Meg’s 2021 NWSL Wishlist
Full Time: A show about women's soccer
The Athletic
4.8 • 807 Ratings
🗓️ 11 February 2021
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
The NWSL made some huge strides in 2020, from new sponsorships to increased television viewership. But did the NWSL improve on some key areas, like transparency, brand identity, and culture? Meg first revisits her 2020 NWSL Wishlist, before adding some new items onto her list for the 2021 season.
Read Meg’s 2020 NWSL Wishlist: https://theathletic.com/1343830/
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| 0:49.2 | Welcome to Full Time with Meg Linahan. |
| 0:50.8 | You are listening to a podcast all about women's soccer on the Athletic |
| 0:54.6 | Podcast Network. I am Meg, your host as always, and I'm a staff writer at The Athletic, covering |
| 0:59.8 | the NWSL and the U.S. Women's National Team. So I've definitely got something different for you on |
| 1:05.8 | today's episode. It is just me, but no mailbag today, though I'm sure that will make its return, |
| 1:11.6 | soon enough, |
| 1:14.2 | perhaps with a little bit of a spin on that next version. |
| 1:19.4 | But I wanted to go a little more in depth on a topic that would usually actually be an article. So this is an experiment for me and hopefully a successful one. |
| 1:23.5 | But today I want to present my NWSL wish list for the 2021 season. |
| 1:28.6 | I wrote a version of the same piece ahead of the 2020 season, and we all know how |
| 1:34.1 | 2020 turned out. |
| 1:35.7 | So first, I want to revisit what I was hoping to see in 2020, and then also try to assess |
| 1:41.1 | where the league made progress despite having to shift the format from a regular season |
| 1:45.5 | into the Challenge Cup and the fall series. And then for the second half of the show, I'm going to |
| 1:49.7 | add on six brand new items for this wish list. So, and I'm also going to skip right to the |
| 1:55.7 | episode and forego the usual rundown. But first, as always, a quick reminder, you can subscribe to The Athletic |
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