Full Time: A show about women's soccer

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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The English Women's Super League is back and bigger than ever. Expanded to 14 teams for the 2026-27 season, this week’s Full Time podcast previews the new season’s title contenders, relegation battlers, new players to watch, and biggest narratives to know before it all kicks off.

Host Jillian Sakovits is joined by a panel of writers from The Athletic, featuring Tamerra Griffin and Megan Feringa. Can Manchester City repeat for the first time in their history? Are a strengthened Arsenal the top pick to win a first WSL title since 2019? How much spotlight will Alexia Putellas take up as she crashes the party with the big-spending London City Lionesses?

Articles referenced on the show:
Seven top WSL transfers: From young stars to some of Europe’s most in-demand players
Manchester United set to sign Hacken winger Monica Jusu Bah in transfer over £400k
Washington Spirit’s Rebeca Bernal nearing Manchester United move
Who is Eva Olid, why have Manchester United appointed her and what is she walking into?
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HOST: Jillian Sakovits
GUEST: Tamerra Griffin, Megan Feringa
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
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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.
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HOST: Jillian Sakovits
GUESTS: Asli Pelit, Tamerra Griffin
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
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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.
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HOST: Jillian Sakovits
GUEST: Janine Sonis
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
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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’
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On this week’s Full Time, hosts Jillian Sakovits, Meg Linehan, and Tamerra Griffin are talking all things Portland, the importance of infrastructure, and the future of women’s sports.

Last week, the Bhathal family, owners of both the NWSL’s Portland Thorns and the WNBA’s Portland Fire, opened a new first-of-its-kind training center that will house both teams. Coinciding with that grand opening was a conference called Epicenter that brought together some of the biggest names in women’s sports.

So, what do all these big infrastructure moves mean, what makes the Rose City such a special place for women’s sports, and can this unique ownership model and special community reimagine women’s sports?
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HOSTS: Jillian Sakovits, Meg Linehan, Tamerra Griffin
GUESTS: Lindsay Schnell, Annie Peterson
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
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Reference on the show:
Building the future of women’s sports, literally
Inside the Thorns and Fire’s new home, Portland’s first joint women’s sports facility
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