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The Late Sub with Claire Watkins

Just Women’s Sports

Sports, Soccer

4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

As the NWSL heads into the June break, Claire takes a look at some of the biggest surprises around the league. Utah is looking legit, Gotham’s low margin soccer keeps the Bats winning, Houston & Angel City are in free fall. Plus we take a look at the rookie landscape and frontrunners for this season’s MVP are some familiar names. This episode is presented by Ally Bank, Member FDIC. Challenge Cup Trivia - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/just-womens-sports-trivia-night-presented-by-ally-tickets-1987615192546?aff=youtubeTLS Chapters 00:00 Introduction 04:09 2nd Place Utah Royals 09:41 Gotham Not Giving Up Goals 12:57 Portland’s Surprising Defense 15:45 Rookie of the Year Watch 20:40 MVP Watch Just Women’s Sports is the leading digital media platform dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. In a world where women’s sports have been historically underfunded and under-promoted, Just Women’s Sports exists to shine a light on all the stories, athletes and moments that define and fuel the space. Through original podcasts, premium video programming, social media, editorial content, a newsletter, and exclusive merchandise and live events, Just Women’s Sports is committed to making it both easy and fun to be a women’s sports fan. Add us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justwomenssports/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/justwsports Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@justwomenssports?

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0:00.0	The NWSL has reached its June break.
0:03.1	And I want to talk about all of the things that have surprised me with a twisty,
0:07.8	turny, parody rich start to the season with two expansion sides.
0:12.6	Hello everybody and welcome to this week's edition of the late sub presented by Ally Bank.
0:16.7	I am your host, Claire Watkins.
0:18.3	It is Wednesday, June 3rd.
0:20.1	And we're going to put a little bow on this first quasi-half-ish start to the NWSL season,
0:26.3	where we have seen teams rise, we've seen teams fall.
0:29.0	We've seen many arcs of rising and falling, even just over the course of 12 or 13 games,
0:33.7	some individual standouts and just why I'm excited and really enjoying this season as much as I have,
0:40.2	despite always being a little bit worried about what competition is going to look like in an expansion year.
0:45.9	But first, a quick order of business.
0:48.2	The one NWSL competitive game being played in the month of June is the challenge cup in Columbus, Ohio at the end of the
0:55.7	month between Kansas City and Gotham. And I am going to be there. I'm hosting a just woman sports
1:02.7	trivia night presented by our friends, Ally Bank on Thursday, June 25th to kick things off. I love
1:08.3	Columbus. I really enjoy the challenge cup. I think this is going to be a
1:11.8	great game. And our event, it's going to be soccer, drinks, prizes, and maybe a special guest.
1:17.9	Tickets are live our live. So if you're planning your trip or you live in Columbus, click the link
1:21.2	in the episode bio. I hope to see you there. Before all of that, let's talk about the first
1:25.8	couple of weeks of this end of us all season.
1:32.7	So the NWSL has hit its June break.
1:36.9	School is out for the summer for just one month due to some of the, a variety of reasons.
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