Claire Watkins is back on Full Time to discuss the Chicago Red Stars, following the release of her exhaustive investigative report on the team this week. We discuss her new full time role at Just Women’s Sports, her reporting, and what comes next for the Red Stars — plus, a quick celebration of the new 2023 World Cup mascot.

Follow Claire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScoutRipley

Read her Chicago Red Stars story at Defector: https://defector.com/how-the-chicago-red-stars-became-the-epitome-of-nwsl-dysfunction/

Subscribe to the JWS newsletter: https://justwomenssports.com/newsletter/

Here’s Meg’s Red Stars story at The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3705608/

Our World Cup draw guide: https://theathletic.com/3704486/

Meg and Steph Yang on the NWSL quarterfinals: https://theathletic.com/3702263/

And our NWSL playoffs guide: https://theathletic.com/3691227/

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