The Women's Game 07/21/22: With Jessica Berman, Presented by Paramount+

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4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman joins Rog to talk her career arc; how she evaluates the start of her tenure at the league; and the future of women's football in the U.S. and around the globe.

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0:34.1	I can't believe I'm working in a sport that actually is defined as a global language.
0:38.4	Like, you kick a soccer ball, you don't need to say anything how cool is that?
0:46.8	It's Roch, back for another week of the Women's Game presented by Paramount Plus and this.
0:54.2	This is a special episode. I've been looking forward to this one for a while because joining me today,
1:01.7	we have the woman behind the curtain, the E.N.W.S.L. Commissioner, joining us at a midway point of her first season at the helm.
1:10.1	We want to sit down and get a take on all things about the league, behind the scenes, big picture, small picture of the works, to talk us to it all.
1:20.1	It's a joy to welcome. Jessica Boorman.
1:23.3	Thank you, Raj.
1:25.6	We are speaking to you while you are back in the New York area.
1:29.8	I first say to Paave, the Commissioner's job is to be omnipresent.
1:33.1	We see you. It feels like it almost every game, every goal, every T-Fo rage you're there.
1:38.6	You are seemingly everywhere. How does it feel to be briefly back home?
1:42.5	It's been a dream come true.
1:44.9	Part of the role of a Commissioner is really to interact with the fans.
1:50.4	For me, in particular, in my first season, particularly not being from a women's soccer background, really wanting to learn and understand the opportunities and challenges from all the different perspectives of people who have been living this for the last 10 to 20 years.
2:07.5	You were announced as the new Commissioner of the E.N.W.S.L. in March of this year.
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