Debating 2025's NWSL Awards | Full Time

How do you measure Most Valuable Player? Who deserves Coach of the Year? What sort of midfielder is worthy of Midfielder of the Year?On this week's Full Time podcast, hosts Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan debate the 2025 NWSL Awards and Best XI. The duo unpacks every category, examining the league's shortlisted players, as well as what their own formulas are judging and voting. Also, they discuss the snubs from the shortlist and put forward the players that should have been nominated, and argue whether the playoffs should be taken into account.PLUS: Tamerra and Meg wonder how much the absence of major stars on the pitch has affected the 2025 NWSL Playoffs, check in on the Full Time Bingo Card, and look ahead to the weekend's Semifinals.Chapter descriptions: 00:00 Intro 00:52 NWSL playoffs so far09:26 Who should win the 2025 NWSL awards? 09:58 MVP17:59 Goalkeeper of the year21:57 Defender of the year26:08 Midfielder of the year31:59 Rookie of the year35:37 Coach of the year 39:49 Tamerra's Best XI40:26 Meg's Best XI 41:13 Bingo cards check-in48:59 Outro ------------#nwsl #uswnt #awards ------------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.comFollow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltimeCatch the full episodes of Full Time right here 🎙️👇➡️ https://apple.co/3RJUen2➡️ https://spoti.fi/3W25Q77