About this episode

Ali Riley and Kelley O'Hara discuss the USWNT's recent games against Japan and fan engagement.

Ali Riley & Kelley O’Hara break down the USWNT last two games against Japan, and it was a real tale of two teams. Inexperience cost the US in game 2 when they lost 1-0, but they can back with a vengeance, or as Kelley so aptly put it; “That’s my mother****ing TEAM!” We dig into our favorite fan submissions for their most DEDICATED behaviors, and we’ve got some very special shout outs our Time Wasters won’t want to miss. Plus we get into the potential NWSL Calendar shift and why player safety has to be the biggest concern. This episode is presented by Amazon Prime. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:44 Kelley’s WEIRD Food Combo 02:54 USWNT Couldn’t Break Down Japan 05:44 Lacking Urgency in Game 2 08:23 World Cup Knockout? 10:44 Definitive Win in Game 3 13:33 IS Lavelle, Heaps & Hutton the Best Midfield Combo? 15:08 Emma Hayes’s Cooking Metaphors 17:00 “That’s My MF-ing Team” 19:12 Kennedy Wesley DELIVERED 23:19 BEST Fan Behavior Submissions 24:36 OOSA Tattoo 25:44 Time Wasting Sending a Gift to ONE LUCKY FAN 27:26 Ali Signed a Fan 30:37 Fan Stole a Jersey From Trinity Rodman? 34:27 NWSL Calendar Change 40:00 Keeping Players SAFE 45:38 Alright, Bet Just Women’s Sports is the leading…

People in this episode

Host: Ali Riley

Guest: Kelley O'Hara

Topics covered

• USWNT analysis
• soccer
• NWSL
• fan engagement
• player safety

Keywords

• USWNT
• Kelley O'Hara
• NWSL
• soccer
• fan behavior

Sponsors

Amazon Prime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Just Women's Sports

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