What does Midge Purce's return mean for Gotham?

Full Time with Meg Linehan: A show about women's soccer

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4.8 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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After 385 days, Midge Purce is back. On Sunday, the USWNT forward made her NWSL return from an ACL injury. But what does Purce's return mean for Gotham FC? A club On this week's Full Time Review, staff writer at The Athletic Asli Pelit hosts a discussion of the weekend's NWSL action. Starting with the scene in New Jersey to witness Purce's comeback and Gotham's first win, then moving to the continued perfection of Orlando Pride and KC Current at the top of the standings and signs of life for the Chicago Stars. PLUS: Megan Feringa hops on the pod to give her verdict on the English women's FA Cup semifinals, Olivia Smith's determination, and another Phallon Tullis-Joyce masterclass. _______________ Articles mentioned on the show: Gotham FC forward Midge Purce returns to the field a year after ACL injury Alanna Kennedy, toughest player in women’s soccer? _______________ HOST: Asli Pelit GUEST: Megan Feringa PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen _______________ Get in touch: [email protected] Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter here Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:48.6	Jillian Sakovitz is away on holiday, so I will be your host for this show.
0:53.0	Let's see what we have coming up.
0:55.0	The full-time crew were in New Jersey to see Gotham get its first win of the season over
0:59.7	North Carolina Courage and the long-awaited return of Mitch Purse. There was more perfection
1:05.8	from Orlando and Kansas City Current, a banger from Lacey Santos that keeps the spirit in the chase,
1:12.6	and Chicago are showing signs of life thanks to the brilliance of Ludmilla.
1:17.4	And if all that wasn't enough, I'll be catching up with the athletics Megan Ferringa
1:21.8	to get the lowdown on the women's FA Cup semifinals.
1:25.0	Let's get to it.
1:28.2	Thank you. FAA Cup semifinals. Let's get to it. I would like to welcome producer Theo, who is on the other room because we just got back from
1:38.5	Jersey. It was so nice to hang out with you today, by the way. Yes, what a treat. Asla, me, Leah, the whole, well, not the
1:47.4	whole, a good chunk of the full-time crew all hanging out, going through the Holland Tunnel,
1:53.5	Manhattan, Brooklyn, seeing it all, to the wonderful orb-like Sports Illustrated Stadium. Thank you
1:59.6	so much for a lovely drive, Astha. What a day?
2:02.6	I take that drive over suffering, waiting for the path drain that doesn't show up when we need it to show up.
2:09.6	You know, it was a risky decision. We could have been stuck in traffic, but with the spring break and Passover, New York was all hours, I think.
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