Friendlies presented by Verizon: You Can't Keep Savy King Down

The Women's Game

Men In Blazers

Soccer, Sports

4.6 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Angel City defender Savy King sits down with Sam to talk all about how she went from youth stand out to navigating the NWSL and the medical event that changed her life forever.

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0:00.0	Wondry Plus subscribers can listen to the women's game ad free right now.
0:03.8	Join Wondry Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts.
0:07.3	You're listening to the MIB Media Network, and this is the women's game.
0:11.3	To listen to your body so that you can get the help that you need, because if the people
0:17.2	are she going to be able to edit that out too?
0:21.7	Or do you have...
0:22.5	I don't think so, but like, what are we going to do?
0:31.6	Hi, everyone, and welcome back to Friendlies, brought to you by the women's game.
0:35.1	Today on the podcast, we have Angel City Defender Savvy King. Well, you're not going to see anything better than this today. Angel City
0:42.6	Defender Savvy King is back at Bimo Stadium. That was Savvy being welcome back to Bimo Stadium by
0:49.6	her teammates and fans at Angel City earlier this year after suffering a really scary and serious
0:54.9	heart event on the field during a game.
0:57.3	This podcast is brought to you by our good friends at Verizon, an official sponsor of the
1:01.2	FIFA World Cup 2026.
1:03.0	Verizon is offering an incredible opportunity to our listeners and existing Verizon customers.
1:07.8	From now through October 13th, visit the Verizon My Access app for your chance
1:12.1	to score the hottest ticket of the year. You heard that right. This FIFA World Cup 2026,
1:16.2	no one gets you closer than Verizon. All right, everybody, here is Savvy King.
1:26.6	Hi, everybody, and welcome back to Friendlies. I'm Sam U.S. And today, my guest is a young defender
1:32.3	who matches grit and vision with what seems like a real sense of joy on the field. She's become an
1:37.7	inspiration to so many on and off the field. Please welcome Angel City FC's own Savvy King.
1:43.6	Savvy, welcome to the women's game.
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