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10 days after mutually parting ways with the Kansas City Current, Vlatko Andonovski is back in the NWSL.

In a dramatic turn of events, the former USWNT head coach is now the Chief Soccer Officer for the Chicago Stars. So, on this episode of Full Time, host Jillian Sakovits is joined by The Athletic’s Meg Linehan and Tamerra Griffin to discuss whether Andonovski can make Midwestern magic happen yet again and turn the worst team in the NWSL into a contender. Can Andonovski revive the Chicago Stars?

PLUS: The latest top stories from the NWSL weekend, from Angel City’s surge into the playoff places and Gotham becoming the first team to book their ticket to the postseason. And the pod takes a look at the state of the USWNT U20 group, which was eliminated from the World Cup by Brazil in the Round of 16 last week. What does another early exit from a world competition mean?
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HOST: Jillian Sakovits
PANEL: Meg Linehan, Tamerra Griffin
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
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Referenced on the show:
Chicago Stars’ struggles this season were evident. Vlatko Andonovski could revive the team
Ex-Chelsea director Paul Green wants to turn Bay FC into a championship team
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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How long does the average head coach last in the NWSL? Why do we see so much turnover at the head coaching position? What are the causes, and what are the solutions (if we need them)?

On this episode of Full Time, host Jillian Sakovits is joined by The Athletic’s Meg Linehan and Tamerra Griffin for a deep dive into coaching turnover in the NWSL. The trio unpacks all the data from coaching turnover over the last five years in the NWSL, examining the trends behind the revolving door as well as trying to understand which clubs are showing a different way. Are male and female head coaches given different lengths of tenure? What is the adequate amount of time to evaluate a head coach?
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HOST: Jillian Sakovits
PANEL: Meg Linehan, Tamerra Griffin
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
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Referenced on the show:
As NWSL grows, ‘head coach retention’ should become a new marker of success
Houston Dash fire coach Fabrice Gautrat and technical director Twila Kilgore
Vlatko Andonovski’s Kansas City Current departure: ‘The finality of it hurts for the players’
Bay FC close to appointing ex-Chelsea general manager Paul Green as head of football
Meet Jimmy Coenraets, the 31-year-old Utah Royals coach leading NWSL’s most unlikely contender
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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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