Hal Hershfelt interview, and NWSL awards debate
Full Time: A show about women's soccer
The Athletic
4.8 • 807 Ratings
🗓️ 14 November 2024
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
It's NWSL Playoff Semifinal week!
So, on this episode of Full Time, Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan caught up with Washington Spirit and USWNT midfielder Hal Hershfelt ahead of her team's knockout match against Gotham FC. They talked about adjusting to life in the pros, the special home crowd at Audi Field, coffee stories from Paris, why she loves to play with a "dawg" mentality, and more!
After that great conversation, The Athletic's Jeff Rueter stopped by to analyze the NWSL's end-of-year awards. Who is on the shortlist? Who got snubbed? On what criteria do you judge an MVP? Will Tamerra, Meg, and Jeff all agree?
As well as all that, there's still time to unpack Lily Yohannes' decision to play for the USA, the Canada drone investigation report, and even more NWSL Playoff talk.
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Gotham FC’s home playoff win exemplifies its ‘swell of momentum’ on and off the field
Lily Yohannes picks USWNT over Netherlands: What Ajax teen’s decision means for Emma Hayes’ squad
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HOSTS: Tamerra Griffin, Meg Linehan
GUESTS: Hal Hershfelt, Jeff Rueter
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, and welcome back to full-time with Meg Linnehan. I am Tamara Griffin, and am joined, as always, by my co-host, Meg Linaan. |
| 0:24.5 | Meg, have you got your breath from NW.S.L. Quarterfinals last weekend? |
| 0:26.6 | Uh, that was... Just the entire time, also, like, Ella Stevens is on the wing. |
| 0:31.4 | Also, can we just very quickly, RIP to the best press box in America at Red Bull Arena because that's going to become club seats. |
| 0:39.2 | I know no one probably cares about this beyond soccer media, but like that was truly one |
| 0:43.4 | of the best places to watch a game in this country. |
| 0:46.9 | I was so sad to have that be my last game. |
| 0:48.7 | But I will say like, yeah, watching Ella Stevens from like, I don't know, 20 feet away from |
| 0:53.5 | my eyeballs and just being like, ma'am, you are Spanish in your soul. |
| 0:57.1 | Yes. |
| 0:58.0 | I just, I was at that game, too, um, Gotham versus the thorns. |
| 1:02.2 | And for me, the moment was when she like basically chested almost a through ball. |
| 1:07.6 | Yes. |
| 1:08.1 | I. |
| 1:10.1 | It was almost an assist. |
| 1:11.7 | Like, who else in the league? |
| 1:13.8 | Who else? |
| 1:14.6 | Just the sheer audacity. |
| 1:16.3 | Yeah. |
| 1:16.5 | So it's just like, it's such a fun reminder to like actually be at some of these games. |
| 1:19.9 | And postseason obviously has a different way. |
| 1:22.6 | I was also in the sheer panic motive. |
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