I feel like we weren't surprised just because we all know and think we're great, like great people and fun people to be around.

So I think it's been really cool to see those opportunities.

Hello, everybody, and welcome to today's edition of The Late Sub.

I am your host host Claire Watkins.

It is Thursday, November 7th, and we have a lot to discuss. We're going to be going through in detail every NWSL corner final.

We're going to talk about who's got the advantage, how they're going to play, what we think tactically is going to happen.

And maybe it's a couple upset watches because

what's the end of USL without a little bit of chaos. And then we're going to kick it over to

a lovely conversation that I had with Olympic bronze medalist USA rugby player Sammy Sullivan.

So much to dig into. Let's get started. So before we get started, you're going to hear it

from me. I'm sure you're hearing it from a lot of different content creators in the women's sports space, but obviously a very stressful, very difficult week if you live

in the United States this week. And I'm going to say just like my little piece before we dive into

some NWSL stuff, which is just I've always felt when you are making content, when you are covering

women's sports, when you are trying to find your voice in

this space, I think you always just kind of have to lean into your basic principles. And one of the

things that I've really held on to over the last, let's say, four or five years of doing this

more and more is that I believe very, very strongly that even when it feels like the world has

kind of stopped turning and the

intersection of everything that it means to be working in women's sports or an athlete in women's

sports is against you. I think that it's really grounding to keep focusing on these athletes

and these teams and these general managers and these coaches and the people putting forward

this product because

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