Sophia Wilson’s first goal as a mom & who is Jose the Coyote?
Full Time: A show about women's soccer
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4.8 • 807 Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
After 540 days, Sophia Wilson is back scoring in the NWSL. So, what does it mean for the former MVP to net her first goal since returning from the birth of her first child?
Host Jillian Sakovits is joined by The Athletic’s Asli Pelit to break down the top two games from the NWSL weekend. The Washington Spirit’s 4-0 win over the KC Current at a sold-out Audi Field, and the Portland Thorns’ 2-1 road win over Angel City FC in Los Angeles, where Wilson marked her return. Asli was even in D.C. on Friday to get the scoop on what is behind the Spirit’s two-game win streak that snapped a four-game winless run to start 2026. Who is the Spirit’s new lucky mascot, Jose the coyote?
PLUS: Jill and Theo recap a wild round of first-leg semifinals in the UEFA Women’s Champions League. What happened in Munich and London, and who is poised to advance to the final?
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HOST: Jillian Sakovits
GUEST: Asli Pelit
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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Referenced on the show:
Washington Spirit cruise beyond Kansas City Current to maintain José the Coyote’s lucky streak
Portland’s Sophia Wilson scores 95th-minute game winner for first goal as a mom
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| 0:00.0 | Because I love a good story like that, and I think that's the story just this. |
| 0:08.9 | Like if I take back everything else I learned this weekend about Washington's spirit, |
| 0:14.1 | I'm never going to forget about this. |
| 0:16.1 | Nothing like the first goal the Trinity Roman has scored in 2026 being overshadowed by a plastic |
| 0:21.6 | coyote. |
| 0:22.6 | But you know what? |
| 0:23.5 | If it takes you until the end of April, your goal might get overshadowed. |
| 0:27.9 | Exactly. |
| 0:28.4 | That's on Trinity. |
| 0:33.3 | Hello, everybody. Welcome to full-time review. As always, is presented by Amazon Prime. Jillian Zackavitt's with you today. And after 19 days, the NW.S.L. was back this weekend. The first games being played after the long international break. And some teams looked sharp. Others, not so much. The big winners were |
| 0:55.8 | Sophia Wilson and, by proxy, the Portland Thorns, and the Washington Spirit, or should I say |
| 1:01.8 | Jose the Coyote. Yes, the inanimate object you may or may not have heard of that has somehow |
| 1:07.1 | now become a part of this story. For that and so much more, I'm going to be joined by Asla Pellett, who was at Audi Field, |
| 1:14.3 | a sold out Audi Field, by the way, with 19,215. |
| 1:17.8 | Fans packed in on Friday night in Washington, D.C. |
| 1:21.2 | And your favorite producer, producer Theo. |
| 1:24.3 | He's on to a right, blocked 13-0! |
| 1:31.9 | Oh, it's Bedlam and Audi Field! Theo. Okay, with me now, the two people I promised. |
| 1:35.3 | Hello, Asla. |
| 1:36.5 | Hi, Jill. |
| 1:37.2 | How are you? |
| 1:38.2 | Excellent. |
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