Ep. 259: Record Breaking Ticket Sales and Another Fired Coach: An Update on Women's Soccer in the U.S.

Burn It All Down

Sports

4.5 • 729 Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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In this episode, Brenda Elsey and Lindsay Gibbs talk about the latest news from the NWSL and USWNT. But first, they share their reactions to Serena William's first round US Open win. Then, they delve into the most recent controversies and celebrations in women's soccer in the US. They start with the controversies, including criticism over Vlatko Andonovksi USWNT call-ups, the firing of Kris Ward from head coach of the Washington Spirit, and the NWSL Player's Unions filing a grievance over some players' eligibility for free agency. In celebrations, they talk about the record breaking ticket sales for the San Diego Wave vs. Angel City FC match on September 17, exciting developments in new stadiums and the first primetime television deal for the NWSL Championship on October 29. Following this discussion, they preview a special Patreon segment about the WNBA playoffs. Then, you'll here a preview of this week's interview with Ana Jurka, a Telemundo Deportes television host, who will be one of the commentators for the network's Men's World Cup coverage in Qatar. Next, they burn some of the worst in sports this summer on the Burn Pile. Then, they celebrate those shining light, including Torchbearer of the Week, the Spanish National Women’s U20 team, who defeated Japan 3-1 to win the U20 World Cup. They wrap up the show with What's Good and What We're Watching In Sports this week. This episode was produced by Tressa Versteeg. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is part of the Blue Wire podcast network. For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: www.burnitalldownpod.com To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/burn-it-all-down/ Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to burn it all down. It's the feminist sports podcast you need. Today on the show, it's
0:16.0	Lindsay and I. Hello, Lindsay.
0:19.2	Hi. Somehow when it's only two, it tends to be me and Lynn.
0:23.2	So I don't know, the universe just wants to throw us together and I'm okay with that.
0:27.0	Me too.
0:28.1	Are you?
0:28.7	I just remember that we're on video like now and I was like, oh, I should have like cleaned up the mess behind me.
0:36.2	But everyone knows I am still going through complete repairs of my kitchen.
0:42.9	So it's just reality, you know.
0:45.4	We're real and raw here on burn it all down.
0:50.0	Well, what we're going to talk about for everybody is what's going on in women's soccer, especially the NWSL, but also U.S. Women's National Team.
1:00.4	And for those of you that want to become patrons, we have amazing content, including Lindsay's messy bedroom.
1:09.7	So please check out the content on patreon.com slash burn it all down.
1:15.8	We are going to have a segment on WMBA playoffs,
1:19.8	and I know you want to hear Lynn's talk about that.
1:22.0	So before we get to women's soccer,
1:24.4	I want to spend a minute on women's tennis.
1:27.4	We are recording today on
1:29.5	Tuesday, August 30th. Serena Williams did play the first round of the U.S. Open last night.
1:36.5	There was a big fete after her win. Billy Jean King came out. Oprah's friend Gail, I guess.
1:44.7	Linz, did you have, how did you experience that moment?
1:49.0	Oh, first of all, I, and like, people are going to call me a hater, whatever.
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