The Athletic’s Tamerra Griffin joins Sarah for the fourth installment of our series, “Built By Women: The Story of Soccer in the U.S.” Tamerra discusses what fans can expect in the lead-up to the 2027 Women’s World Cup, breaks down the qualification process and possibilities, provides her biggest locks and question marks on the current U.S. Women's National Team roster, and predicts which other nations are likely to be contenders. Finally, she assigns a little homework (Slicework, if you will) to help us all be better, more informed soccer fans.

“Built By Women: The Story of Soccer in the U.S.” was inspired by the FIFA Men’s World Cup — ‘cause you know Big Citrus was watching and thinking about the *women’s* national team (the one with FOUR stars on their jersey!). Unlike pretty much any other country in the world, the United States fell in love with footie primarily through women – through the success of the ‘96 Olympic gold medalists, the ‘99ers, and all of our truly global superstar women players. So with next summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics in two years, we thought it was a good time to trace the roots of the beautiful game here in the United States. 


Subscribe to Full Time here and read Tamerra Griffin’s reporting here 


Listen to the first episode of “Built By Women: The Story of Soccer in the U.S.” with Heidi Smith here…


And the second episode of the series with Sarah Gregorius here… 


And the third episode with Jessica Berman here 


You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here


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The Athletic&rsquo;s Tamerra Griffin joins Sarah for the fourth installment of our series, &ldquo;Built By Women: The Story of Soccer in the U.S.&rdquo; Tamerra discusses what fans can expect in the lead-up to the 2027 Women&rsquo;s World Cup, breaks down the qualification process and possibilities, provides her biggest locks and question marks on the current U.S. Women's National Team roster, and predicts which other nations are likely to be contenders. Finally, she assigns a little homework (Slicework, if you will) to help us all be better, more informed soccer fans.
&ldquo;Built By Women: The Story of Soccer in the U.S.&rdquo; was inspired by the FIFA Men&rsquo;s World Cup &mdash; &lsquo;cause you know Big Citrus was watching and thinking about the *women&rsquo;s* national team (the one with FOUR stars on their jersey!). Unlike pretty much any other country in the world, the United States fell in love with footie primarily through women &ndash; through the success of the &lsquo;96 Olympic gold medalists, the &lsquo;99ers, and all of our truly global superstar women players. So with next summer&rsquo;s FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup in Brazil and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics in two years, we thought it was a good time to trace the roots of the beautiful game here in the United States.&nbsp;
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Subscribe to Full Time <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/full-time-a-show-about-womens-soccer/id1518818543" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/full-time-a-show-about-womens-soccer/id1518818543&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1786572844971000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2_W819hQ-KdUd0D1jo683T">here</a> and read Tamerra Griffin&rsquo;s reporting <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/tamerra-griffin/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/tamerra-griffin/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1786572844971000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1EZn5bebSmmTwrn-JhL_LT">here</a>&nbsp;
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Listen to the first episode of &ldquo;Built By Women: The Story of Soccer in the U.S.&rdquo; with Heidi Smith <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/built-by-women-the-story-of-soccer-in-the-u-s-with-heidi-smith/id1752100672?i=1000777848235" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/built-by-women-the-story-of-soccer-in-the-u-s-with-heidi-smith/id1752100672?i%3D1000777848235&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1786572844971000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1-8-GZGey70hpCN0UHOn2i">here</a>&hellip;
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And the second episode of the series with Sarah Gregorius <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-2-built-by-women-the-story-of-soccer-in-the-u/id1752100672?i=1000778857891" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-2-built-by-women-the-story-of-soccer-in-the-u/id1752100672?i%3D1000778857891&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1786572844971000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2k90GXtW5yBxK8jMMnRGdh">here</a>&hellip;&nbsp;
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And the third episode with Jessica Berman <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-3-built-by-women-the-story-of-soccer-in-the-u/id1752100672?i=1000779838529&amp;l=ar" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-3-built-by-women-the-story-of-soccer-in-the-u/id1752100672?i%3D1000779838529%26l%3Dar&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1786572844971000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1i0fiprKFvI71UJ2uIs66Q">here</a>&nbsp;
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You can now WATCH Sarah&rsquo;s interviews! Subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@iHeartWomensSports" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/@iHeartWomensSports&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1786572844971000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2XG7FkT68Wq4p4PP-lTlJW">@iHeartWomensSports</a> on YouTube and check out the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4OH9pWO2GjqQmx_dTNOqMES7gaB3CUEf" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list%3DPL4OH9pWO2GjqQmx_dTNOqMES7gaB3CUEf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1786572844971000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0f9cvoUJX1tVm3GVCUDFDQ">Good Game playlist here</a>
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Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at <a href="mailto:goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com">goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com</a>&nbsp;
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Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/sarahspain.com" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bsky.app/profile/sarahspain.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1786572844971000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2RDupAwBzuSSwkih8Rl-wh">@sarahspain.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spain2323" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/spain2323&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1786572844971000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3GVIfviPpNoiE0XGGbxx_B">@Spain2323</a>
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Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/byalexazzi.bsky.social" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bsky.app/profile/byalexazzi.bsky.social&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1786572844971000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2XnPfTUpfF1PojUp52bxm3">@byalexazzi.bsky.social</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/azziartwork/?hl=en" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/azziartwork/?hl%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1786572844971000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0nDOl-1Ybj-9ejOEgsHqmS">@AzziArtwork</a>&nbsp;
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Good Game is your one-stop shop for the biggest stories in women’s sports. Every day, host Sarah Spain gives you the stories, stakes, stars and stats to keep up with your favorite women’s teams, leagues and athletes. Through thoughtful insight, witty banter, and an all around good time, Sarah and friends break down the latest news, talk about the games you can’t miss, and debate the issues of the day. Don’t miss interviews with the people of the moment, whether they be athletes, coaches, reporters, or celebrity fans.

Good Game with Sarah Spain

The Athletic’s Tamerra Griffin joins Sarah for the fourth installment of our series, “Built By Women: The Story of Soccer in the U.S.” Tamerra discusses what fans can expect in the lead-up to the 2027 Women’s World Cup, breaks down the qualification process and possibilities, provides her biggest locks and question marks on the current U.S. Women's National Team roster, and predicts which other nations are likely to be contenders. Finally, she assigns a little homework (Slicework, if you will) to help us all be better, more informed soccer fans.  “Built By Women: The Story of Soccer in the U.S.” was inspired by the FIFA Men’s World Cup — ‘cause you know Big Citrus was watching and thinking about the *women’s* national team (the one with FOUR stars on their jersey!). Unlike pretty much any other country in the world, the United States fell in love with footie primarily through women – through the success of the ‘96 Olympic gold medalists, the ‘99ers, and all of our truly global superstar women players. So with next summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics in two years, we thought it was a good time to trace the roots of the beautiful game here in the United States. 

Part 4 - Built By Women: The Story of Soccer in the U.S. with Tamerra Griffin

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