About this episode
Recently elected as the new President of the NWSL Players Association , Kansas City Current forward Haley Hopkins joins Full Time Focus to talk about her vision for the role. Also on the podcast, host Jillian Sakovitz gets you ready for Week 3 in the NWSL by looking back on the historic rivalry between the Portland Thorns and the North Carolina Courage . Meg Linehan stops by to talk about Boston Legacy FC and the NWSL's investigation into alleged abusive comments made by a fan at Barbra Banda during a match in New Jersey last weekend. Producer Theo has a round-up of the UEFA Women's Champions League quarterfinal second legs, featuring Jessy Parker Humphreys calling into the show moments after Chelsea completed a historic comeback at Stamford Bridge. _______________ Articles from the show: NWSL, Gotham FC, Pride, NWSLPA address ‘incident involving hateful language’ directed at Barbra Banda Introducing Boston Legacy FC: NWSL expansion team announces new name Chelsea defeat Manchester City to reach Champions League semi-finals: Is this their year? How Arsenal and Chelsea overturned 2-0 deficits to reach Women’s Champions League semi-finals How Arsenal stunned Real Madrid: Calmness, resilience and aggressive in-game decisions _______________ HOST: Jillian Sakovits GUEST: Haley Hopkins, Meg Linehan, Jessy Parker Humphreys PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen _______________ Get in touch: fulltime@theathletic.com Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime 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.