{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/6818802d8e712cac96a2e372?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Meet the new NWSLPA President, and how Chelsea bounced back in the UWCL","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/a6772eebd81e1901239e4598a5e7ba88.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Recently elected as the new President of the <strong>NWSL Players Association</strong>, <strong>Kansas City Current </strong>forward <strong>Haley Hopkins</strong> joins <strong>Full Time Focus</strong> to talk about her vision for the role.</p><p><br></p><p>Also on the podcast, host <strong>Jillian Sakovitz</strong> gets you ready for <strong>Week 3 </strong>in the <strong>NWSL</strong> by looking back on the historic rivalry between the <strong>Portland Thorns</strong> and the <strong>North Carolina Courage</strong>. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Meg Linehan</strong> stops by to talk about <strong>Boston Legacy FC </strong>and the NWSL's investigation into alleged abusive comments made by a fan at <strong>Barbra Banda</strong> during a match in New Jersey last weekend. </p><p><br></p><p>Producer Theo has a round-up of the <strong>UEFA Women's Champions League</strong> quarterfinal second legs, featuring <strong>Jessy Parker Humphreys</strong> calling into the show moments after <strong>Chelsea</strong> completed a historic comeback at <strong>Stamford Bridge.</strong></p><p>_______________</p><p><strong>Articles from the show: </strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6227726/2025/03/24/nwsl-gotham-barbra-banda-pride/\">NWSL, Gotham FC, Pride, NWSLPA address ‘incident involving hateful language’ directed at Barbra Banda</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6230067/2025/03/26/boston-legacy-fc-nwsl-expansion-team-rename/\">Introducing Boston Legacy FC: NWSL expansion team announces new name</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6236813/2025/03/27/chelsea-manchester-city-womens-champions-league/\">Chelsea defeat Manchester City to reach Champions League semi-finals: Is this their year?</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6236049/2025/03/28/arsenal-chelsea-champions-league-semi-finals/\">How Arsenal and Chelsea overturned 2-0 deficits to reach Women’s Champions League semi-finals</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6234257/2025/03/27/arsenal-women-real-madrid-champions-league-2/\">How Arsenal stunned Real Madrid: Calmness, resilience and aggressive in-game decisions</a></p><p>_______________</p><p>HOST: Jillian Sakovits</p><p>GUEST: Haley Hopkins, Meg Linehan, Jessy Parker Humphreys</p><p>PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes</p><p>VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin</p><p>EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen</p><p>_______________</p><p>Get in touch: <a href=\"mailto:fulltime@theathletic.com\">fulltime@theathletic.com</a></p><p>Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime</p><p>Subscribe to the <strong>Full Time newsletter </strong><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/\">here</a></p><p>Visit the <strong>Yahoo Women's Sports hub</strong> <a href=\"https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-sports/\">here</a></p><p> </p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}