About this episode

The episode discusses key narratives in the NWSL midseason, including player performances and team prospects.

Trinity Rodman is thriving, Sam Kerr is leaving Chelsea and possibly heading back to the NWSL — and Meg Linehan is back with a lot of questions. A third of the way through the 2026 season, Jillian and Tamerra are in the hot seat as Meg puts the league's biggest narratives to the buy or sell test. Are the Utah Royals for real? Will the Washington Spirit finally break their runners-up curse with the championship coming to DC? And can the salary cap keep up with a league growing faster than anyone expected? Buckle up. _______________ HOST: Jillian Sakovits GUESTS: Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan This podcast was produced by The Athletic. _______________ Referenced on the show: NWSL championship returning to Washington, D.C., in 2026: Sources NWSL predictions, trends and where things stands at the midseason break _______________ Get in touch:  ⁠⁠fulltime@theathletic.com⁠⁠ Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Subscribe to our Youtube channel: here Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub ⁠⁠here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Jillian Sakovits

Guests: Meg Linehan, Tamerra Griffin

Topics covered

• NWSL
• women's soccer
• midseason analysis
• player transfers
• league narratives

Keywords

• NWSL
• Trinity Rodman
• Sam Kerr
• Meg Linehan
• Washington Spirit
• Utah Royals
• salary cap
• women's soccer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Athletic, NWSL

Places: Washington, D.C.

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