Throughout the process, I did consider going overseas.

As I was going through it, talking to coaches, talking to sporting directors, GMs,

Bays really struck me as a place that they were ready to build.

Meeting the owner, Alan Waxman, was really cool for me because he's such a cool guy to put it straight. And I'm just excited

what they have for, like, are trying to create. And I just am excited to be a part of it.

Hello, everybody. A very warm welcome to full time. I'm your host, Jillian Sackvitz. What a wild week

day, shall I say, in the NWSL. This is one I am going to remember for a very, very long time.

I'll ask you, the listener, this question, where were you when U.S. Women's

National Team midfielder's Claire Hutton and Croy Bethune made blockbuster moves on the very

same day just hours apart? That's exactly what happened on this Wednesday. I'll tell you

where I was. I was sitting right here in this very chair with my headphones on, my microphone on, getting set to record this podcast. And then boom. Yes. So we have coming to you rapid response, all the intel, a one-on-one interview and some very, very special intel from one and only Tamara Griffin of the athletic.

So here's what we got for you. Claire Hutton to Bay FC from the Kansas City Current for a transfer fee

of $1.1 million. And as if that wasn't enough, Croy Bethune to the Kansas City Current from

the Washington Spirit for $1 million.

What do these moves mean for the players?

What does it mean for their former clubs, for their new clubs, the league, and for the U.S. women's national team?

I'm going to be getting into all of that.

It's going to be great.

But before that, to celebrate Black History Month, Tamara and I have been getting into every episode with a little bit of women's soccer black history.

So your full-time Black History trivia question of the day is, which legendary black player is the NWSL's all-time leading goal score at 82 goals?

Stay tuned.

We'll reveal the answer, as always, at the very end of the show.

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