Elizabeth Ball on the KC Current's mindset, community and coffee
Full Time: A show about women's soccer
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4.8 • 756 Ratings
🗓️ 15 August 2025
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
On this week's Full Time Focus, Jillian Sakovits is joined by Elizabeth Ball to talk about life at the top of the NWSL standings with the Kansas City Current.
The experienced defender is one of the longest tenured players at the Current. On the show, she shares what it has been like to see the team rise over the past half decade. Ball calls into the show from her soon-to-be-opened coffeeshop in Kansas City, Pitchside Coffee, and reflects on what her adopted home means to her, as well as how her team is preparing to welcome the defending NWSL Champions, the Orlando Pride, to CPKC Stadium this upcoming weekend.
PLUS: Hear new Chicago Stars head coach Martin Sjögren talking about why he joined the NWSL club. And, get focused with Full Time's 1-2-3 of what to watch this weekend in the NWSL, from that mouthwatering top-of-the-table clash on the banks of the Missouri River, to a desperation game in Utah, and a meeting of old friends in New Jersey.
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Referenced on the show:
NWSL’s Chicago Stars name Martin Sjögren as new head coach
Unbeaten streaks and league-leading goalscorers: Why Current vs. Pride is the match of the season
Marta delivers GOAT goal to lift Orlando Pride to NWSL Championship
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HOST: Jillian Sakovits
GUESTS: Elizabeth Ball
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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| 0:36.1 | You can see it with the people when you walk down the streets. |
| 0:38.9 | There are people wearing Kansas City current gear. |
| 0:40.6 | And that doesn't just happen because there's a team here. |
| 0:43.9 | The investment is the major key. |
| 0:46.2 | And putting the players first is something that allows us to, you know, play well, perform, |
| 0:53.3 | have these amazing games for our amazing fans to want to come back and keep supporting. |
| 1:05.3 | Hello, everybody. It's Jillian Sack. It's a very warm welcome to Friday's full-time focus presented by Amazon Prime. |
| 1:12.4 | On today's show, we are looking ahead to this weekend's highly anticipated top of the table clash between the Kansas City Current and the Orlando Pride. |
| 1:20.0 | And to help us understand the number one current, a little bit better, we're going to be joined by Kansas City stalwart veteran defender Elizabeth Ball, |
| 1:28.8 | who discusses that, but also comes to us live from her brand new coffee shop. That's right. The |
| 1:35.8 | truck has transitioned now to brick and mortar. It is set to open soon. We got a nice little |
| 1:40.3 | inside peak and also her renovation life alongside Kristen Hamilton. And then we'll close |
| 1:46.2 | out our full-time focus with our one, two, three of what to keep an eye on this weekend. But before we |
| 1:51.4 | get into that, the NWSL head coaching news continues. The latest coming on Wednesday, this time from |
| 1:57.6 | the Chicago Stars, who announced their brand new head coach in Martin |
| 2:01.4 | Seagrin, but it will be at the start of the 2026 season. He is going to finish his current |
| 2:06.1 | season with his current team. That is Homerby in the Swedish Women's League. So in the meantime, |
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