Welcome back to full-time with Meg Linnehan. I am Tamara Griffin, and I am joined by my co-host, Meg Linnehan. And it is NWSL finals week. Finally, we've made it. The Orlando

Pride and the Washington Spirit will face off this weekend. And in order to prepare, we have

enlisted the help of our pals to the pod, Steph Young of the Athletic, and the executive producer of

the show, Emily Olson, who have been following

the Orlando Pride and the Washington Spirit, respectively, and will provide some of their insights

so that we can be as prepared as we possibly can in this chaotic league for the final. Meg,

how are you doing? How are you doing post-Semifinal weekend? Yeah, I mean, I feel like we lived

seven different lives this weekend, watching those games between just, you know,

Aubrey Kingsbury three saves into Marta doing Marta things and just all the emotions

were had, all the stress was had.

I was watching the Orlando game and that Marticle happened.

And my wife was not a sports person again.

You know, like I walked into the kitchen after the game had ended.

And I was like, oh, Orlando one.

She's like, I could tell.

I heard you react to that Markovone.

I was like, okay, thanks. Cool. uh cool so yeah it's really it's funny

because i feel like you know no bye week anymore all like it just feels like these three weeks are all

we it's so much is happening i'm already like very tired and kansas city is to be even more tiring. So just if you see me

like hope I have caffeine in my system. And if she doesn't, maybe maybe be a sport and just,

you know, um, make it happen. Yeah. Um, completely feel you, Meg. It feels very much like an actual

like academic finals week where it's like, we're

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