Kelley O’Hara on red cards, NWSL Atlanta & her switch to broadcasting
Full Time: A show about women's soccer
The Athletic
4.8 • 807 Ratings
🗓️ 23 March 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Kelley O’Hara has almost everything there is to win. But which trophy in her cabinet means the most?
On this episode of the Full Time Review, host Jillian Sakovits is joined by O’Hara for a one-on-one interview with the USWNT legend turned CBS Sports broadcaster. The two-time World Cup winner talks about the NWSL’s recent uptick in red cards, how she made the jump to broadcaster after hanging up her cleats, who she’s picking to win the UEFA Women’s Champions League, and what it means for professional women’s soccer to be coming to her hometown of Atlanta in 2028.
PLUS: The Athletic’s Asli Pelit hops on the show to talk about the biggest winners from the NWSL weekend. The magic of Tessa Dellarose’s debut goal as the Chicago Stars upset the Kansas City Current and the long-awaited return of a USWNT star for NJ/NY Gotham FC.
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HOST: Jillian Sakovits
GUESTS: Kelley O’Hara, Asli Pelit
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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Referenced on the show:
Shorthanded Portland Thorns beat Seattle Reign despite two red cards
Tessa Dellarose scores first pro goal as Chicago Stars upset Kansas City
Japan win Women’s Asian Cup with victory over Australia
Gotham captain Tierna Davidson makes first appearance since ACL tear last year
How Gotham’s 2025 championship ring reflects past glory and future ambition
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| 0:00.0 | If I would have been able to play at home, that would have, and I kind of was like, oh, maybe it'll come in a time that it'll be right at the end of my career and I can retire there. |
| 0:12.0 | Like, that would have been the dream. And I actually was supposed to, I had signed with Atlanta in 2013 with the WPS before the WPS folded. |
| 0:19.7 | So it just feels like a miss, you know? |
| 0:21.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:22.1 | But no, I'm excited for the city and I got to retire in Gotham and very, very lucky to be able to do so. |
| 0:30.5 | They've been an incredible club when I was played. |
| 0:32.9 | Absolutely. |
| 0:33.2 | Yeah. |
| 0:33.5 | So all things happen for a reason, you know. |
| 0:43.6 | Yeah. So all things happen for a reason, you know. Hello, everybody, a very warm welcome back to full-time review. |
| 0:47.2 | I'm your host, Jillian Sackavits. |
| 0:49.2 | The UEFA Women's Champions League quarterfinals are upon us. |
| 0:53.0 | And we've got quite the treat for you today. |
| 0:55.1 | U.S. Women's National Team Legend turned CBS broadcaster. Kelly O'Hara will join us to get us all primed |
| 1:01.6 | and set and so much more. We talk about what her favorite trophy in the cabinet is, that 2019 |
| 1:07.4 | World Cup host party that seemingly never ended, the one we all wanted to be at. |
| 1:13.2 | And one team she'd wish she'd play for. |
| 1:15.7 | And finally, in the NWSL this weekend, we saw quite the upset. |
| 1:20.1 | Asla Peli joins us to break it all down when we saw the Chicago stars last year's last place team beat the Kansas City current last year's Shield |
| 1:29.4 | winners. This episode is a wild one. Take a listen. |
| 1:37.7 | All right, it is my absolute honor now. Right off of filming her own podcast, she's nice enough to come on to ours. What an honor to bring |
| 1:47.0 | on to today's show, two-time World Cup winner, Olympic gold and bronze medalist, two-time NWSL |
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