{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/688c9ebcfcf1b79f7b749514?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Angharad James-Turner talks Wales' emotional Euros & Seattle Reign's resurgence","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/1754045321644-1f5c2356-5205-4f84-9d25-d2176e8929f7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On this week's <strong>Full Time Focus</strong>, <strong>Seattle Reign</strong> midfielder <strong>Angharad James-Turner</strong> joins the show to talk to <strong>Asli Pelit</strong> her summer captaining <strong>Wales</strong> at its first-ever major tournament, <strong>Women's Euro 2025. </strong>Then attentions turn to the return of the <strong>NWSL</strong>. This week,<strong> James-Turner </strong>signed<strong> </strong>a new two-year contract extension with <strong>Seattle</strong>, and the 31-year-old explains why she is so committed to the team and how the Reign has turned things around after a disappointing 2024.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Asli</strong> and <strong>producer Theo </strong>also unpack <strong>the business side of the NWSL's summer break</strong>, how teams are increasing marketing efforts this August, and what could change in the future to help the league retain more momentum.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>PLUS: Theo </strong>gets focused with <strong>Full Time's 1-2-3 </strong>of what to watch this weekend in the NWSL, from <strong>Jess Carter's</strong> speedy to return to Gotham and a potential goal-fest in the <strong>Bay</strong>.</p><p>_______________</p><p><strong>Referenced on the show:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6522594/2025/07/30/nwsl-summer-rivalry-weekend-down-to-business/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How NWSL teams plan to beat the annual mid-summer miasma</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6523303/2025/07/29/jess-carter-england-euros-gotham/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jess Carter on missing Euros celebrations: It was my decision to return to club side Gotham</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6519574/2025/07/28/nwsl-second-half-euros-the-pulse/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Women’s soccer summer returns stateside</a></p><p>_______________</p><p>HOST: Theo Lloyd-Hughes</p><p>GUESTS: Asli Pelit, Angharad James-Turner</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"}