BONUS EPISODE: NWSL Commissioner Lisa Baird

Fútbol with Grant Wahl

Grant Wahl

Sports, Soccer

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The NWSL will be the first U.S. pro contact sports league to resume play when its 25-game Challenge Cup starts in Utah on June 27, with all games on CBS Sports and Twitch platforms. Grant speaks to first-year NWSL commissioner Lisa Baird about how the tournament came together; how Baird and her staff landed Verizon as a multi-year league sponsor; how she has dealt with an extremely challenging first three months on the job; how the league will be looking out for player safety; how the league will support its players and policies during the Black Lives Matter protests and beyond; how her previous jobs at the NFL and the USOPC have prepared her for her current gig; how she's managing the differing interests of NWSL owners; and how the NWSL is looking at continued expansion interest, even during a pandemic. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4 Get full access to Fútbol with Grant Wahl at grantwahl.substack.com/subscribe

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0:00.0	Hey there, welcome to football with Grant Wall.
0:08.8	Thanks so much for joining me.
0:10.3	We've had some great interview guests lately including
0:13.8	Yergan Clop Gabriel Marcotti, Henrick Mikitarian, Tony Sonae, Roberto Martinez,
0:19.8	Julie Fowdy and Landon Donovan.
0:22.7	Today we've got a bonus episode featuring my interview with
0:26.2	NWSL Commissioner Lisa Baird.
0:29.0	It would be absolutely huge for this podcast growth if you could subscribe recommend us to your friends
0:34.8	and take just a little bit of time to rate and review us in Apple Podcasts now here's my
0:41.0	interview with Lisa Baird.
0:43.0	Our guest now is Lisa Baird, the commissioner of the NWSL, which starts its 25 game
0:51.5	NWSL Challenge Cup tournament in Utah on June 27th.
0:56.6	All those games are available on CBS platforms.
0:59.8	Lisa, thanks for coming on the show.
1:01.8	Thanks for having me, Grant.
1:03.4	Lots to talk about, but first off,
1:05.3	I just feel like I should start every interview this way.
1:07.6	How are you and your family doing?
1:09.2	You know what?
1:10.1	We're actually staying pretty quiet and contained at home here.
1:14.0	I have two daughters with me, one who came home early from college and finished her sophomore year,
1:19.6	and the other one is running a category for Walmart.com from my couch. I think doing very well.
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