{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/6818b8c8eb146d8e35cb047b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Midge Purce's Broadway debut & are the Portland Thorns contenders?","description":"<p>On this week's&nbsp;<strong>Full Time</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Review,&nbsp;</strong>host&nbsp;<strong>Jillian Sakovits&nbsp;</strong>looks back over&nbsp;<strong>Matchweek 7&nbsp;</strong>of the&nbsp;<strong>NWSL</strong>&nbsp;season. From the league's first-ever 'Sister Sister' goal, to how likely it is that&nbsp;<strong>Seattle Reign</strong>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<strong>Portland Thorns</strong>&nbsp;can build on their recent marquee results and become contenders.</p><p>To unpack the NWSL chaos, Jillian is joined by&nbsp;<em>The Athletic's</em><strong>&nbsp;Asli Pelit,&nbsp;</strong>who also takes the listener inside a special one-off night on&nbsp;<strong>Broadway</strong>&nbsp;with Gotham FC's&nbsp;<strong>Midge Purce.</strong></p><p><strong>PLUS:</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Meg Linehan<em>&nbsp;</em></strong>stops by to talk about<strong>&nbsp;London City Lionesses'</strong>&nbsp;dramatic promotion to the&nbsp;<strong>English Women's Super League</strong>, and owner&nbsp;<strong>Michele Kang's&nbsp;</strong>ambition.</p><p>_______________</p><p><strong>Articles mentioned on the show:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6328779/2025/05/02/midge-purce-chicago-theater-broadway/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Backstage with Midge Purce as the Gotham and USWNT forward makes her Broadway debut in ‘Chicago’</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6301639/2025/05/04/london-city-lionesses-promotion-wsl/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠Michele Kang’s London City Lionesses promoted to WSL for first time</a></p><p>_______________</p><p>HOST: Jillian Sakovits</p><p>GUEST: Asli Pelit, Meg Linehan</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:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:fulltime@theathletic.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠fulltime@theathletic.com⁠</a></p><p>Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime</p><p>Subscribe to the&nbsp;<strong>Full Time newsletter&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠here⁠</a></p><p>Visit the&nbsp;<strong>Yahoo Women's Sports hub</strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-sports/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠here</a></p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}