It's time to say goodbye to the ‘summer of soccer’ because what’s that on the horizon? Yes, the return of the NWSL. On this week's Full Time, Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan have their feelings heard on the finals of Women's Euro 2025 and Women's Africa Cup of Nations, as well as hear from Charlotte Harpur who was amongst all the fun outside Buckingham Palace on Tuesday when England paraded its Euros trophy in front of 65,000 people. From Burna Boy and Sarina Wiegman, to what the legacy of the Lionesses's back-to-back trophies will be? It's the ultimate final chapter to a historic summer. Then, it's time to turn the focus to the NWSL. As the league's summer break concludes, Tamerra and Meg answer all the biggest questions and discuss the major talking points ahead of the first weekend of games. Can anyone catch the Kansas City Current? Will Mia Fishel or Sveindis Jónsdóttir have the bigger impact? How will Racing Louisville build on a strong first half to make the playoffs for the first time? Thumbnail image credit: Alex Pantling / Staff / Getty Images Sport via Getty Images ------------ #nwsl #uswnt #wsl ------------ Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter to get all the latest women's soccer news straight to your inbox every Tuesday: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/ Get in touch: fulltime@theathletic.com Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Catch the full episodes of Full Time right here 🎙️👇 ➡️ https://apple.co/3RJUen2 ➡️ https://spoti.fi/3W25Q77

As England prepares to defend its European title, the nation has been rocked by the sudden retirements of high-profile veterans Mary Earps and Fran Kirby, and the withdrawal of vice-captain Mille Bright. As pressure intensifies on head coach Sarina Wiegman ahead of Euro 2025, many are wondering: Is England really in crisis? On a special edition of Full Time, Tamerra Griffin is joined by The Athletic's Megan Feringa and Jacob Whitehead to unpack how England got to this point, and where Wiegman's team might be heading. What has changed since the Lionesses won Euro 2022? Has opinion soured on Wiegman? Is this amount of noise normal for any high-profile defending champion? Who will step up to be the leaders for England in Switzerland this summer? Chapter descriptions: 00:00 Intro 02:10 What's happening with England's Euros squad? 18:34 Is England in crisis? 39:56 Outro ------------ #nwsl #uswnt #wsl ------------ Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter to get all the latest women's soccer news straight to your inbox every Tuesday: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/ Get in touch: fulltime@theathletic.com Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Catch the full episodes of Full Time right here 🎙️👇 ➡️ https://apple.co/3RJUen2 ➡️ https://spoti.fi/3W25Q77

Outside Oakley’s Covent Garden store last September, a snaking queue had formed for the opening of the sunglasses brand’s new store in one of London’s most iconic locations. Some in line that afternoon had caught the first train from Birmingham for the 80-minute journey to the English capital to secure their spots, waking in the early hours for the chance of a first-come, first-served meet-and-greet with one of Oakley’s brand ambassadors: Alessia Russo. The England striker is not the only Liones

When the Lionesses battled to a gutsy 1-0 victory over Spain in April, the question was: Can they win the World Cup playing like that?

The England women's national team will play their final UEFA Women's World Cup qualifier match.