Injury fears for Temwa Chawinga & Rose Lavelle magic in New Jersey

The NWSL and soccer world held their collective breaths when Temwa Chawinga went down in Saturday’s upset defeat of the KC Current by the Houston Dash. What happened in Texas? And, what does it mean for the MVP frontrunner and the Current, by far number one team in the country?

On this week’s Full Time Review, Jillian Sakovits and Producer Theo get into the scenes that saw Chawinga limp off and then get wheeled out of Shell Energy Stadium as well as discuss where this leaves the Current’s forward options. The duo also break down everything else that went down on the penultimate weekend of the NWSL regular season, from which teams have clinched a spot into the postseason and which young record-breaking international has put herself into the MVP shortlist conversation.

PLUS: Asli Pelit joins the show from New York, fresh from seeing Rose Lavelle score a stunning free-kick to clinch a playoff spot for NJ/NY Gotham FC. How are Gotham shaping up ahead of the postseason? What was it like watching the game alongside the team owners? Asli also gets into why she wrote about the deep friendship between budding USWNT stars Claire Hutton and Ally Sentnor.

Jill closes out the show with an emotional moment of the week that zones in on the many tears and tributes that poured in following the final home matches for Christen Press, Ali Riley and Lauren Barnes.

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HOST: Jillian Sakovits

GUEST: Asli Pelit

PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes

VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen

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Referenced on the show:

NWSL executive committee approves 3-year extension for commissioner Jessica Berman: Sources

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