{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/68369e4b998551779f734e98?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Making sense of World Sevens Football with Tobin Heath","description":"<p>It has been billed as women's football 'reimagined' but with the inaugural edition behind us, what really is <strong>World Sevens Football (W7F) </strong>offering to the sport's global ecosystem?</p><p><br></p><p>This week on <strong>Full Time</strong>, hosts <strong>Tamerra Griffin</strong> and <strong>Meg Linehan</strong> are joined by <strong>USWNT</strong> legend <strong>Tobin Heath</strong> to discuss her role as the chair of player advisory council in developing the innovative seven-a-side tournament. Why was <strong>W7F</strong> such a breath of fresh air for players, and how can <strong>W7F</strong> disrupt the status quo?</p><p><br></p><p>Then<strong><em> The Athletic's</em> Charlotte Harpur, </strong>joins<strong> </strong>the podcast to give her perspective from covering the W7F on the media side and the concerns regarding its hand-picked competing teams. <strong>Plus</strong>, Charlotte gives her inside view on Tuesday's sudden news that <strong>Mary Earps</strong> has retired from international soccer.</p><p><br></p><p>_______________</p><p><strong>Articles mentioned on the show: </strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6378692/2025/05/24/world-sevens-football-tournament-soccer/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Inside World Sevens Football: A $5m prize pot, rolling subs, DJ sets and plenty of personality</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6385923/2025/05/28/mary-earps-shock-england-retirement/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Inside Mary Earps’ shock England retirement: Anger from Wiegman, mixed feelings from team-mates</a></p><p>_______________</p><p>HOSTS: Tamerra Griffin, Meg Linehan</p><p>GUESTS: Tobin Heath, Charlotte Harpur</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 <strong>Full Time newsletter </strong><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠here⁠⁠</a></p><p>Visit the <strong>Yahoo Women's Sports hub</strong> <a href=\"https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-sports/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠here</a></p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}