Naomi Girma returns to USWNT, plus NWSL MVP race
Full Time with Meg Linehan: A show about women's soccer
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4.8 • 756 Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
This week on Full Time, hosts Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan breakdown the latest USWNT roster for the upcoming May/June friendlies against China and Jamaica. From Naomi Girma's long awaited return, to the intriguing new faces, and the notable absentees.
Then, with the help of The Athletic's Asli Pelit, there is a roundtable discussion on the NWSL after nine weeks of play. Who are the frontrunners in the MVP race? What makes this rookie class so special? What has been the biggest disappointment and the most pleasant surprise so far?
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HOSTS: Tamerra Griffin, Meg Linehan
GUEST: Asli Pelit
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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| 0:00.0 | Fancy a fever tree and vodka. |
| 0:03.8 | Yes, vodka, not gin, because this is fever tree Mexican lime soda. |
| 0:10.0 | Yes, soda, not tonic. |
| 0:12.9 | With Mexican lime and Japanese yuzu for a zesty, refreshing lime soda that's just sweet enough. |
| 0:19.6 | Delicious with vodka or on its own. Fever tree, Mexican lime soda that's just sweet enough. Delicious with vodka or on its own. |
| 0:23.1 | Fever Tree Mexican lime soda. |
| 0:25.5 | Mix with the best. |
| 0:27.7 | Mmm, now that hits the spot. |
| 0:29.6 | Music Hey, welcome back to full-time presented by Amazon business. I am Tamara Griffin, and this week, we're talking both U.S. Women's National Team and the NWSL. |
| 0:55.4 | First, a new roster is out. You know we got to break it down. |
| 0:59.3 | Surprises, low and behold, are in there. |
| 1:04.8 | And we're going to be talking about that. |
| 1:06.6 | Who's in, who we're excited about, who's out? |
| 1:09.9 | What our questions are as we head into these games where the U.S. will play China and Jamaica on May 31st and June 3rd, respectively. |
| 1:17.6 | And then we're pivoting to the NWSL because somehow it's already been nine weeks. |
| 1:22.2 | And this feels like a good time to check in. |
| 1:24.0 | We're going to have a conversation with Asla Pellett and, of course, my co-os, Meg |
| 1:28.4 | Linnehan, about who's standing out to us, maybe make some gentle light predictions about MVP's, rookies, |
| 1:35.8 | surprises and disappointments, you know, the typical stuff. And of course, we'll want to hear from you |
| 1:40.1 | anything that we haven't discussed or any thoughts you have about that. But I am joined as always by my co-host, Meg, |
| 1:46.7 | how are you doing? I'm good. I need to like start a tracker of things that get me to absolutely crack. |
| 1:51.9 | And lo and behold is going to be like entry number one. Wow, an honor. Because I know you've |
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