The U.S. women's national team's October window has come to an end. But what did we learn from the trio of friendlies against Portugal and New Zealand?On this week's Full Time podcast, hosts Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan get into the USWNT's October friendlies, the players that stood out, the importance of giving the young players more minutes, why it may be more interesting to see the USWNT lose than dominant, and what opponents Emma Hayes should be booking in for the 2026 SheBelieves Cup.PLUS: Tamerra and Meg unpack Meg's latest column for The Athletic that responds to an op-ed by NWSL player Elizabeth Eddy that calls for new eligibility rules in the NWSL. What are the league and players association saying on the matter, what players are being unfairly targeted and what danger is on the horizon as a lack of clarity lingers?_______________Referenced on the show<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6762476/2025/10/30/rose-lavelle-generational-talent-uswnt-gotham/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rose Lavelle is a ‘magician’ for USWNT and Gotham – and now her leadership is casting a spell</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6761895/2025/10/29/uswnt-new-zealand-emma-sears-hat-trick/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">USWNT 6, New Zealand 0: Emma Sears scores first professional hat trick</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6755308/2025/10/27/nwsl-gender-policy-lack-leaves-players-vulnerable/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NWSL’s lack of gender eligibility policy leaves players vulnerable – just not in the way you think</a>______________HOSTS: Tamerra Griffin, Meg LinehanPRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-HughesVIDEO PRODUCER: Lia GriffinEXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen_______________Get in touch:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:fulltime@theathletic.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠fulltime@theathletic.com⁠⁠</a>Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltimeSubscribe to the Full Time newsletter <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠here⁠⁠</a>Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-sports/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠here</a><hr> 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.

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