the Current and Andonovski. How did we get here, and where will both go next? Is Kansas City still an elite destination in the NWSL? _______________ Articles referenced on the show: Kansas City Current and ex-USWNT manager Vlatko Andonovski ‘mutually part ways’ How ‘Ted Lasso’ found a love for women’s soccer in Kansas City Two-time MVP and Golden Boot winner Temwa Chawinga’s aura charges KC Current _______________ HOSTS: Jillian Sakovits, Tamerra Griffin, Meg Linehan PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes _______________ Get in touch: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub ⁠⁠here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
September 09, 202642min
Number 2: Kennedy Fuller & the U.S. U-20 WNT 2026 World Cup roster
On this episode of Full Time Focus, we’re talking about the USA roster for the upcoming 2026 U-20 World Cup in Poland, which was released this week. Host Jillian Sakovits sat down with Bay FC midfielder Kennedy Fuller to talk about what it means for her to be selected, what her role on the team is, her love of learning under Bay head coach Emma Coates, and how she is learning to let go of the pressure. PLUS: Tamerra Griffin joined the show to go deeper into this USA roster, the future stars to know, the players who didn’t make the cut on Vicky Jepson’s roster, and what the expectations are for the USA as they go in search of a fourth U-20 World Cup trophy, and their first since 2012. _______________ HOSTS: Jillian Sakovits, Tamerra Griffin GUEST: Kennedy Fuller PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes _______________ Referenced on the show: U-20 World Cup roster set after NWSL, college teams grant releases _______________ Get in touch: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Subscribe to our Youtube channel: here Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub ⁠⁠here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 21, 202627min
Number 3: Will Ashley Sanchez get recalled to the USWNT? | Reaction: Seb Hines sacked by the Orlando Pride
Host Jillian Sakovits is joined by The Athletic’s Tamerra Griffin to debate what it would take for Ashley Sanchez to return to the USWNT. Sanchez leads the NWSL Golden Boot race with 15 goals but hasn’t played for the national team since October 2024. PLUS: The pod reacts to Seb Hines getting sacked as the head coach of the Orlando Pride on Monday, while also breaking down all the top moments from the NWSL weekend, including Jaedyn Shaw’s accidental goal of the season nominee. Asli Pelit also hops on the show to talk about her article on locker room cliques in women’s soccer, both real and fictional. _______________ HOST: Jillian Sakovits GUESTS: Asli Pelit, Tamerra Griffin PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes _______________ Referenced on the show: _______________ Get in touch: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Subscribe to our YouTube channel: here Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub ⁠⁠here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 31, 202639min
Number 4: Could we see relocation in the NWSL again?
On this week’s Full Time, hosts Jillian Sakovits, Meg Linehan, and Tamerra Griffin unpack the past, present, and future of relocation in the NWSL. A lot of this conversation has been sparked by noise around Racing Louisville and how owners across the league have to keep up with rising expansion fees, revenues, and operating costs. How has being an owner in the NWSL changed in a short space of time? Asli Pelit joins the panel to add her expertise from the financial side of soccer and her candid conversations with owners in the league. ______________ HOSTS: Jillian Sakovits, Meg Linehan, Tamerra Griffin PANEL: Asli Pelit PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes ______________ Reference on the show: Expansion or relocation? How the NWSL ecosystem makes it hard to keep up with the price of winning Racing Louisville owner seeks new investment, says relocation not off the table An accidental NWSL owner in Louisville: The Suite Level with John Neace ______________ Get in touch: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Subscribe to our Youtube channel: here Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub ⁠⁠here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 19, 202643min
Number 5: Janine Sonis: How she came home to Denver and evolved as a player
Janine Sonis has played soccer all over the world. She has won an Olympic Gold medal with Canada. But there was nothing quite like when the opportunity arose to come home and launch the NWSL in Denver, especially with one of the most important coaches of her career. On this episode of Full Time, Jillian Sakovits is joined by Sonis to talk about why she made the move to join the Denver Summit in their inaugural NWSL season and what it has been like to finally be playing soccer at home. The interview also touches on Sonis’s love of coffee, her high expectations for the team in year one, and why she is having her best-ever goalscoring season despite playing as a defender. PLUS: Ashley Sanchez breaks more records as she extends her lead in the race for the NWSL’s Golden Boot. _______________ HOST: Jillian Sakovits GUEST: Janine Sonis PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes _______________ Referenced on the show: NWSL Golden Boot race: Can anyone overtake Temwa Chawinga or Barbra Banda? From Janine Sonis to Sam Kerr: Taking stock of NWSL’s over and underperforming goal scorers Co-captain Janine Sonis is the ‘heart and soul’ of Denver Summit in a crucial expansion year For Courage midfielder Ashley Sanchez, another USWNT call-up should be a matter of ‘when, not if’ _______________ Get in touch: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Subscribe to our Youtube channel: here Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub ⁠⁠here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 28, 202626min