{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/692074ad3962bb012e6a02a3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Live in San Jose with Midge Purce & Croix Bethune","description":"<p>Live from the <strong>San Jose Civic,</strong> it's a very special episode of the <strong>Full Time</strong> podcast building up to the <strong>2025 NWSL Championship Final</strong> in the <strong>Bay Area.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Hosts <strong>Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan</strong> take you inside <strong>NWSL Awards and Media Day</strong>, from the opening two days of events in San Jose, and then dig into commissioner <strong>Jess Berman's </strong>league address, and the ongoing debates around the salary cap and whether <strong>Trinity Rodman</strong> will stay in the NWSL.</p><p><br></p><p>Then, <strong>Gotham FC forward Midge Purce</strong> stops by to talk about her journey back to the NWSL Championship and the unrelenting belief her team has. After that, it's time for <strong>Washington Spirit</strong> midfielder<strong> Croix Bethune </strong>to open up about what it means for her to play in her first final and the joy she finds in her team's style of play.</p><p>_______________</p><p><strong>Referenced on the show</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6824557/2025/11/21/trinity-rodman-nwsl-contract-super-league/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Trinity Rodman focuses on NWSL Championship, says ‘and then we’ll see’ about future with Spirit</a></p><p><a href=\"NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman talks salary cap, calendar changes and transgender inclusion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman talks salary cap, calendar changes and transgender inclusion</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6823398/2025/11/20/nwsl-commissioner-interview-jessica-berman-soccer/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How Jessica Berman, the NWSL’s influential commissioner, faces her toughest tests</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6820882/2025/11/19/emma-hayes-trinity-rodman-nwsl/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">USWNT’s Emma Hayes weighs in on Trinity Rodman’s future, NWSL salary cap</a></p><p>______________</p><p>HOSTS: Tamerra Griffin, 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 <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"}