Sam Coffey talks leadership & the USWNT midfield
Full Time with Meg Linehan: A show about women's soccer
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4.8 • 756 Ratings
🗓️ 30 May 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
On this week's Full Time Focus, Tamerra Griffin sits down with Sam Coffey for a feature interview from USWNT training camp. The 26-year-old midfielder talks about developing her leadership style, as she assumed the Portland Thorns captaincy in the wake of veterans Becky Sauerbrunn and Christine Sinclair retiring. Coffey also discusses her time in Mexico competing in the inaugural Concacaf W Champions Cup, the heroic welcome that Emily Fox received at USWNT training camp, and her thoughts on the USWNT midfield.
PLUS: Host Jillian Sakovits and Tamerra get into what they're looking forward to in the USWNT's upcoming friendly against China, and some other notable things to watch out for this weekend.
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Referenced on the show:
After her first USWNT call-up at 32, Lo’eau LaBonta expects nothing, ‘willing to give everything’
Gotham FC wins inaugural Concacaf Champions Cup, 1-0 over Tigres UANL
USWNT roster: Naomi Girma returns, Lo’eau LaBonta debuts, Korbin Albert absent
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HOST: Jillian Sakovits
GUESTS: Sam Coffey, Tamerra Griffin
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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| 0:51.4 | I'm your host, Jillian Sackabets. |
| 0:53.1 | On today's show, we've got a one-on-one interview |
| 0:55.4 | with U.S. Women's National Team midfielder Sam Coffey, who caught up with our very own Tamara |
| 1:00.2 | Kriffen from training camp this week. And after that, Tamara and I are going to be talking about |
| 1:04.8 | some of the things we are looking forward to in this upcoming international window for the U.S. |
| 1:09.8 | women who have friendlies against China |
| 1:12.1 | and Jamaica. Let's get into it. Time now for a fascinating conversation between Tamara and Sam that covers everything, from national team duty to being named captain of the Portland Thorns. |
| 1:34.3 | All right. I am pleased to be joined by Portland Thorns and U.S. Women's National Team midfielder Sam coffee, who has been on the road for eight minutes. Sam, thank you so much for making time for us |
| 1:44.8 | in the middle of all of that. How are you doing? I'm good. Thank you for having me. I'm excited |
| 1:49.1 | to be here. Great. Glad to hear it. All right, let's talk international tournament since we're |
| 1:53.3 | already talking travel. I know the U.S. Women's National Team recently welcomed home Emily Fox |
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