Full Time: A show about women's soccer

Cat Macario’s debut season in San Diego is over before it ever really began. Wave FC announced on Monday that the U.S. women’s national team attacker would be placed on the season-ending injury list after undergoing knee surgery. So, how did we get here, and what does it mean for Macario, the Wave and the USWNT?

Host Jillian Sakovits is joined by The Athletic’s Melanie Anzidei and Tamerra Griffin to discuss a big news week in the NWSL, where, alongside Macario’s injury, we saw the Houston Dash fire head coach Fabrice Gautrat, the Orlando Pride hand out a big contract extension to Barbra Banda, and a group of past and present global soccer stars pen an open letter to FIFA.
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HOST: Jillian Sakovits
PANEL: Melanie Anzidei, Tamerra Griffin
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
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Referenced on the show:
San Diego Wave place US forward Catarina Macario on season-ending injury list with knee injury
Houston Dash fire coach Fabrice Gautrat and technical director Twila Kilgore
Orlando Pride signs prolific scorer Barbra Banda to contract extension
The under-20 World Cup has top players ‘caught in between’ club and country
Alex Morgan, Crystal Dunn, Marta among players calling for FIFA to move U-20 Women’s World Cup
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After 18 months away, Jenna Nighswonger is back in the NWSL and back in her home state of California. So, why has she joined Bay FC, what excites her about head coach Emma Coates, and how is life back in the league where she was a league Champion and Rookie of the Year three years ago? On this episode of Full Time, Nighswonger sits down with The Athletic’s Tamerra Griffin to catch up on life and soccer after returning to the U.S .from Arsenal this summer.
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HOST: Jillian Sakovits, Tamerra Griffin
GUEST: Jenna Nighswonger
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
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Referenced on the show:
Ballon d’Or Feminin 2026: Who do our writers think should win?
The under-20 World Cup has top players ‘caught in between’ club and country
Making sense of Vlatko Andonovski's exit from the KC Current
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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?
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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
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HOSTS: Jillian Sakovits, Tamerra Griffin, Meg Linehan
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
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A Ballon d’Or winner, in Bromley? Yes! You are hearing that correctly.

The Athletic’s Charlotte Harpur takes you inside Alexia Putellas’s debut in the English Women’s Super League, a curious and historic night in Southeast London for big-spending London City Lionesses and owner Michele Kang. The pod also breaks down how London City overcame Manchester United on the pitch in the first match under United’s new head coach, Eva Olid. And, how is Kang trying to balance the books and the WSL’s new spending rules?

PLUS: All the top moments from the NWSL weekend, which saw history in Portland, a hat-trick for the unstoppable Ashley Sanchez and an upset at the top of the table.
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HOST: Jillian Sakovits
GUESTS: Charlotte Harpur
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
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Referenced on the show:
A Ballon d’Or winner in Bromley? Watching Alexia Putellas’ WSL debut with fans from around the world
Manchester United and the 45 minutes that put them in the sights of the WSL’s chasing pack
North Carolina midfielder Ashley Sanchez sets U.S. scoring record — USWNT could be next
WSL investigating rule breach by Crystal Palace Women, as match officials stood down
Earps, Putellas and how London City can afford their high-profile transfers
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This week, The Athletic confirmed with sources that United States women’s national team midfielder Rose Lavelle has re-signed with Gotham FC through the 2029 season. The story was first reported by ESPN.

So, why did Lavelle choose to stay with Gotham? And what does it mean for the USWNT?

PLUS: Are we seeing the greatest Golden Boot race in NWSL history? Host Theo Lloyd-Hughes and The Athletic’s Melanie Anzidei break down the Lavelle contract news as well as how all the top scorers in the league match up and who their picks to win the award are come November.
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HOST: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
GUEST: Jillian Sakovits
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
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Referenced on the show:
Rose Lavelle re-signs with Gotham FC through 2029
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