{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/6ad73bd48b2ae9105fffb55d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What Sarina Wiegman’s new contract means & how to bridge ‘The Gap’ in the WSL ","description":"<p>On Monday, the <strong>England women’s national team</strong> announced that head coach <strong>Sarina Wiegman</strong> had signed a two-year contract extension, through the end of the <strong>UEFA Women’s Euro 2029 tournament. </strong>So, what does Wiegman’s contract extension mean for Wiegman, the Lionesses, and the rest of global women’s soccer?</p><p><br></p><p>On this episode of Full Time, Theo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by <strong><em>The Athletic’s</em></strong> <strong>Megan Feringa</strong> to unpack Wiegman’s new contract extension as well as all the latest from the <strong>English Women’s Super League, </strong>including how the teams lower in the table can bridge <strong>‘The Gap’</strong> on those at the top, whether Manchester City will ever lose again, and the latest on <strong>Arsenal’s</strong> crisis that continues to embroil head coach <strong>Renee Slegers.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>PLUS: Melanie Anzidei </strong>discusses what we learned from the NWSL weekend and gives her predictions on how the top eight places in the league will shake out. Were the<strong> San Diego Wave</strong> the real winners of the weekend? What happens to<strong> Ashley Sanchez’s MVP</strong> campaign if the<strong> North Carolina Courage</strong> miss out on the playoffs?</p><p>_______________</p><p>HOST: Theo Lloyd-Hughes</p><p>PANEL: Megan Feringa, Melanie Anzidei</p><p>PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes</p><p>_______________</p><p>Get in touch: <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 our YouTube channel: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@theathleticfulltime\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p><p>Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠here⁠⁠</a></p><p>Visit the Yahoo Women&#39;s Sports hub <a href=\"https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-sports/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠here</a></p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}