<p>In the first of two January friendlies – the least-capped&nbsp;<strong>U.S women’s national team</strong> starting XI in 25 years thrashed <strong>Paraguay</strong> 6-0 at Dignity Health Sports Park.</p><br><p>On this episode of <strong>Full Time,</strong> host <strong>Jillian Sakovits </strong>is joined by<strong> Melanie Anzidei </strong>to break down what we learned from that friendly and Trinity Rodman’s first time walking out as captain of the USWNT.</p><br><p>After that, <strong>Ayo Oke</strong>, who is out with the USWNT in California, joins the show to talk about her surprise inclusion in the January camp, what it means to be following her dreams on the national team, and why she left <strong>Pachuca</strong> for<strong> Denver Summit.</strong></p><br><p>Then, to close out the show, <strong>Producer Theo</strong> caught up with The Athletic’s <strong>Cerys Jones </strong>and <strong>Megan Feringa</strong> to analyze an enthralling weekend of action at both ends of the table in the <strong>English Women’s Super League.</strong></p><p>_______________</p><p>HOSTS: Jillian Sakovits</p><p>GUESTS: Ayo Oke, Melanie Anzidei, Cerys Jones, Megan Feringa</p><p>PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes</p><p>VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin</p><p>EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen</p><p>_______________</p><p><strong>Referenced on the show:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6996572/2026/01/24/trinity-rodman-uswnt-first-goal-captain/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">USWNT’s Trinity Rodman scores goal in first game as captain</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6994765/2026/01/23/trinity-rodman-new-contract-washington-spirit-nwsl/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trinity Rodman could have left the NWSL. The Spirit community made it impossible to leave</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6995156/2026/01/24/trinity-rodman-behind-the-deal-washington-spirit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Inside Trinity Rodman’s record new deal and what happens next with the High Impact Player rule</a></p><p><a href="Being in WSL is a privilege not a right – relegation risk should be taken seriously" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Being in WSL is a privilege not a right – relegation risk should be taken seriously</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6995798/2026/01/25/beth-mead-still-has-huge-value-to-arsenal-despite-questions-over-her-future/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beth Mead still has huge value to Arsenal, despite questions over her future</a></p><p>_______________</p><p>Get in touch:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠</a></p><p>Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime</p><p>Subscribe to our <strong>Youtube</strong> channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theathleticfulltime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><p>Subscribe to the <strong>Full Time newsletter </strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠here⁠⁠</a></p><p>Visit the <strong>Yahoo Women's Sports hub</strong> <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-sports/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠here</a></p><p>Take <strong>The Athletic's 2026 Listener Survey</strong> <a href="https://www.honesty-box.com/flowlive1.html?folder=athletic-comb-25&amp;resp=av&amp;origin=false" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>