2021 NWSL Draft Breakdown: Picks, Fits, Trades and Timeouts

Full Time with Meg Linehan: A show about women's soccer

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🗓️ 15 January 2021

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

After an extremely busy week in the NWSL and the USWNT full of news, Meg is here with a full breakdown of the 2021 NWSL Draft. First, No. 3 overall pick Brianna Pinto joins Full Time to discuss her decision to declare early and make the leap to the pros and her reaction to being drafted by Sky Blue FC. Then, former USWNT player and analyst Lori Lindsey is back to discuss the adjustment to a virtual draft, which teams had the best night, which teams have more work to do and more. For more on Full Time with Meg Linehan: https://fulltimepod.com Follow Brianna Pinto on Twitter: https://twitter.com/b_pinto9 Follow Lori Lindsey on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LoriLindsey6 For more NWSL coverage: https://theathletic.com/nwsl/ For more USWNT coverage: https://theathletic.com/team/uswnt/ Watch Megan Rapinoe’s press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv30fjgAJXU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:34.4	And we are a day later than our usual schedule, but that is because we are now on
1:38.1	the other side of the 2021 NWSL draft.
1:41.3	I am joined by two amazing guests on today's show, the number three overall pick,
1:45.9	Brianna Pinto, is on the show today
1:47.8	to discuss her decision to go pro
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