Is the U.S. ready for 2 top women's professional soccer leagues?
Full Time: A show about women's soccer
The Athletic
4.8 • 807 Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2026
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
She said she was still here — and then she proved it. Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw's dramatic contract saga ended with a record deal, a Wembley goal and a domestic double for Manchester City. Meanwhile across the Atlantic, Barbra Banda's stunning NWSL season hit a frightening pause. And in Lexington, Kentucky, a team that finished dead last a year ago lifted a championship trophy in front of a sellout crowd. Women's football never stops delivering.
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HOST: Jillian Sakovits
GUESTS: Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan
This podcast was produced by The Athletic.
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Referenced on the show:
Khadija Shaw will earn at least £1.6m per year at Manchester City: Why the deal is so significant
Chelsea confirm Katie McCabe signing from Arsenal on three-year deal
There is cynicism about the World Sevens — but this is why women’s football needs it
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| 0:00.0 | there is a chance to say, okay, how about something new and different? |
| 0:03.6 | We're only going to ask for your attention one to two times a year. |
| 0:06.9 | And it's this fun other thing that lets you see players in a different, like I remember the first one, |
| 0:12.4 | it was Bayern Munich, right? And we were like, oh my God, the Germans are fun. |
| 0:15.9 | Yes. |
| 0:17.3 | We didn't know this, right? And. I think there is that relationship of it. |
| 0:21.3 | It allows you to put these players in a different sort of perspective |
| 0:24.7 | compared to a standard 90-minute game. |
| 0:27.9 | And that's a blessing. |
| 0:33.5 | Hello, welcome to full-time review, Jillian Sackavits, with you alongside Tamara Griffin and Meg Lenehan. |
| 0:41.2 | Yay! |
| 0:42.5 | So we have reached the summer break, sort of. |
| 0:45.9 | The European seasons are over. |
| 0:47.8 | The U.S.L. Super League crowned a champion, and the NWSL is officially on its men's World Cup break. |
| 0:54.1 | And a crucial international window lies ahead for the U.S. Women's National Team with a pair of friendlies in Brazil. |
| 1:00.8 | We are going to dive into a proper NWSL midseason review on the big show, midweek on Wednesday. |
| 1:06.9 | But today we've got a lot of things, a lot of things to update you about from over the weekend, including the U.S.S. Super League, where Lexington SC took the player Shield and the final. |
| 1:17.2 | So while we celebrate those accomplishments, it's very hard to also overlook the fact that this is a league that is going to be losing a team this offseason. |
| 1:25.4 | But before we get into that, I want to hear from my wonderful co-host |
| 1:28.7 | today in Tamara Griffin. Hello, Tamara. Hi, and welcome back, Meg! And welcome back, Meg. What a time. |
| 1:38.8 | What a time to be bad, really. Yeah, it's, yeah, it has been 20 weeks of parental leave is a gift and a long time. |
| 1:49.1 | So coming back and just being like, I don't know what's happening, but also God bless, |
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