Jordyn Bugg, turning pro at 17 & Seattle Reign's identity

On this week's Full Time Focus , Jillian Sakovits has a feature interview with Seattle Reign and USYNT defender Jordyn Bugg. The 18-year-old reflects on her first year as a professional soccer player in the NWSL , what she has learned from the players she looks up to, such as Naomi Girma and Lynn BIyendolo, and what she learned from her recent trip to Germany with the USWNT U23s. PLUS: Producer Theo catches up with Charlotte Harpur to talk England, after the sudden international retirements of Mary Earps and Fran Kirby, and vice-captain Millie Bright's withdrawal from the UEFA Women's European Championships. Jillian then closes out the show with her three things to watch for in upcoming NWSL weekend. _______________ Referenced on the show: Inside Mary Earps’ shock England retirement: Anger from Wiegman, mixed feelings from team-mates Millie Bright withdraws from England selection for Euro 2025 Introducing England Women’s Euro 2025 squad: Every player analysed Curiosity and a new challenge drew former Bayern Munich Women’s coach to Angel City _______________ HOST: Jillian Sakovits GUESTS: Jordyn Bugg, Charlotte Harpur 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.