{"podcast":{"title":"Full Time: A show about women's soccer","slug":"full-time-a-show-about-women-s-soccer-725028","podcast_index_feed_id":725028,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6818801871c041c8cc75b143","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/1780276314047-9969aec4-67d8-4416-95f6-3097e92348ed.jpeg","author":"The Athletic","episode_count":384,"summary":"Full Time is The Athletic’s dedicated podcast for the U.S. women’s national team, the National Women’s Soccer League, and the larger world of international women's soccer. Three times a week, join Meg Linehan, Tamerra Griffin and Jillian Sakovits as they tackle the culture, context, and conversations about the sport here in America and beyond, with help from fellow writers, guests and insiders from all corners of the game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T02:17:10.976812+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/full-time-a-show-about-women-s-soccer-725028"},"episode":{"title":"Royals defender Janni Thomsen and Champions League final preview","slug":"royals-defender-janni-thomsen-and-champions-league-final-preview","published_at":"2026-05-22T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/full-time-a-show-about-women-s-soccer-725028/royals-defender-janni-thomsen-and-champions-league-final-preview","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/full-time-a-show-about-women-s-soccer-725028","url":"https://shows.acast.com/full-time-a-show-about-womens-soccer/episodes/royals-defender-janni-thomsen-and-champions-league-final-pre","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/e/6a0fd686294da705c38199dd/media.mp3","summary":"The Utah Royals have been one of the biggest surprises of the 2026 NWSL season, and defender Janni Thomsen has been in the middle of it all. Thomsen joins host Jillian Sakovits for a conversation looking back at growing up in a small Danish town and playing on boys’ youth teams despite ridicule from other families. They also discuss how Thomsen found her way to Utah in 2025 after her partner, Norwegian international Elise Thorsnes, played there several years earlier, as well as how the Scandinavian couple is preparing to welcome their first child. Then, Jillian breaks down what to expect from the UEFA Women’s Champions League final between FC Barcelona and OL Lyonnes on Saturday. _______________ HOST: Jillian Sakovits GUEST: Janni Thomsen This podcast was produced by The Athletic . _______________ Referenced on the show: Is Barcelona versus OL Lyonnes the UEFA Women’s Champions League’s greatest rivalry? Utah Royals are on a seven-match unbeaten streak. Are they the NWSL’s new protagonists? _______________ Get in touch:  ⁠⁠fulltime@theathletic.com⁠⁠ Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Subscribe to our Youtube channel: here Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub ⁠⁠here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The Utah Royals have been one of the biggest surprises of the 2026 NWSL season, and defender Janni Thomsen has been in the middle of it all. Thomsen joins…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1519,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/full-time-a-show-about-women-s-soccer-725028/episodes/royals-defender-janni-thomsen-and-champions-league-final-preview/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/full-time-a-show-about-women-s-soccer-725028/royals-defender-janni-thomsen-and-champions-league-final-preview.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}