Full Time: A show about women's soccer

The first-ever 16-team NWSL season is almost here. But who are these new 2026 expansion teams, Boston Legacy and Denver Summit?

On this special expansion-focused episode of Full Time, host Jillian Sakovits takes you inside the Legacy and the Summit, and their journeys to joining the NWSL. Hear one-on-one interviews with Legacy head coach Filipa Patão and Summit head coach Nick Cushing, breaking down their soccer philosophies, career paths and connections to their new homes.

After that, Jillian is joined by The Athletic’s Melanie Anzidei to analyze both teams on-pitch and off-pitch team builds, the players to watch, and what success looks like for both teams.
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HOST: Jillian Sakovits, Melanie Anzidei
GUESTS: Nick Cushing, Filipa Patão, Melanie Anzidei
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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Referenced on the show:
Meet NWSL expansion team Denver Summit: Hometown talent, attendance records and a blank canvas
Meet NWSL expansion team Boston Legacy: Reintroduction, European influence and a desire to win
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The 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil, once a shimmering mirage, is now taking shape into something almost tangible.

The Athletic made its first U.S. women’s national team roster prediction back in October 2025, and now, with six international windows to go until the tournament roster announcement, it is time to jump back into roster predictions with our 2.0 edition.

On this episode of Full Time, host Jillian Sakovits is joined by Melanie Anzidei and Tamerra Griffin to break down their latest 23-player roster predictions. Where did Melanie and Tamerra agree and where did their picks clash? Which players are locks and which are not? Who is on the bubble with a chance to break in? What has changed since the last predictions in October?

PLUS: The latest on a developing story out of the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup, where five players have defected from the Iran women’s soccer team and are being cared for in a safe house operated by the Australian Federal Police.
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HOSTS: Jillian Sakovits, Tamerra Griffin, Melanie Anzidei
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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Referenced on the show:
A clear core group emerges as USWNT defeats Canada: ‘I love winning football matches like this’
USWNT 2027 World Cup roster predictions 2.0: What changed with SheBelieves Cup win?
Five Iran Women soccer players defect with help of police following Asian Cup in Australia
FIFA, Australian government hold urgent talks over Iran women’s team’s future after Asian Cup exit
Emma Hayes’ rebuild of the USWNT is taking shape – and already reaping rewards
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Emma Hayes called the U.S. women’s national team’s 1-0 win over Canada in the SheBelieves Cup on Wednesday night one of her “favorite performances” by the team. But why was the victory so impressive? Which players impressed? And do the selection decisions made by Hayes show us who the USWNT’s core group is?

On this episode of Full Time, host Jillian Sakovits is joined by Melanie Anzidei and Producer Theo break down the USWNT’s win over Canada and debate which players are in and out of the team’s best available XI. Calling in from Columbus, Ohio, Tamerra Griffin also gives her analysis from the stadium on Wednesday night.

PLUS: The latest on CAF’s choice to postpone the 2026 Women’s African Cup of Nations until this summer, Iran is knocked out of the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup while conflict surges between the U.S., Israel and Iran, UEFA 2027 World Cup qualifiers get underway, and more from the FIFA international window.
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HOSTS: Jillian Sakovits, Tamerra Griffin, Melanie Anzidei
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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Referenced on the show:
A clear core group emerges as USWNT defeats Canada: ‘I love winning football matches like this’
Lack of clarity around WAFCON postponement causes speculation and player suffering
Iran face Asian Cup elimination after 4-0 loss to hosts Australia
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The U.S. women’s national team scrapped its way to a 2-0 win over Argentina in the opening match of the 2026 SheBelieves Cup. But what did Emma Hayes’s team learn from a match where they only generated six shots and were fouled 21 times?

On this episode of Full Time, host Jillian Sakovits is joined by The Athletic’s Tamerra Griffin, who was in Nashville, Tennessee, for the opening night of the SheBelieves Cup. The duo analyzes the good, the bad, and the ugly of the USA’s win on Sunday night, and why Canada’s 4-1 over Colombia, in the other opening round fixture, meant so much to Casey Stoney and her players.

PLUS: Jillian and Producer Theo review the new ESPN documentary ‘NWSL: The Final Third’, which gives an inside look at the 2025 NWSL season, featuring behind-the-scenes footage of Angel City, the KC Current, and the Washington Spirit.
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HOSTS: Jillian Sakovits, Tamerra Griffin
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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Referenced on the show:
Lindsey Heaps leads USWNT to SheBelieves Cup win over Argentina, Trinity Rodman suffers injury
Trinity Rodman leaves SheBelieves Cup match after hard foul
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Family can shape us. For U.S. women’s national team forward Jameese Joseph, the pride she feels playing soccer is the result of the hard work and dedication of her parents, who put her in a position to be great.

On this episode of Full Time, Tamerra Griffin is joined by Joseph, from the USWNT’s training camp at the 2026 SheBelieves Cup, to talk about her journey from college to the Chicago Stars and now an international soccer player for the four-time World Cup winners. They get into the legacy of her parents immigrating from Trinidad, as well as the lessons learned playing in the USWNT U23s that helped her develop into the right player for head coach Emma Hayes.

PLUS: Jillian Sakovits and Tamerra give their thoughts on the new kits for the 2026 NWSL season that dropped on Thursday and look ahead to the start of the 2026 SheBelieves Cup. Does winning a friendly tournament really matter for the USWNT? Which opposing player should fans be looking out for? What are the latest changes to the USWNT’s roster this week?
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HOSTS: Jillian Sakovits, Tamerra Griffin
GUEST: Jameese Joseph
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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Referenced on the show:
Key Europe-based players return to USWNT roster for SheBelieves Cup; no Catarina Macario
Arsenal’s Olivia Smith withdraws from SheBelieves Cup with Canada due to concussion
USWNT midfielder Sam Coffey says team has ‘responsibility’ to speak out about social issues
Reviewing NWSL’s bold new 2026 jerseys: Big swings, city ties, and falling short
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