Does The NWSL Know What Soccer Fans Actually Want? | Full Time Podcast

Welcome to Full Time, a show about women's soccer. In this episode, Meg and Tamerra dive into the world of NWSL fan supporter groups. As the NWSL is coveting new eyeballs and growth, an announcement that the league would be establishing a "league supporter's group" as a sponsorship collaboration with an energy drink named Unwell, has sparked questions and concern among fan led groups - who have been on the ground building the league for over a decade now. Full Time hosts Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan discuss tension in the relationship between the league and its supporters. With the help of voices from four different NWSL supporter's groups from across the country, Tamerra and Meg unpack what values are most important to key community stakeholders and where the NWSL might well be falling short. Thumbnail credit: Roy K. Miller/ISI Photos / Contributor / Getty Images Sport via Getty Images and Rodin Eckenroth / Stringer / Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images Chapter descriptions: 00:00 Intro 00:13 What is a supporters group? 02:49 Guest introductions 05:06 What do supporters groups do? 08:02 Who are supporters groups for? 13:38 Growth & Tension 16:02 The need for a third space for fans 20:11 Is the NWSL doing enough to protect fans? 31:16 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: Get in touch: fulltime@theathletic.com Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Catch the full episodes of Full Time right here