Full Time: A show about women's soccer

On this week's Full Time Focus , Jillian Sakovits is joined by Elizabeth Ball to talk about life at the top of the NWSL standings with the Kansas City Current. The experienced defender is one of the longest tenured players at the Current. On the show, she shares what it has been like to see the team rise over the past half decade. Ball calls into the show from her soon-to-be-opened coffeeshop in K...

Being head coach of Angel City FC might just be one of the biggest jobs in soccer. How do you take one of the most well established and highest-performing brands off the pitch and turn them into a winner on the pitch? Well, this week on Full Time, Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan are joined by ACFC head coach Alex Straus to go inside his vision for the team. Starting with Straus' journey to Los Ang...

The NWSL's first official Rivalry Weekend is in the books. It was a mixed bag until the Portland Thorns took the roof with a 4-2 win over the Seattle Reign, cementing the Cascadia Clash as the must-watch rivalry in the league. On this week's Full Time Review, Jillian Sakovits is joined by Tamerra Griffin to break down that record-breaking rivalry win, and how the young Thorns are coming into their...

On this week's Full Time Focus , Meg Linehan and Producer Theo discuss the abrupt firing of Sean Nahas as the head coach of the North Carolina Courage, and the combative press conference with the club's sporting director Ceri Bowley that followed. What do we know at this time about the firing? And, why is it unclear what happened? Meg and Theo also talk about what it means for Nick Cushing to be h...

On Full Time this week we're talking about NWSL rivalries. Over the last 12 years, we've seen some true, real rivalries, but we've also seen some that raise a few eyebrows. So, how do rivalries happen? Who are they for? Why are they important to the NWSL? And, what are the key ingredients to sustaining them? For this discussion, hosts Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan are joined by esteemed NWSL jou...

Fresh from the weekend, it's Full Time Review -- Producer Theo is joined by Tamerra Griffin and Melanie Anzidei to break down the incredible Copa America Femenina final between Brazil and Colombia that saw Marta further etch her name into the history books with a legacy-defining display. How close was Colombia to a first-ever title? What does a ninth title mean for Brazil ? How can South American...

On this week's Full Time Focus , Seattle Reign midfielder Angharad James-Turner joins the show to talk to Asli Pelit her summer captaining Wales at its first-ever major tournament, Women's Euro 2025. Then attentions turn to the return of the NWSL . This week, James-Turner signed a new two-year contract extension with Seattle , and the 31-year-old explains why she is so committed to the team and ho...

It's time to say goodbye to the ‘summer of soccer’ because what’s that on the horizon? Yes, the return of the NWSL. On this week's Full Time , Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan have their feelings heard on the finals of Women's Euro 2025 and Women's Africa Cup of Nations, as well as hear from Charlotte Harpur who was amongst all the fun outside Buckingham Palace on Tuesday when England paraded its E...

England held their nerve again. England fought to the bitter end again. England are European champions yet again. The final episode of Full Time Euros takes you inside England's penalty shootout win over Spain in the Women's Euro 2025 final win in Basel, Switzerland, with host Jillian Sakovits and the Athletic’s Laia Cervello, Michael Cox, and Charlotte Harpur. The trio analyze how England were ab...

It all comes down to this. The final of Women’s Euro 2025 is here, and England will meet Spain at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday.   Host Jillian Sakovits is joined by The Athletic’s Laia Cervello and Charlotte Harpur to break down everything you need to know about the Women’s Euro 2025 final. The trio trace England and Spain’s respective journeys to the final, and what m...

The start of Copa America Femenina 2025 has been marred by a protest by the Uruguay players over investment, and complaints from Brazil regarding facilities and marketing. So, as the women's soccer world celebrates an incredible month of international soccer, is CONMEBOL's continental championship evolving or stagnating? On this week's Full Time , Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan are joined by The...

On Friday, July 18, 25,000 Swiss fans marched through the nations capital on the way to Stadium Wankdorf to see their country play in its first-ever Euros quarterfinal against Spain . While that match ended in defeat, and the Women's Euro 2025 host's tournament came to an end in Bern , the scenes and passion epitomized the women's soccer awakening that has taken in place in Switzerland this summer...

How did they do it? How did Germany and England win two of the most extraordinary quarterfinals in Euro 2025 history, defeating France and Sweden respectively on penalty shootouts? This edition of Full Time Euros takes you inside those incredible quarterfinals, from Basel and Ann-Katrin Berger's balletic and jaw-dropping saves in the Germany goal . To Zurich, and Lucy Bronze's l esson in leadershi...

On this week's Full Time , Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan take you inside Women's Africa Cup Of Nations. From the press box, to the pitch, to the stands, the community, and the culture, Full Time gets to the heart of what makes WAFCON so unique. The podcast caught up with African soccer journalist and On The Whistle podcast co-host Alisdair Howorth to talk about the the history, teams and names t...

The Euro 2025 quarterfinals are here. Eight nations still have hopes of lifting the trophy, but pre-tournament favorites Spain remain the team to beat. Can anyone stop them? On this special quarter-final preview edition of Full Time Euros , host Jillian Sakovits is joined by Charlotte Harpur, Laia Cervello and Michael Cox to break down the key matchups, narratives and what's at stake as the knocko...

The Euro 2025 group stage is over. And on the final day, England cruised past Wales 6-1 to clinch a place in the quarterfinals , with France going through as Group D winners after a chaotic 5-2 thrashing of the Netherlands. On the third edition of Full Time Euros , host Jillian Sakovits is joined by Tamerra Griffin and Ali Rampling to break down the final round of group stage matches and say goodb...

We are in the thick of the ‘Summer of Soccer’ – from the UEFA Women’s Euros, to CAF's Women’s African Cup of Nations, to FIFA's Men’s Club World Cup , and with the NWSL set to return on August 2nd – it is all happening. And, as I’m sure you’re experiencing, the summers are fraught with extreme heat, hurricanes, storms and droughts…and yet, the soccer still goes on. On this week's Full Time , Tamer...

What a response from England. With the Lionesses Euro 2025 title hopes on the line, they bounced back from an opening match defeat to France to thrash the Netherlands 4-0 on Matchday 2 of the group stage. On the second edition of Full Time Euros , Charlotte Harpur joins the podcast from Zurich to break down how England produced one of the best performances of the Sarina Wiegman era. Did the outsid...

The first round of group stage matches at Euro 2025 are in the books, and England are on the ropes after a disastrous 2-1 defeat to France in their opening match of the tournament. On the opening edition of Full Time Euros , Tamerra Griffin is joined by Cerys Jones, Megan Feringa, and Charlotte Harpur to analyze every match, the biggest performances and talking points from the first round of the g...

On Full Time , Jillian Sakovits and Tamerra Griffin analyze how the USWNT was able to dominate Canada so easily in a 3-0 win on Wednesday night at Audi Field. From Emma Hayes' big picture tactics, to Sam Coffey's ruthless goalscoring streak and the young full-backs who have been totally unfazed by the moment. PLUS: After that, you will hear the second half of Casey Stoney's feature interview with...

Fresh from the weekend, it's Full Time Review -- where host Jillian Sakovits is joined by Tamerra Griffin to break down another 4-0 win for the USWNT over the Republic of Ireland, as well as unpack the latest on Aitana Bonmati's viral meningitis diagnosis. What did we see from Lynn Biyendolo captaining her country for the first time? Why is it so important for Emma Hayes to have handed out 24 inte...

On this week's Full Time Focus , Jillian   Sakovits is joined by The Athletic's Tamerra Griffin to break down the USWNT's 4-0 win over the Republic of Ireland in Colorado on Thursday night. The duo also reflect on the first anniversary of Emma Hayes taking over as head coach, and the symmetry Dick's Sporting Goods Park being the very same stadium she took charge of her first game. What were t...

Welcome to Full Time's big UEFA Women's Euro 2025 preview podcast. Hosts Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan get you caught up on everything you need to know about the tournament. With the help of The Athletic's Megan Feringa, Cerys Jones, Ali Rampling and Charlotte Harpur the crew breaks down every group - from A to D - with expert analysis on the favorites, the contenders, the dark horses, the break...

On this week's Full Time Review , Jillian Sakovits has everything you need to know about the final Matchweek of the first half of the NWSL season. Then, Producer Theo is joined by Annie Peterson to go deeper on the Portland Thorns and the rejuvenation of their intimidating home stadium, Providence Park. Peterson looks back on the history of the team, as well what makes this group special, to bette...

On this week's Full Time Focus , Jillian   Sakovits is joined by The Athletic's Meg Linehan to break down the latest USWNT roster that was announced for the upcoming friendlies against the Republic of Ireland and Canada . How is Emma Hayes managing her players' workload this summer? Who are the new faces on the team? And, what does Rose Lavelle's return mean? After that, Producer Theo caught...