{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/6895d11c7f93fda8b230efd8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Making sense of Sean Nahas being fired for a 'multitude of factors' ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/1754648401372-488d5d1f-c60d-4e56-9623-1fcab27a9163.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On this week's <strong>Full Time Focus</strong>, <strong>Meg Linehan </strong>and<strong> Producer Theo </strong>discuss the abrupt firing of <strong>Sean Nahas </strong>as the head coach of the<strong> North Carolina Courage, </strong>and the combative press conference with the club's sporting director <strong>Ceri Bowley</strong> that followed. What do we know at this time about the firing? And, why is it unclear what happened? <strong>Meg</strong> and <strong>Theo</strong> also talk about what it means for <strong>Nick Cushing</strong> to be hired as the first-ever head coach of <strong>Denver Summit FC</strong>, and give their takes on the 2025 <strong>Ballon d'Or </strong>nominees. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>PLUS: </strong>Get focused with <strong>Full Time's 1-2-3 </strong>of what to watch this weekend in the NWSL, from <strong>Ally Sentnor </strong>returning to <strong>Utah</strong> for the first time to potentially make her debut with the <strong>KC Current, </strong>to head coach<strong> Alex Straus</strong> and <strong>Angel City's</strong> desperation to win the <strong>SoCal Derby.</strong></p><p>_______________</p><p><strong>Referenced on the show:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6539500/2025/08/06/north-carolina-courage-nwsl-nahas/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">North Carolina Courage terminates head coach Sean Nahas’ contract ‘effective immediately’</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6537971/2025/08/06/nick-cushing-denver-summit-nwsl-manager/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Denver Summit hires Nick Cushing as manager: ‘I want to embrace’ NWSL expansion challenge</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6540276/2025/08/07/womens-ballon-dor-nominations-bonmati-russo-kelly/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Who should win the women’s Ballon d’Or: Aitana Bonmati, Alessia Russo, Chloe Kelly?</a></p><p><a href=\"https://podfollow.com/full-time-with-meg-linehan/episode/eb3d598848866b1752a09bb5326ac93e9d07653e/view\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What makes an NWSL rivalry?</a></p><p><a href=\"https://podfollow.com/full-time-with-meg-linehan/episode/98f390c75d563cbf711ec30e940aa54d0e23cb4a/view\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The secret to the Portland Thorns' home form</a></p><p>_______________</p><p>HOST: Theo Lloyd-Hughes</p><p>GUESTS: 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"}