Kennedy Fuller interview & what next for the Chicago Stars?
Full Time: A show about women's soccer
The Athletic
4.8 • 808 Ratings
🗓️ 2 May 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
On this week's Full Time Focus, host Jillian Sakovits is joined by Angel City and U.S. youth national team midfielder Kennedy Fuller.
The teenager, in her sophomore season as a professional, talks about how she's grown from her rookie season, the challenges young players face in the NWSL, her relationship with Emma Hayes, and her USWNT ambitions.
PLUS: Jillian and producer Theo discuss what's next for the Chicago Stars after firing head coach Lorne Donaldson just six matches into the season, and more NWSL news to know ahead of the weekend's matches.
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Mentioned on the show:
Chicago Stars fires head coach Lorne Donaldson
The Chelsea dynasty: How they celebrated an ‘unbelievable’ sixth Women’s Super League title in a row
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HOST: Jillian Sakovits
GUESTS: Kennedy Fuller
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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| 1:08.0 | ... ... Hello, everybody. Happy Friday. It's Jillian Sackavits. |
| 1:18.5 | And welcome to full-time focus and is presented by Amazon Business. |
| 1:23.3 | What a show we have for you today. First, we'll be discussing the Chicago stars's firing of head coach Lauren Donaldson and why the club made the decision. Was it the right call and what comes next? |
| 1:34.8 | We're also so excited to be hanging out with Angel City midfielder Kennedy Fuller, the 18-year-old and U.S. Youth National Team Star that has been stepping even further into the spotlight now in her sophomore NWSL season. |
| 1:46.2 | And then we'll close out with three things you need to know before we head into the weekend. |
| 1:50.3 | Let's get into it. |
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