July 29, 2025 • 42 mins
A Show of Champions!
On Episode 233 of Women’s World Football Show, we’re celebrating champions on all fronts!
First, we dive into the 2025 UEFA Women’s EUROs with a look back at England’s big win! Hear post-match soundbites from Lionesses stars Leah Williamson (13:42), Chloe Kelly (10:50), and rising talent Michelle Agyemang (12:05). Even as an Italy fan, there's nothing but love for this moment in women’s football history—no sour grapes here!
Then, we shift to the U.S., where we’re joined by USL Super League Champion and Tampa Bay Sun FC captain Jordyn Listro (16:45). A Canadian international and midfield dynamo, Jordyn shares what it means to lead her team to victory in the league’s inaugural season, what fuels her competitive edge, and what’s next for the Tampa Bay Sun.
From England to Tampa Bay, it's a celebration of elite women’s football—don’t miss this episode packed with passion, pride, and plenty of championship vibes!
Episode Links Missed our USL Super League Spotlight: https://wwfshow.com/2025/05/15/episode-232-sam-kroeger-desiree-scott/
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Original Broadcast Date: July 28, 2025 Women’s World Football Show is hosted, written, edited, and produced by Patty La Bella.
Additional assistance for this episode by Jordyn Listro, Damon Wilson (Wilson Management Alliance), and UEFA TV
Women’s World Football Show website design and theme music by Patricia La Bella
Women’s World Football Show® is a registered trademark whose audio and logo cannot be used without written authorization.
On Episode 233 of Women’s World Football Show, we’re celebrating champions on all fronts!
First, we dive into the 2025 UEFA Women’s EUROs with a look back at England’s big win! Hear post-match soundbites from Lionesses stars Leah Williamson (13:42), Chloe Kelly (10:50), and rising talent Michelle Agyemang (12:05). Even as an Italy fan, there's nothing but love for this moment in women’s football history—no sour grapes here!
Then, we shift to the U.S., where we’re joined by USL Super League Champion and Tampa Bay Sun FC captain Jordyn Listro (16:45). A Canadian international and midfield dynamo, Jordyn shares what it means to lead her team to victory in the league’s inaugural season, what fuels her competitive edge, and what’s next for the Tampa Bay Sun.
From England to Tampa Bay, it's a celebration of elite women’s football—don’t miss this episode packed with passion, pride, and plenty of championship vibes!
Episode Links Missed our USL Super League Spotlight: https://wwfshow.com/2025/05/15/episode-232-sam-kroeger-desiree-scott/
More WWFShow Links:
Follow Women’s World Football Show on Facebook, Instagram, and our blog at wwfshowblog.com.
Listen to Women’s World Football Show on Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Spreaker, TuneIn Radio, Castbox, Soundcloud, and direct from our website at www.WWFShow.com.
Original Broadcast Date: July 28, 2025 Women’s World Football Show is hosted, written, edited, and produced by Patty La Bella.
Additional assistance for this episode by Jordyn Listro, Damon Wilson (Wilson Management Alliance), and UEFA TV
Women’s World Football Show website design and theme music by Patricia La Bella
Women’s World Football Show® is a registered trademark whose audio and logo cannot be used without written authorization.
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Speaker 1 (00:10):
Hey, everybody, welcome to another exciting episode of Women's World
Football Show. How are you doing? I hope you're doing great.
If you're in England, I know you're still partying and
celebrating as I'm recording this not long after the final,
and of course we saw that great final, England versus Spain,
England on top. Boy, England didn't do it. Didn't do
(00:31):
it the easy way right, like a lot of late equalizers,
a lot of pks, same goes for that final. Boy,
just a lot of celebrating and just so much fun.
That tournament on a whole was so much fun and
it was so successful. We're going to talk a little
bit about that in a minute, as far as like
(00:51):
viewership and just attendance and just excitement, like so many,
so many cool things, so many record breaking things happening
over there in the Euros. I don't know about you,
but I'm gonna miss it. It's just like that you
get that like oh, that hangover right after like World
Cup or something. It's like it's the same and just
(01:12):
so great. It's so great that we all got to
see it. I mean most of us. I'm in here
in the States. They played all the games and it
was just a whole lot of fun. So congrats to England.
We'll be talking more about that and hearing it from
a few players in a minute, and then also on
the show. I'm really excited. This is the show of champions.
I guess Tampa Bay son FC USL Super League champions
(01:36):
for their inaugural season. We have the captain of the team,
Jordan Listro is here, and if you're a or if
you're a Florida fan, you know Jordan because she's played
if she played for their Pride of course, played over
at FSU under our friend Denise Shilti Brown, who she's
playing with at the Tampa Bay Sun. So we talked
(01:57):
about USL a little bit last. If you miss that
and you want to know the ins and outs of
the league, maybe you're new to it, go back and
listen to our last episode and talk more in depth
about the league and the players there and everything happening there.
I'll put the link on the show notes in case
you missed that episode. But with Jordan here, we're gonna
be talking about the Sun. We're gonna talk about the league,
(02:19):
we talk about that championship. What's new on the horizon
for her, and of course she's a Canadian international, so
we'll talk a little bit about the Canadian team and
also the league up there. She's got a lot to say,
so excited to share that interview with you. But first
let's get into it. Let's talk about the UEFA Women's
Euros twenty twenty five. Oh my goodness, what a crazy,
(02:43):
crazy tournament that was and so much fun. First of all,
just congratulate again England their second in a row way
for women duro. The last time a team did that
back to back championships was Germany in twenty thirteen I think,
and also Sri Wigman of course, the head coach over
there in England. She won it the three years in
(03:05):
a row, which is unheard of. Of course, she won
it in twenty seventeen with the Netherlands and then for
England twenty twenty two and twenty twenty five lifting the
trophy again. She looked pretty ecstatic. She was dancing around
with the team. I love to see that from you know,
from the gaffer right, just kind of dancing around and
enjoying everything. And like I said, the party party continues.
(03:27):
But also congratulations to Spain too, they played lights out
throughout this tournament. In fact, I had them pegged all
the way. I was like, they're gonna there's the way
that England they didn't look their best at times, and
I think even the players, even the fans will say that.
Of course, you know, they had to come from behind
so many times. You know, they just have a lot
of belief in themselves and they just like they never
(03:50):
give up, They never give up. And just an unbelievable
tournament for them. But for Spain, Wow, what a heartbreaker
because they played lights out, really did throughout the whole tournament.
In fact, top scorer went to Estaire, she had four goals.
Of course she's also with Gotham FC. Played just great.
Spain's bon Matti won Best Player and then Best Young
(04:13):
Player went to Michelle Aimon, who just came off the
bench a few times and scored some late equalizers. So
she did a great job. We're going to see more
from her, I think, and we're gonna hear from her
too in a minute. But yeah, just a lot of stuff.
And I'm telling you, even up to the semifinals, the quarterfinal,
everything just was like so excited. I was on the
(04:34):
edge of my seat throughout this whole tournament. And I
also want to say congratulations everyone. I think if you've
listened long enough, you know I'm a big Italy fangirl.
Been rooting for the AZERI like since I was a kid,
and so that was a little heartbreaking that semi final.
I mean I was so pumped for that and the
fact that they scored early, they kept England on their toes,
(04:54):
they kept them like off the scoreboard. The defense, they
just played their best I think of tournament. And you
know we had Elena Lenari was a friend of the show,
she was on a few years ago, that great defender
and Captain of Italy. You know that meant a lot
to her right to be able to keep England off
the scoreboard for the majority of that match. And I
(05:17):
have to say there was a part of me after
that match with a little soft call from the ref
that resulted in equalizing PK for England, I almost boycotted
the final. I know you're like sour grapes, but you know,
I don't know. It's just that I'm like, where are
the cards? Lucy Brown should have came out of that
(05:39):
match with at least two cards, Like where are the
cards for Lucy Brown and then the soft foul comes
up for Italy in the box and then you know,
the rest is history. You know that as soon as
England tied it late in that match, that it didn't
matter if they went into overtime, that they were gonna
pull it out. You know, it's just kind of the
way it is. But kudo to Italy, and you know,
(06:01):
it's the first time they got into like the finals
of a major tournament or you know, the semi finals,
quarterfinals since nineteen ninety seven. Like that is huge, and
like there's so much potential there and so much hope
for the future over there in Italy, so many good
young players coming in and also like great for some
of these old veterans too, like Lenari and also Christiana Zirelli.
(06:25):
She scored three goals and became the oldest woman to
score a goal anyway for women's zeros. So you know,
they've got those great veterans and a lot of young
players as well. And in fact, we'll see an Italy
player playing in the NWSL this season, Sofia Contore will
be there. She's a pig to play for the Spirit.
(06:48):
Really very exciting, young, exciting player from Italy. I think
she's like twenty five, so great to see, Like, we
don't get that many Italians in the NWSL, right, so
it's really fun to have Toy on that team and
watch her in the league and see how she progresses.
That'd be really cool. So it's be fun to see.
You know, we're gonna see more of Italy, I'm sure
(07:08):
coming up into in the in the big stage tournaments
as it were. But let's take a look at But
by the way, I did watch the final, I just
I just threatened that to myself. I'm like, I'm boycotting.
We have all been there, right, I mean we're not
all England fans as much as like you'd think by
(07:29):
looking at England and around even in the United States,
like we're very much rooting for the Lionesses. But I
don't know, I was rooting for Spain. So you go
ahead and send me some bad emails. I don't know,
but really happy, happy for England, I mean happy for
those players. I mean happy for the country too, right,
I mean it's just putting women soccer at the forefront,
(07:50):
and that's what we want. Same with Spain. I believe
to in all these countries that. Oh, and I didn't
even mention Sweden their game in Germany's is France. I mean,
so many great teams and matches and players. It's just
I don't know, just above and beyond expectations, I think,
and the people showed up right. I was just reading
(08:11):
that they averaged twenty one thousand, two hundred and three
per match in attendance at the stadium overall. The final
number was six hundred and fifty seven thousand, two hundred
and ninety one in the stadiums in Switzerland. Can you
believe it? I mean that's a crazy number, right, six
(08:33):
hundred and fifty seven thousand, two hundred and ninety one
in the stands. And when we talk about the viewership worldwide,
like I said, like here in the States, all the
games were on, we watched them all, but just worldwide,
they had over five hundred million viewers worldwide. What is
(08:54):
that true? Let me go in and check this again.
Is this really true? That's what it says, five hundred
million viewers. And I think those numbers are still coming in.
I'm recording this, like I said, just right after the finals,
so I think those numbers are still coming in. So
we'll have more on that. I mean, just unbelievable numbers
and just goes to show you how much women's football
(09:17):
is just growing and growing and growing all over the world.
I mean, everyone was talking about this tournament and so
fun I saw it being played because I you know,
I normally watch recorded so then I can like just
you know, fast forward through the delays and things like
that and the water breaks and things like that. But
I was in like common areas, like around town and
(09:40):
they were on. They were on in like restaurants and
you know, car dealerships and then anywhere that had a
TV was showing the Euros And I mean that's just
so I don't know, it makes me feel so good
and like, yes, thank you. This was what the plan
was all along, right, to get people excited about women's football,
and it's it's here, and uh, you know, credit to England.
(10:02):
I have to say credit to England for doing that
as well. And speaking of which, let's listen to a
few English players, a few of the happy Lionesses, and
you'll hear a lot of hoopla and cheering in the background.
That's because this is a feed from the UEFA Women's
TV feed. And their their interviewers, so with their permission,
(10:23):
I'm playing snippets of that. And so first we'll hear
from the Arsenal striker and a fan favorite, Chloe Kelly,
and then we'll also hear from Michelle Agimon, who is
also playing over there in Arsenal. And you got the
Young Player award of course for the tournament. So we'll
hear from Chloe first, then we'll hear from Michelle Agimon.
(10:45):
And again this is a soundbitees from the WAIFA TV.
Speaker 2 (10:49):
Do you know what the teams exactly? Why I'm to
be English? One signs a proud to be English right now?
And these guys.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
Euros for England three years ago. You've done it again?
Speaker 4 (11:03):
How do you do it?
Speaker 2 (11:05):
He see this me the magic and may the still
and we're down against Cleena and were down against Italy.
Speaker 4 (11:12):
We've shown creat the termination and we came back.
Speaker 3 (11:15):
You can't write the English op sorry for the language
just said.
Speaker 4 (11:18):
But when you step me up to take that penalty,
what's going through your mind? Got nerves of steel? Yeah?
Speaker 5 (11:23):
I was cool.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
I missed against Italy and I hit the t happiness
and then I go to work with the mister twice.
Speaker 6 (11:29):
You've just become the first senior England team to win
a major tournament overseas.
Speaker 4 (11:33):
What's he say about this team? History makers once again? Yeah,
history makers once again. When I'm relieval manager behind.
Speaker 2 (11:40):
Us, unbelievable team behind us, and the staff members, every
single one of them and the fans gave an incredible.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
The whole tournament.
Speaker 4 (11:48):
And I'm so proud.
Speaker 3 (11:49):
Of the English I'm being a picture how.
Speaker 4 (11:50):
Hard you've inspiring the younger generation. This is a big
moment in women's footle in this country.
Speaker 2 (11:55):
Yeah, a huge math magic every girl out there with
fat dream you can keep shooting for this us.
Speaker 6 (12:02):
The grands we Go said very well, Tone, Michelle, you're
a European champion.
Speaker 3 (12:06):
Do you feelish that you're in a dream?
Speaker 6 (12:08):
Yeah?
Speaker 7 (12:08):
I think straight after their game, I cried my eyes
out again and it just.
Speaker 4 (12:12):
Feels surreal, you know, And I'm so grateful to God
that we're here, because, you.
Speaker 7 (12:16):
Know, at the beginning of the tournament seemed like we
want to get here, but here we are.
Speaker 6 (12:19):
I'm through being a ball girl like some four years
ago to now. Young Player of the Tournament just somewhat
what this means means.
Speaker 4 (12:26):
The Bard to me, this is only by the grace
of God. Like he said, it's how many years ago?
Four years ago. It's such a short amount of time.
Speaker 7 (12:32):
But to be here, I'm thankful to my teammates, to
the coach of staff and took God the most high.
Speaker 4 (12:36):
Of course.
Speaker 6 (12:37):
Could this tournament have gone any better for you?
Speaker 7 (12:40):
I mean maybe like stressing me out a bit left? Yeah,
but no, I can't complain, you know, I can't complain.
Speaker 6 (12:46):
We've seen a very emotional picture of your dad. What
would you like to tell him now?
Speaker 7 (12:50):
I love you and thank you for all the support,
and that goes to the rest of my family. They've
been with me the whole way. And to share this
mement with them all here in the stands right now,
right behind me, it's beautiful.
Speaker 6 (13:00):
How much more is there to come from Michelle Agamun
We'll see.
Speaker 4 (13:04):
But you know, I want to keep working hard. I
want to keep winning tournaments.
Speaker 1 (13:07):
I want to keep you.
Speaker 7 (13:08):
Know, didn't want I can to help the team, to
help my club country, and you know, to be here.
Speaker 4 (13:12):
Let's think about the now.
Speaker 7 (13:13):
We're just European champions now that's what matters right now.
Speaker 1 (13:17):
So great man, the future is so bright right for
all these teams. Really, I mean, the player pools are exceptional,
I think. But another player I wanted to capture a
SoundBite from was, of course, the captain, Leo Williamson, another
Arsenal player. Gee, Arsenal's just packed the players, aren't they?
But her SoundBite was so interesting and funny at the
(13:38):
same time, She's just had a loss of words. But
here's Leo Williamson, back.
Speaker 3 (13:43):
To back yeos. I mean, how much does this mean
for you in the team?
Speaker 4 (13:48):
Everything?
Speaker 8 (13:48):
Everything, for the girls. I just wanted twice for the girls.
I've never wanted afore. I'm so happy for everybody involved,
Like what one on have to be a.
Speaker 4 (13:57):
Part of the team.
Speaker 3 (13:58):
Do you feels that you're an amazing Yeah, it's.
Speaker 4 (14:01):
I really do believe it. But at the same time,
I'm struggling. But I just I don't know. Just everything
that we say and everything.
Speaker 8 (14:09):
That we like try and live by, we do, and
we show up and every single person shows up every
single time I thought we were I thought we were unbelievable,
sticking to the game plan, defending and.
Speaker 1 (14:20):
Then penalty is late equalizer throughout this tournament.
Speaker 3 (14:25):
I mean, this team never gives up to them.
Speaker 8 (14:27):
Literally never And like I said, there's so many players
that have done so much that you would never see
to be on that pitch and to and to run
and to give everything before you even get to the
football bit to be part of today. So I'm just
so happy for everybody. But I don't feel like I
should be saying something really so I'm monumental and I
just don't have the words.
Speaker 4 (14:46):
This is unbelievable, unbelievable.
Speaker 6 (14:48):
Holding out trophy and wearing that metal around your neck
must give you enormous pride to what you to chee.
Speaker 4 (14:53):
Honestly, I can't even I don't. I don't know, I
don't know.
Speaker 8 (14:58):
I'm so proud and I feel so lucky to be
a part of the team, and I'm so glad everybody
turned up and had a game today.
Speaker 4 (15:05):
Everybody turned up and that's what happens.
Speaker 1 (15:08):
And you do that.
Speaker 6 (15:09):
You're the first Sea ever captain to win a major
tournament overseas.
Speaker 4 (15:12):
I mean, how special is that?
Speaker 6 (15:14):
What about what you've achieved with this team making history
once again?
Speaker 8 (15:18):
Oh wait, you speak about I think people expect it,
and I think I think that's you know, that's fine,
But I think to get to a fine who is
so hard to win when a game like this and
nobody's ever done it that part.
Speaker 4 (15:29):
In England squad, so it shows how hard the tasks.
It just I'm so proud of.
Speaker 6 (15:32):
Them, and everyone watching at home will be delighted to
know staying home, it is, staying home, It is, it is.
Speaker 1 (15:37):
It is Wow, so so great. I mean, you can
just hear the party and then I've been looking in
social media all morning and everyone's just still partying and
everyone's got their you know, Instagram's going and TikTok and
they just look like they're having a blast and they
deserve it right two times in a row, back to
back champions So congratulations Lionesses. The Zuri's coming. Let's go
(16:00):
over your shoulder. I could feel it. Just wait, we'll
take a short break. Let's take a short break, and
then we come back. We'll listen to our featured guest.
I'm so excited to share this interview with you with
Jordan Listro, such a great player person, talk about getting
recognition that she deserves with recent championship of her own
(16:21):
over there at the USL Super League. We'll hear more
from her after this short break. Can you tell I'm excited,
(16:47):
so excited, so much stuff going on in women's soccer,
and you know, we're starting the season in a few
weeks as I'm recording this, maybe it's already started by
the time you listen to this. The USL Super League
their second season, And if you don't know, the USL
Super League is another professional women's soccer league here in
(17:09):
the United States, and they are showcasing teams all over
the country and players coming from all over the world.
And if you want to know more, like I said before,
I'll put the link in the show notes for our
previous episode that I did where we spotlighted another USL player,
Sam Krueger over at Brooklyn FC, and I went more
(17:31):
into detail on the league. So you can hear more
about that if you go in and listen to that.
But in the meantime, we have the captain of the
championship team, Tampa Bay Sun FC, Jordan Listro, is here
and just excited to share her story with you. It's
an interesting one. You know, a lot of these players
that are playing in the USL, they have interesting stories.
(17:51):
Some of them are coming in straight from college, some
of them are coming in from the NWSL like Jordan
or other leagues around the world. So it's interesting kind
of meld of players and teams and it's exciting. I'm
really excited for the upcoming season. And the way the
league works, or the way their season works, is they
(18:12):
have a break so they've almost It kind of reminds
me a little bit of the A League in Australia
where they play a chunk of months and then they
take a little break and then they come back and
finish it off. So the league starts in August, it
ends in May, but there's a break in there. So
I talked to Jordan right before they were heading into
(18:33):
camp for the new season, and she's pumped. Let me
tell you, she's already talking about talk about back to backs.
She's already talking about back to back and I'm sure
she got some inspiration from the Lionesses, even though I
know she's an Italy fan too, I think. But anyway,
a little bit about Jordan in case she didn't know.
She was born in Toronto, Canada. She played in Wexford
(18:54):
FC for her youth career, a couple other youth teams
in Canada, like I said, played for our friend Denise
Shelty Brown at SFU, and that relationship continues a coach
and player because Denise Shelty Brown is now the head
coach for Tampa Bay Sun. So isn't that weird? How
all that? And we talked to Jordan about that too.
(19:16):
But she had a great career at SFU. She entered
the NWSAL College Draft in twenty seventeen, was not selected,
and then she signed with a Spanish team in Premier Division,
which you know is so great because you know, like
I said before, you know, all these leagues all over
the world, it gives these players like Jordan, who had
(19:36):
an outstanding college career, you know, wasn't chosen in the
in the NWSL college Draft. I talked to her a
little bit about that too, about the draft, you know,
being eliminated and what that means for players. So you know,
you get a little bit of a letdown, But then
you can go off and sign in another team in
another league, in another country. I mean, the options are
out there, right, So that's what she did. He played
in Spain, then came back into the United States and
(19:59):
played for Arline Pride. She had a lot of Florida
fans there. I'm sure, had a stint over there at
Kansas City Current, went back to the Orlando Pride, and
then in twenty twenty four she joined her old head
coach and he's Shelty Brown over there at Tampa Bay
Sun and a whole new league, whole new team, a
(20:19):
lot of responsibility, right, She's I'm in the record books
and we talked to her about that. So a lot
going on. And then plus she had a little break
there from soccer too, which is very interesting. She went
out into the real world, worked a real job for
a little bit, and we talked to her about that.
So her journey is very interesting. I think a lot
of people can really relate to her and her story
(20:42):
as far as like shifting, Like you're going down one
road and then all of a sudden you get turned
into going into a different road or a different path
that you weren't expecting and then things just turn out
like what right, had a championship team, a new league,
new team. I'm telling you, it's just it's really great.
And I was telling Jordan before we got into the interview,
(21:04):
I was like, man, I'm surprised we haven't had you
on before, like sooner than this, and then I thought
about it. I was like, you know what, I always
say this, and it's always true. Timing is everything, Like
when is the perfect time to talk to Jordan Listro?
Right right after the season where they went undefeated at home,
they made their mark in Florida as far as another
(21:25):
professional women's soccer team there, and now they're heading into
the new season, so a really good time I think
to talk to Jordan and also talk to her a
little bit about her international career as well, maybe heading
back into the Canadian national team. She played in the
youth squad there for a while. So let's hear from Jordan.
Enough of me babbling, let's hear from Jordan herself. Please
(21:47):
welcome midfielder for the Tampa Bay Sun FC, Jordan Listro. Hi, Jordan,
thank you so much for coming on the show. First
of all, I have to congratulate you on winning the
UI Sell Super League, the inaugural season championship. Has it
said in yet?
Speaker 3 (22:05):
Not yet.
Speaker 5 (22:07):
It's been such an exciting month though, and we've been
celebrating a lot and we're getting back to it this week,
so trying to do it again.
Speaker 1 (22:17):
Another win, so fast, but so fun. I think that's
what makes this league so fun is because you have
that little break and then it's like a new season,
and then another little break and then a whole new season.
It's the format's great. I love it. You know. We'll
talk about the sun, We'll talk about the season, coming
out the league, your career, and so many other things.
(22:37):
But first tell us a little bit about yourself. You know,
your background and when and how you discovered soccer.
Speaker 2 (22:44):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (22:44):
I was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, and all
my grandparents were actually born in Italy, so soccer is
a huge part of Italian culture, so I think that
played a role in it. I used to watch professional
the men's professon small Italian league when I was a
kid with my grandfather. Every single week we didn't watch,
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so I think, you know, that sparked my interest as well,
and then I just fell in love with it.
Speaker 1 (23:12):
We have something in common. I grew up on the
Italian team as well. My dad was a my parents
my grandparents were from Italy as well. That's so cool.
I'm rooty for Italy in the Euros. Let me tell you,
I love watching that team. It's such a big deal.
First of all, to win like the first championship of
a new league. What did that moment mean to you personally?
And you think about the key role that you play
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in growing this new league too.
Speaker 5 (23:39):
Yeah, it's definitely one of the proudest moments of my
career so far. It was honestly really special because my
college coach is now my coach for Tampa and we
actually never won a championship when I was at USF,
so to be able to win a championship with her
for the first time was surreal and very special. And yeah,
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it's just being a part of something from the start
is so powerful. You know, you're able to create a culture,
a standard, you know, have an identity, and it's going
to go beyond just this one season. So it's a
unique opportunity. And I've never been a part of something
like this, so it's pretty exciting.
Speaker 1 (24:19):
Yeah, you guys are in the history books. And I
love the trophy. Like I always like get kind of
irked at like the little bitty trophe, the two inch
trophies that the women's leagues and things like that. Even
the World Cup is like m but you guys have
like a real like Stanley Cup type trophy, and I
think that's that's great.
Speaker 3 (24:35):
Yeah, it's heavy.
Speaker 1 (24:36):
Yeah, you deserve it. And Denise Shilte Brown was on
our show like like twenty eighteen. I was like, man,
it's who would have known? Like it's so, it's so
crazy this game and how how it's continued to grow
and the things that are happening. It's exciting. So proud, proud,
proud of you guys, and proud of the work that
you continue to do and play a part in. You
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played on more than if you talk to your clubs,
what's its Tampa Bay Sun apart from the other clubs
that you've played with.
Speaker 5 (25:04):
Yeah, I think that this team really cares about getting
into the community. I mean, the club as a whole
is just we're trying to engage with the community as
much as possible and.
Speaker 3 (25:13):
Build the Tampa Bay fan base. So that's been.
Speaker 5 (25:16):
Really special just to do you know, some community service
events or just some fan engagement events. I've really felt
like the fans have rallied behind us, and our reason
is because they can see us and they have access
to us, and you know, we're able to help that
next generation of you know, women's soccer players that grow
up in Tampa and now have the dream of playing
professionally and we can engage with them.
Speaker 3 (25:38):
We get a week out at our games.
Speaker 1 (25:40):
It's fun too because we've been able to watch you
guys like on Peacock and like, so it's not something
you guys are doing just in your little pocket community,
like you're branching out like to I mean to the world. Really,
anybody who has the app can can watch it, and
so it's been it's been a lot of fun. I've
been able to catch a lot of games and it
just you know, it's really fun and fun to see
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and fun to see players that we know, like yourself,
you know, playing in the US at a pro level.
There's so many opportunities I guess for young girls and
to look up to you, like you said, as a
player with experience in the top flight leagues. How do
you see the USL Super League raising the level women's
pro soccer in US.
Speaker 3 (26:19):
I think just there's so much more opportunity now.
Speaker 5 (26:22):
And you know, a big thing about the USL was
bringing soccer closer to home. So now you have so
many new markets with more fans and more people falling
in love with women's soccer.
Speaker 3 (26:33):
But it also gives opportunity to players that.
Speaker 5 (26:36):
You know, might not have had the opportunity in the
NWSL and now they are getting the opportunity here and
they're able to shine and you know, make the most
of these opportunities and hopefully, you know, achieve the goals
that they want to achieve.
Speaker 3 (26:49):
That they wouldn't have been able to before.
Speaker 5 (26:51):
So it's just great to see to see more opportunity
and just to be able to discover more players that
you might not have heard of or seen before.
Speaker 1 (27:00):
Like you were just saying that you played at USF,
you had a successful college career there, you entered the
draft right the nw CELL college.
Speaker 3 (27:07):
Drafts was at seventeen or in sixteen?
Speaker 1 (27:09):
Oh sixteen, I'm getting old older by the minute. Yeah,
And we've seen like the elimination of the nw CELL
college draft and talking about opportunities and things like that.
How are your feelings about that about eliminating the college draft.
Speaker 3 (27:25):
Yeah, I think there's pros and coins.
Speaker 5 (27:28):
I think that it allows players to obviously not be
locked down to a certain club and allow them to
have an opportunity maybe somewhere that's.
Speaker 3 (27:36):
More desirable to them.
Speaker 8 (27:37):
Now.
Speaker 5 (27:38):
I know, for me being closer to what I call home,
which is Campa. Now it plays a huge role, not
only no off the field, but on the field, when
you're happy outside of soccer. I feel like it's a
direct correlation of the way you play. So for players
to be able to, you know, maybe have the choice
to play it closer to home is so important. And then, yeah,
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I think there are cons. I mean, I don't see
as many rookies entering the NWSL, But yeah, I think
it goes both ways.
Speaker 1 (28:10):
Yeah, I've heard both sides and it seems like legitimate
both both sides. But I think the positive the upside
is it opens up new league possibilities, like the USL
Super League, like the Northern Super League up in Canada.
So that's I think that's a positive takeaway. And speaking
of the NSL, as a Canadian and someone who's played
for Canada, do you see yourself playing in that league
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one day?
Speaker 3 (28:33):
Maybe?
Speaker 5 (28:34):
I honestly am just so happy that there is finally
a league in Canada because, you know, for the longest.
Speaker 3 (28:41):
Time I was in college and you're.
Speaker 5 (28:44):
Kind of lost when you graduate as a Canadian because
you're an international in the NWSL, or you're an international
going overseas so it's so much harder to get a
spot on these teams, so it was really difficult. And
I saw players, you know, who chose to retire because
the opportunities weren't there.
Speaker 4 (29:03):
They didn't want to.
Speaker 3 (29:04):
Live overseas for five plus years.
Speaker 5 (29:07):
So I think this is something that Canada's needed for
so long. And you know, kudos to Diana Mathison for
all the work that she's done and put in, and yeah,
it just makes me so happy.
Speaker 3 (29:18):
I actually had the opportunity to go to the AFC
at Toronto home opener, and I truly had goosebumps.
Speaker 5 (29:25):
Those little girls in the stands were, you know, me
wishing that they could play professionally one day, and now
to be able to play in your hometown, I mean,
it's just a dream come true.
Speaker 3 (29:35):
So that league really.
Speaker 5 (29:37):
Excites me and I, you know, hope that it continues
to be successful.
Speaker 1 (29:41):
Yeah. Well, there's definitely new models going forward now, not
like the old days where were they were just kind
of like feeling their way in the dark. What did
they do? You know? And we saw a lot of
late leagues slip through the cracks, So I have a
good feeling about this. What impact do you think it
might have on the future of the national team.
Speaker 5 (29:58):
You know, there are some players obviously don't get seen
as much, and this just allows them to be seen.
Speaker 3 (30:06):
And again, like I said.
Speaker 5 (30:08):
I feel like a lot of careers for players my
age were cut short just because the lack of opportunity.
Speaker 3 (30:15):
So having this opportunity, you know, people peek at different times.
For me, I feel like.
Speaker 5 (30:19):
I've gotten better as I've gotten older, and you know,
with that experience, you know, we're able to perform at
a different level. So yeah, I think it's only going
to make the national team stronger, the pool bigger. And
I know we've been a top ten nation for so
long and we haven't even had a professional league in
our own country. So I think it's only going to
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strengthen the national team pool.
Speaker 1 (30:45):
I don't want to go up there and see a
game now, you get me excited for it. You grew
up in the Canada national team system. Do you hope
to continue that journey with the national team someday? Yeah?
Speaker 5 (30:56):
I mean that's always a goal of mine. You know,
I've wanted to play for the national team ever since
I was eight years old, and.
Speaker 3 (31:04):
I got the opportunity to do that a couple of.
Speaker 5 (31:06):
Years ago, and yeah, just working towards getting called back
into a national team camp hopefully someday soon.
Speaker 1 (31:14):
I hope. So we'll keep we will keep an eye
on you on that thing. Well, like I've said, like
you've played in a lot of multiple leagues for club,
for country. How would you describe your style of play
and how has it evolved over the years.
Speaker 5 (31:30):
I think I'm a gritty type of player, definitely a
ball winner. I've always really focused on the defensive side
of the game, and just especially with Orlando, I was
just kind of that six that broke up plays and
you know, got into hard tackles, and I think being
in Tampa just has allowed me to kind of improve
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my attacking side of the game and get more involved
in the attack and get assist circles. So I've been
trying to really focus on that side of the game
a little bit more here.
Speaker 1 (32:03):
And You've been pretty consistent in the midfielder. I know
you didn't start out as a midfielder though, right, did you.
Speaker 5 (32:09):
Yeah, I've kind of played everywhere. I went to college
as a right winger and then moved to outside back,
and then moved to midfield, and then Yeah, it was
a defensive midfielder, kind of my whole pro experience. And
then last season Denis said to me and Jordan, I
think I want you to play outside back for this team,
and I was like okay, sure.
Speaker 3 (32:29):
So that lasted for.
Speaker 5 (32:30):
About five games and then made my way back into
the midfield, but you know, open to playing anywhere.
Speaker 1 (32:36):
Yeah, versatility that's so important on a team. Is there
a moment or a match in your career that you
feel really defined you as a player.
Speaker 5 (32:45):
I would say probably my very first NWSL game. We
played against North Carolina, which had been the top team
at that time for so long, and that's just the moment.
Speaker 3 (32:56):
That I really felt like I made it. I'd been doing.
Speaker 5 (32:59):
A medical device sales prior actually, so to go back
to soccer and then it was one of my best games.
Still to this day, I just think I played really
fearless and I'll just remember that game forever because it
was a long time since I had played a professional
game and to play against a top team and perform, Yeah,
it was a proud moment for me.
Speaker 1 (33:20):
When you went off into you left soccer, did you
think I'm not never coming back or did it have
in your head that you were it's possibility.
Speaker 5 (33:29):
I always wanted to continue playing, but you know, like
we touched on before there was an opportunity for me
in Canada, it didn't exist, so you know, I didn't
want to stop, but it felt like, you know, it
was the right decision at that time. But yeah, I
always tried to stay fit and at the back of
my mind was like, I hope something works out, and
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you know, it did, and I'm so.
Speaker 1 (33:51):
Happy that it did worked out. Captain's arm Brand Championship Trophy.
I mean, world, it's just crazy, and it's it's also
so inspiring to especially for young kids watching who you know,
see your path and you know you're the path that
you you have. It might be you know, traditional in
some ways, but like you said, like maybe not so
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traditional because you were kind of finding yourself and everything.
So there's it's just a journey. I guess. I think
it's inspirational for young kids to see to see your
career and you just I mean, you're so young still,
you know, who knows what's going to happen in the future.
What are some of the things that you're working on
right now on the field and off the field. Player
and person.
Speaker 3 (34:34):
On the field.
Speaker 5 (34:35):
Like I said, just trying to focus on getting involved
in the attack, so you know, doing some extra shooting
which I haven't focused on in a while, and things
like that. And yeah, just trying my best to get
back into the national team environment and then off the
fields or personally. My husband's a professional golfer and I
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am terrible at golf, so I'm trying to get better
and learn how to.
Speaker 3 (35:02):
Play at least a couple of holes. But it's a
very slow, slow going process right now.
Speaker 1 (35:08):
Is it tough to have two athletes in the home,
because I would imagine it be pro. Pro athletes are
very competitive.
Speaker 5 (35:14):
Yeah, I think we just push each other to be
the best versions of ourselves, and then we're also our biggest,
our own biggest fans. I mean, he supports me like
no other and vice versa. The only tough part is
obviously we're like two ships passing in the night, don't see.
Speaker 3 (35:29):
Each other that much. But I mean I wouldn't want him.
Speaker 5 (35:33):
To be doing anything else and saying goes for him
when he obviously is watching me do my things. So
it works really well for us.
Speaker 1 (35:41):
Well, congratulations on so many things, I guess right. The
seasons starting mid August. Are you guys in camp now?
Speaker 3 (35:50):
Please start pre season camp on Monday?
Speaker 1 (35:53):
Oh okay, so real quick, come on. It's gonna be
fun to come back and to see how you guys,
because you know people are going to be for you now.
Speaker 3 (36:01):
I know it target on our back last year, but
a bigger one this year. But we're ready for it.
Speaker 1 (36:07):
Can't wait, can't wait for the season to start before
I let you go. Do you have time for like
some couple of fun questions?
Speaker 3 (36:13):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (36:13):
Okay, okay, great, I say fun for us, but maybe
not fun for you. But we'll see. Who's your favorite
soccer player growing up?
Speaker 3 (36:22):
Carling on the Canadian national team? Hands down?
Speaker 1 (36:26):
What do you prefer beach day or movie night?
Speaker 3 (36:29):
Each day?
Speaker 2 (36:29):
For sure?
Speaker 3 (36:30):
I do not like movies.
Speaker 1 (36:32):
You are an You're an honorary Floridian, I think. Well,
it's also well documented that you are a coffee of ficcionado.
So tell us what your go to coffee order is.
Speaker 5 (36:44):
It's kind of boring, but honestly, I just do a
cold brew with almond mil Honestly, sometimes I add some
cinnamon in depends on the day.
Speaker 1 (36:53):
If you could swap positions, well, you've played so many positions,
but if you could swap positions for one match, what
we you play?
Speaker 3 (37:01):
Do I have the skill set of it, or.
Speaker 1 (37:03):
With the skills that you already have, I can imagine
you could play everything.
Speaker 5 (37:07):
Honestly, I'd probably want to be a winger and ie
it's so much fun to score goals and.
Speaker 3 (37:12):
Be in the attack. So one of those.
Speaker 1 (37:16):
The teammate most likely to make you laugh during a
serious moment.
Speaker 3 (37:21):
Oh my gosh, this is easy. And she retired this year.
Speaker 5 (37:24):
But Jade Moore, for sure, she sat beside me in
every single meeting and would look at me and it
wasn't even funny. And I'm just the type of person
that when I start laughing, I can't stop. So everyone
got around and said to me and asked what was funny,
and really nothing was funny. That's an easy one for me.
Speaker 1 (37:42):
Oh that's fantastic. Jordan, thank you so much for taking
the time talk to us. It's been a pleasure. I
don't know why we've waited so long to have you
on shame on me for waiting so long to have you.
There's the timing, though, it is just so perfect. I
always say timing it's everything. I'm We're excited about the
USL Super League season starting up. We look forward to
watching and rooting for you and the Sun. Like I said,
(38:04):
everyone's going to be shooting for you, So every game
you guys play is gonna be super excited. So thanks
so much for dropping by. Appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (38:10):
Thank you for having me.
Speaker 1 (38:12):
I love to throwing those fun questions. At the end,
she thanks Jordan for being a good sport. She was
a really good sport. And also thanks to our friend
Damon Wilson over at Wilson Management Alliance and his team
for setting that interview up. Appreciate you, Damon as always,
and I appreciate you too, Jordan. That was such a
great interview. I love listen, man, I just love listening
(38:33):
to players stories. I think that's why I like doing
this podcast so much, is because the stories they're always different,
they're always unique. I always learned something and I'm just
looking forward to seeing what else is on the horizon
for Jordan. I think some big things. She's still like
I said, she's still young. She's I think she's barely
twenty nine and doing so many great things over at
(38:53):
the USL Super League and we need players like Jordan there.
I mean it's not just her advancing her career or
fan seeing her own personal goals, which I'm sure she's doing,
but it's not the forefront. The forefront is growing the league,
being responsible, building the fan base. You heard what she said,
building the fan base and the community, and really putting
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a foundation under this league and doing it with so
much style and professionalism and just great to see. I
can't wait to watch. I can't wait to watch the
Sun play. Wow. Oh in that final too. If you
didn't get a chance to see the USL Super League Final,
that was Tampa Bay SUNFC versus Fort Lauderdale United FC.
(39:35):
What a great match that was. It was the Florida Derby.
Like we've already got a derby gun in there. But
you'll recognize some players on these teams if you're watching
the USL this season. A lot of former NWSL players,
a lot of former college players and international players. Just
a lot of fun. So I want to give a
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big thanks again to Jordan for coming on the show,
spending so much time with I took her way over
our allotted time, but she was a good sport. She
was like, do you know the Euros are on right now.
I'm like oops, I'm like, oh, you could record it.
She was actually getting ready to go watch the semifinal
match between Italy and England. I think that's what it was.
(40:17):
But the great thing about TV is you can go
back and watch and on demand or on the internet
and USL super legas actually on Peacock, so you can
go back and watch the games that you missed or
watch them live. It's great fun, and it's really great
fun that you joined me on this episode. I hope
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(40:38):
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Speaker 3 (42:08):
Until she think, think, until she didn't think.
Hey, everybody, welcome to another exciting episode of Women's World
Football Show. How are you doing? I hope you're doing great.
If you're in England, I know you're still partying and
celebrating as I'm recording this not long after the final,
and of course we saw that great final, England versus Spain,
England on top. Boy, England didn't do it. Didn't do
(00:31):
it the easy way right, like a lot of late equalizers,
a lot of pks, same goes for that final. Boy,
just a lot of celebrating and just so much fun.
That tournament on a whole was so much fun and
it was so successful. We're going to talk a little
bit about that in a minute, as far as like
(00:51):
viewership and just attendance and just excitement, like so many,
so many cool things, so many record breaking things happening
over there in the Euros. I don't know about you,
but I'm gonna miss it. It's just like that you
get that like oh, that hangover right after like World
Cup or something. It's like it's the same and just
(01:12):
so great. It's so great that we all got to
see it. I mean most of us. I'm in here
in the States. They played all the games and it
was just a whole lot of fun. So congrats to England.
We'll be talking more about that and hearing it from
a few players in a minute, and then also on
the show. I'm really excited. This is the show of champions.
I guess Tampa Bay son FC USL Super League champions
(01:36):
for their inaugural season. We have the captain of the team,
Jordan Listro is here, and if you're a or if
you're a Florida fan, you know Jordan because she's played
if she played for their Pride of course, played over
at FSU under our friend Denise Shilti Brown, who she's
playing with at the Tampa Bay Sun. So we talked
(01:57):
about USL a little bit last. If you miss that
and you want to know the ins and outs of
the league, maybe you're new to it, go back and
listen to our last episode and talk more in depth
about the league and the players there and everything happening there.
I'll put the link on the show notes in case
you missed that episode. But with Jordan here, we're gonna
be talking about the Sun. We're gonna talk about the league,
(02:19):
we talk about that championship. What's new on the horizon
for her, and of course she's a Canadian international, so
we'll talk a little bit about the Canadian team and
also the league up there. She's got a lot to say,
so excited to share that interview with you. But first
let's get into it. Let's talk about the UEFA Women's
Euros twenty twenty five. Oh my goodness, what a crazy,
(02:43):
crazy tournament that was and so much fun. First of all,
just congratulate again England their second in a row way
for women duro. The last time a team did that
back to back championships was Germany in twenty thirteen I think,
and also Sri Wigman of course, the head coach over
there in England. She won it the three years in
(03:05):
a row, which is unheard of. Of course, she won
it in twenty seventeen with the Netherlands and then for
England twenty twenty two and twenty twenty five lifting the
trophy again. She looked pretty ecstatic. She was dancing around
with the team. I love to see that from you know,
from the gaffer right, just kind of dancing around and
enjoying everything. And like I said, the party party continues.
(03:27):
But also congratulations to Spain too, they played lights out
throughout this tournament. In fact, I had them pegged all
the way. I was like, they're gonna there's the way
that England they didn't look their best at times, and
I think even the players, even the fans will say that.
Of course, you know, they had to come from behind
so many times. You know, they just have a lot
of belief in themselves and they just like they never
(03:50):
give up, They never give up. And just an unbelievable
tournament for them. But for Spain, Wow, what a heartbreaker
because they played lights out, really did throughout the whole tournament.
In fact, top scorer went to Estaire, she had four goals.
Of course she's also with Gotham FC. Played just great.
Spain's bon Matti won Best Player and then Best Young
(04:13):
Player went to Michelle Aimon, who just came off the
bench a few times and scored some late equalizers. So
she did a great job. We're going to see more
from her, I think, and we're gonna hear from her
too in a minute. But yeah, just a lot of stuff.
And I'm telling you, even up to the semifinals, the quarterfinal,
everything just was like so excited. I was on the
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edge of my seat throughout this whole tournament. And I
also want to say congratulations everyone. I think if you've
listened long enough, you know I'm a big Italy fangirl.
Been rooting for the AZERI like since I was a kid,
and so that was a little heartbreaking that semi final.
I mean I was so pumped for that and the
fact that they scored early, they kept England on their toes,
(04:54):
they kept them like off the scoreboard. The defense, they
just played their best I think of tournament. And you
know we had Elena Lenari was a friend of the show,
she was on a few years ago, that great defender
and Captain of Italy. You know that meant a lot
to her right to be able to keep England off
the scoreboard for the majority of that match. And I
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have to say there was a part of me after
that match with a little soft call from the ref
that resulted in equalizing PK for England, I almost boycotted
the final. I know you're like sour grapes, but you know,
I don't know. It's just that I'm like, where are
the cards? Lucy Brown should have came out of that
(05:39):
match with at least two cards, Like where are the
cards for Lucy Brown and then the soft foul comes
up for Italy in the box and then you know,
the rest is history. You know that as soon as
England tied it late in that match, that it didn't
matter if they went into overtime, that they were gonna
pull it out. You know, it's just kind of the
way it is. But kudo to Italy, and you know,
(06:01):
it's the first time they got into like the finals
of a major tournament or you know, the semi finals,
quarterfinals since nineteen ninety seven. Like that is huge, and
like there's so much potential there and so much hope
for the future over there in Italy, so many good
young players coming in and also like great for some
of these old veterans too, like Lenari and also Christiana Zirelli.
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She scored three goals and became the oldest woman to
score a goal anyway for women's zeros. So you know,
they've got those great veterans and a lot of young
players as well. And in fact, we'll see an Italy
player playing in the NWSL this season, Sofia Contore will
be there. She's a pig to play for the Spirit.
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Really very exciting, young, exciting player from Italy. I think
she's like twenty five, so great to see, Like, we
don't get that many Italians in the NWSL, right, so
it's really fun to have Toy on that team and
watch her in the league and see how she progresses.
That'd be really cool. So it's be fun to see.
You know, we're gonna see more of Italy, I'm sure
(07:08):
coming up into in the in the big stage tournaments
as it were. But let's take a look at But
by the way, I did watch the final, I just
I just threatened that to myself. I'm like, I'm boycotting.
We have all been there, right, I mean we're not
all England fans as much as like you'd think by
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looking at England and around even in the United States,
like we're very much rooting for the Lionesses. But I
don't know, I was rooting for Spain. So you go
ahead and send me some bad emails. I don't know,
but really happy, happy for England, I mean happy for
those players. I mean happy for the country too, right,
I mean it's just putting women soccer at the forefront,
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and that's what we want. Same with Spain. I believe
to in all these countries that. Oh, and I didn't
even mention Sweden their game in Germany's is France. I mean,
so many great teams and matches and players. It's just
I don't know, just above and beyond expectations, I think,
and the people showed up right. I was just reading
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that they averaged twenty one thousand, two hundred and three
per match in attendance at the stadium overall. The final
number was six hundred and fifty seven thousand, two hundred
and ninety one in the stadiums in Switzerland. Can you
believe it? I mean that's a crazy number, right, six
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hundred and fifty seven thousand, two hundred and ninety one
in the stands. And when we talk about the viewership worldwide,
like I said, like here in the States, all the
games were on, we watched them all, but just worldwide,
they had over five hundred million viewers worldwide. What is
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that true? Let me go in and check this again.
Is this really true? That's what it says, five hundred
million viewers. And I think those numbers are still coming in.
I'm recording this, like I said, just right after the finals,
so I think those numbers are still coming in. So
we'll have more on that. I mean, just unbelievable numbers
and just goes to show you how much women's football
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is just growing and growing and growing all over the world.
I mean, everyone was talking about this tournament and so
fun I saw it being played because I you know,
I normally watch recorded so then I can like just
you know, fast forward through the delays and things like
that and the water breaks and things like that. But
I was in like common areas, like around town and
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they were on. They were on in like restaurants and
you know, car dealerships and then anywhere that had a
TV was showing the Euros And I mean that's just
so I don't know, it makes me feel so good
and like, yes, thank you. This was what the plan
was all along, right, to get people excited about women's football,
and it's it's here, and uh, you know, credit to England.
(10:02):
I have to say credit to England for doing that
as well. And speaking of which, let's listen to a
few English players, a few of the happy Lionesses, and
you'll hear a lot of hoopla and cheering in the background.
That's because this is a feed from the UEFA Women's
TV feed. And their their interviewers, so with their permission,
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I'm playing snippets of that. And so first we'll hear
from the Arsenal striker and a fan favorite, Chloe Kelly,
and then we'll also hear from Michelle Agimon, who is
also playing over there in Arsenal. And you got the
Young Player award of course for the tournament. So we'll
hear from Chloe first, then we'll hear from Michelle Agimon.
(10:45):
And again this is a soundbitees from the WAIFA TV.
Speaker 2 (10:49):
Do you know what the teams exactly? Why I'm to
be English? One signs a proud to be English right now?
And these guys.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
Euros for England three years ago. You've done it again?
Speaker 4 (11:03):
How do you do it?
Speaker 2 (11:05):
He see this me the magic and may the still
and we're down against Cleena and were down against Italy.
Speaker 4 (11:12):
We've shown creat the termination and we came back.
Speaker 3 (11:15):
You can't write the English op sorry for the language
just said.
Speaker 4 (11:18):
But when you step me up to take that penalty,
what's going through your mind? Got nerves of steel? Yeah?
Speaker 5 (11:23):
I was cool.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
I missed against Italy and I hit the t happiness
and then I go to work with the mister twice.
Speaker 6 (11:29):
You've just become the first senior England team to win
a major tournament overseas.
Speaker 4 (11:33):
What's he say about this team? History makers once again? Yeah,
history makers once again. When I'm relieval manager behind.
Speaker 2 (11:40):
Us, unbelievable team behind us, and the staff members, every
single one of them and the fans gave an incredible.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
The whole tournament.
Speaker 4 (11:48):
And I'm so proud.
Speaker 3 (11:49):
Of the English I'm being a picture how.
Speaker 4 (11:50):
Hard you've inspiring the younger generation. This is a big
moment in women's footle in this country.
Speaker 2 (11:55):
Yeah, a huge math magic every girl out there with
fat dream you can keep shooting for this us.
Speaker 6 (12:02):
The grands we Go said very well, Tone, Michelle, you're
a European champion.
Speaker 3 (12:06):
Do you feelish that you're in a dream?
Speaker 6 (12:08):
Yeah?
Speaker 7 (12:08):
I think straight after their game, I cried my eyes
out again and it just.
Speaker 4 (12:12):
Feels surreal, you know, And I'm so grateful to God
that we're here, because, you.
Speaker 7 (12:16):
Know, at the beginning of the tournament seemed like we
want to get here, but here we are.
Speaker 6 (12:19):
I'm through being a ball girl like some four years
ago to now. Young Player of the Tournament just somewhat
what this means means.
Speaker 4 (12:26):
The Bard to me, this is only by the grace
of God. Like he said, it's how many years ago?
Four years ago. It's such a short amount of time.
Speaker 7 (12:32):
But to be here, I'm thankful to my teammates, to
the coach of staff and took God the most high.
Speaker 4 (12:36):
Of course.
Speaker 6 (12:37):
Could this tournament have gone any better for you?
Speaker 7 (12:40):
I mean maybe like stressing me out a bit left? Yeah,
but no, I can't complain, you know, I can't complain.
Speaker 6 (12:46):
We've seen a very emotional picture of your dad. What
would you like to tell him now?
Speaker 7 (12:50):
I love you and thank you for all the support,
and that goes to the rest of my family. They've
been with me the whole way. And to share this
mement with them all here in the stands right now,
right behind me, it's beautiful.
Speaker 6 (13:00):
How much more is there to come from Michelle Agamun
We'll see.
Speaker 4 (13:04):
But you know, I want to keep working hard. I
want to keep winning tournaments.
Speaker 1 (13:07):
I want to keep you.
Speaker 7 (13:08):
Know, didn't want I can to help the team, to
help my club country, and you know, to be here.
Speaker 4 (13:12):
Let's think about the now.
Speaker 7 (13:13):
We're just European champions now that's what matters right now.
Speaker 1 (13:17):
So great man, the future is so bright right for
all these teams. Really, I mean, the player pools are exceptional,
I think. But another player I wanted to capture a
SoundBite from was, of course, the captain, Leo Williamson, another
Arsenal player. Gee, Arsenal's just packed the players, aren't they?
But her SoundBite was so interesting and funny at the
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same time, She's just had a loss of words. But
here's Leo Williamson, back.
Speaker 3 (13:43):
To back yeos. I mean, how much does this mean
for you in the team?
Speaker 4 (13:48):
Everything?
Speaker 8 (13:48):
Everything, for the girls. I just wanted twice for the girls.
I've never wanted afore. I'm so happy for everybody involved,
Like what one on have to be a.
Speaker 4 (13:57):
Part of the team.
Speaker 3 (13:58):
Do you feels that you're an amazing Yeah, it's.
Speaker 4 (14:01):
I really do believe it. But at the same time,
I'm struggling. But I just I don't know. Just everything
that we say and everything.
Speaker 8 (14:09):
That we like try and live by, we do, and
we show up and every single person shows up every
single time I thought we were I thought we were unbelievable,
sticking to the game plan, defending and.
Speaker 1 (14:20):
Then penalty is late equalizer throughout this tournament.
Speaker 3 (14:25):
I mean, this team never gives up to them.
Speaker 8 (14:27):
Literally never And like I said, there's so many players
that have done so much that you would never see
to be on that pitch and to and to run
and to give everything before you even get to the
football bit to be part of today. So I'm just
so happy for everybody. But I don't feel like I
should be saying something really so I'm monumental and I
just don't have the words.
Speaker 4 (14:46):
This is unbelievable, unbelievable.
Speaker 6 (14:48):
Holding out trophy and wearing that metal around your neck
must give you enormous pride to what you to chee.
Speaker 4 (14:53):
Honestly, I can't even I don't. I don't know, I
don't know.
Speaker 8 (14:58):
I'm so proud and I feel so lucky to be
a part of the team, and I'm so glad everybody
turned up and had a game today.
Speaker 4 (15:05):
Everybody turned up and that's what happens.
Speaker 1 (15:08):
And you do that.
Speaker 6 (15:09):
You're the first Sea ever captain to win a major
tournament overseas.
Speaker 4 (15:12):
I mean, how special is that?
Speaker 6 (15:14):
What about what you've achieved with this team making history
once again?
Speaker 8 (15:18):
Oh wait, you speak about I think people expect it,
and I think I think that's you know, that's fine,
But I think to get to a fine who is
so hard to win when a game like this and
nobody's ever done it that part.
Speaker 4 (15:29):
In England squad, so it shows how hard the tasks.
It just I'm so proud of.
Speaker 6 (15:32):
Them, and everyone watching at home will be delighted to
know staying home, it is, staying home, It is, it is.
Speaker 1 (15:37):
It is Wow, so so great. I mean, you can
just hear the party and then I've been looking in
social media all morning and everyone's just still partying and
everyone's got their you know, Instagram's going and TikTok and
they just look like they're having a blast and they
deserve it right two times in a row, back to
back champions So congratulations Lionesses. The Zuri's coming. Let's go
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over your shoulder. I could feel it. Just wait, we'll
take a short break. Let's take a short break, and
then we come back. We'll listen to our featured guest.
I'm so excited to share this interview with you with
Jordan Listro, such a great player person, talk about getting
recognition that she deserves with recent championship of her own
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over there at the USL Super League. We'll hear more
from her after this short break. Can you tell I'm excited,
(16:47):
so excited, so much stuff going on in women's soccer,
and you know, we're starting the season in a few
weeks as I'm recording this, maybe it's already started by
the time you listen to this. The USL Super League
their second season, And if you don't know, the USL
Super League is another professional women's soccer league here in
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the United States, and they are showcasing teams all over
the country and players coming from all over the world.
And if you want to know more, like I said before,
I'll put the link in the show notes for our
previous episode that I did where we spotlighted another USL player,
Sam Krueger over at Brooklyn FC, and I went more
(17:31):
into detail on the league. So you can hear more
about that if you go in and listen to that.
But in the meantime, we have the captain of the
championship team, Tampa Bay Sun FC, Jordan Listro, is here
and just excited to share her story with you. It's
an interesting one. You know, a lot of these players
that are playing in the USL, they have interesting stories.
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Some of them are coming in straight from college, some
of them are coming in from the NWSL like Jordan
or other leagues around the world. So it's interesting kind
of meld of players and teams and it's exciting. I'm
really excited for the upcoming season. And the way the
league works, or the way their season works, is they
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have a break so they've almost It kind of reminds
me a little bit of the A League in Australia
where they play a chunk of months and then they
take a little break and then they come back and
finish it off. So the league starts in August, it
ends in May, but there's a break in there. So
I talked to Jordan right before they were heading into
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camp for the new season, and she's pumped. Let me
tell you, she's already talking about talk about back to backs.
She's already talking about back to back and I'm sure
she got some inspiration from the Lionesses, even though I
know she's an Italy fan too, I think. But anyway,
a little bit about Jordan in case she didn't know.
She was born in Toronto, Canada. She played in Wexford
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FC for her youth career, a couple other youth teams
in Canada, like I said, played for our friend Denise
Shelty Brown at SFU, and that relationship continues a coach
and player because Denise Shelty Brown is now the head
coach for Tampa Bay Sun. So isn't that weird? How
all that? And we talked to Jordan about that too.
(19:16):
But she had a great career at SFU. She entered
the NWSAL College Draft in twenty seventeen, was not selected,
and then she signed with a Spanish team in Premier Division,
which you know is so great because you know, like
I said before, you know, all these leagues all over
the world, it gives these players like Jordan, who had
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an outstanding college career, you know, wasn't chosen in the
in the NWSL college Draft. I talked to her a
little bit about that too, about the draft, you know,
being eliminated and what that means for players. So you know,
you get a little bit of a letdown, But then
you can go off and sign in another team in
another league, in another country. I mean, the options are
out there, right, So that's what she did. He played
in Spain, then came back into the United States and
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played for Arline Pride. She had a lot of Florida
fans there. I'm sure, had a stint over there at
Kansas City Current, went back to the Orlando Pride, and
then in twenty twenty four she joined her old head
coach and he's Shelty Brown over there at Tampa Bay
Sun and a whole new league, whole new team, a
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lot of responsibility, right, She's I'm in the record books
and we talked to her about that. So a lot
going on. And then plus she had a little break
there from soccer too, which is very interesting. She went
out into the real world, worked a real job for
a little bit, and we talked to her about that.
So her journey is very interesting. I think a lot
of people can really relate to her and her story
(20:42):
as far as like shifting, Like you're going down one
road and then all of a sudden you get turned
into going into a different road or a different path
that you weren't expecting and then things just turn out
like what right, had a championship team, a new league,
new team. I'm telling you, it's just it's really great.
And I was telling Jordan before we got into the interview,
(21:04):
I was like, man, I'm surprised we haven't had you
on before, like sooner than this, and then I thought
about it. I was like, you know what, I always
say this, and it's always true. Timing is everything, Like
when is the perfect time to talk to Jordan Listro?
Right right after the season where they went undefeated at home,
they made their mark in Florida as far as another
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professional women's soccer team there, and now they're heading into
the new season, so a really good time I think
to talk to Jordan and also talk to her a
little bit about her international career as well, maybe heading
back into the Canadian national team. She played in the
youth squad there for a while. So let's hear from Jordan.
Enough of me babbling, let's hear from Jordan herself. Please
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welcome midfielder for the Tampa Bay Sun FC, Jordan Listro. Hi, Jordan,
thank you so much for coming on the show. First
of all, I have to congratulate you on winning the
UI Sell Super League, the inaugural season championship. Has it
said in yet?
Speaker 3 (22:05):
Not yet.
Speaker 5 (22:07):
It's been such an exciting month though, and we've been
celebrating a lot and we're getting back to it this week,
so trying to do it again.
Speaker 1 (22:17):
Another win, so fast, but so fun. I think that's
what makes this league so fun is because you have
that little break and then it's like a new season,
and then another little break and then a whole new season.
It's the format's great. I love it. You know. We'll
talk about the sun, We'll talk about the season, coming
out the league, your career, and so many other things.
(22:37):
But first tell us a little bit about yourself. You know,
your background and when and how you discovered soccer.
Speaker 2 (22:44):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (22:44):
I was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, and all
my grandparents were actually born in Italy, so soccer is
a huge part of Italian culture, so I think that
played a role in it. I used to watch professional
the men's professon small Italian league when I was a
kid with my grandfather. Every single week we didn't watch,
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so I think, you know, that sparked my interest as well,
and then I just fell in love with it.
Speaker 1 (23:12):
We have something in common. I grew up on the
Italian team as well. My dad was a my parents
my grandparents were from Italy as well. That's so cool.
I'm rooty for Italy in the Euros. Let me tell you,
I love watching that team. It's such a big deal.
First of all, to win like the first championship of
a new league. What did that moment mean to you personally?
And you think about the key role that you play
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in growing this new league too.
Speaker 5 (23:39):
Yeah, it's definitely one of the proudest moments of my
career so far. It was honestly really special because my
college coach is now my coach for Tampa and we
actually never won a championship when I was at USF,
so to be able to win a championship with her
for the first time was surreal and very special. And yeah,
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it's just being a part of something from the start
is so powerful. You know, you're able to create a culture,
a standard, you know, have an identity, and it's going
to go beyond just this one season. So it's a
unique opportunity. And I've never been a part of something
like this, so it's pretty exciting.
Speaker 1 (24:19):
Yeah, you guys are in the history books. And I
love the trophy. Like I always like get kind of
irked at like the little bitty trophe, the two inch
trophies that the women's leagues and things like that. Even
the World Cup is like m but you guys have
like a real like Stanley Cup type trophy, and I
think that's that's great.
Speaker 3 (24:35):
Yeah, it's heavy.
Speaker 1 (24:36):
Yeah, you deserve it. And Denise Shilte Brown was on
our show like like twenty eighteen. I was like, man,
it's who would have known? Like it's so, it's so
crazy this game and how how it's continued to grow
and the things that are happening. It's exciting. So proud, proud,
proud of you guys, and proud of the work that
you continue to do and play a part in. You
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played on more than if you talk to your clubs,
what's its Tampa Bay Sun apart from the other clubs
that you've played with.
Speaker 5 (25:04):
Yeah, I think that this team really cares about getting
into the community. I mean, the club as a whole
is just we're trying to engage with the community as
much as possible and.
Speaker 3 (25:13):
Build the Tampa Bay fan base. So that's been.
Speaker 5 (25:16):
Really special just to do you know, some community service
events or just some fan engagement events. I've really felt
like the fans have rallied behind us, and our reason
is because they can see us and they have access
to us, and you know, we're able to help that
next generation of you know, women's soccer players that grow
up in Tampa and now have the dream of playing
professionally and we can engage with them.
Speaker 3 (25:38):
We get a week out at our games.
Speaker 1 (25:40):
It's fun too because we've been able to watch you
guys like on Peacock and like, so it's not something
you guys are doing just in your little pocket community,
like you're branching out like to I mean to the world. Really,
anybody who has the app can can watch it, and
so it's been it's been a lot of fun. I've
been able to catch a lot of games and it
just you know, it's really fun and fun to see
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and fun to see players that we know, like yourself,
you know, playing in the US at a pro level.
There's so many opportunities I guess for young girls and
to look up to you, like you said, as a
player with experience in the top flight leagues. How do
you see the USL Super League raising the level women's
pro soccer in US.
Speaker 3 (26:19):
I think just there's so much more opportunity now.
Speaker 5 (26:22):
And you know, a big thing about the USL was
bringing soccer closer to home. So now you have so
many new markets with more fans and more people falling
in love with women's soccer.
Speaker 3 (26:33):
But it also gives opportunity to players that.
Speaker 5 (26:36):
You know, might not have had the opportunity in the
NWSL and now they are getting the opportunity here and
they're able to shine and you know, make the most
of these opportunities and hopefully, you know, achieve the goals
that they want to achieve.
Speaker 3 (26:49):
That they wouldn't have been able to before.
Speaker 5 (26:51):
So it's just great to see to see more opportunity
and just to be able to discover more players that
you might not have heard of or seen before.
Speaker 1 (27:00):
Like you were just saying that you played at USF,
you had a successful college career there, you entered the
draft right the nw CELL college.
Speaker 3 (27:07):
Drafts was at seventeen or in sixteen?
Speaker 1 (27:09):
Oh sixteen, I'm getting old older by the minute. Yeah,
And we've seen like the elimination of the nw CELL
college draft and talking about opportunities and things like that.
How are your feelings about that about eliminating the college draft.
Speaker 3 (27:25):
Yeah, I think there's pros and coins.
Speaker 5 (27:28):
I think that it allows players to obviously not be
locked down to a certain club and allow them to
have an opportunity maybe somewhere that's.
Speaker 3 (27:36):
More desirable to them.
Speaker 8 (27:37):
Now.
Speaker 5 (27:38):
I know, for me being closer to what I call home,
which is Campa. Now it plays a huge role, not
only no off the field, but on the field, when
you're happy outside of soccer. I feel like it's a
direct correlation of the way you play. So for players
to be able to, you know, maybe have the choice
to play it closer to home is so important. And then, yeah,
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I think there are cons. I mean, I don't see
as many rookies entering the NWSL, But yeah, I think
it goes both ways.
Speaker 1 (28:10):
Yeah, I've heard both sides and it seems like legitimate
both both sides. But I think the positive the upside
is it opens up new league possibilities, like the USL
Super League, like the Northern Super League up in Canada.
So that's I think that's a positive takeaway. And speaking
of the NSL, as a Canadian and someone who's played
for Canada, do you see yourself playing in that league
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one day?
Speaker 3 (28:33):
Maybe?
Speaker 5 (28:34):
I honestly am just so happy that there is finally
a league in Canada because, you know, for the longest.
Speaker 3 (28:41):
Time I was in college and you're.
Speaker 5 (28:44):
Kind of lost when you graduate as a Canadian because
you're an international in the NWSL, or you're an international
going overseas so it's so much harder to get a
spot on these teams, so it was really difficult. And
I saw players, you know, who chose to retire because
the opportunities weren't there.
Speaker 4 (29:03):
They didn't want to.
Speaker 3 (29:04):
Live overseas for five plus years.
Speaker 5 (29:07):
So I think this is something that Canada's needed for
so long. And you know, kudos to Diana Mathison for
all the work that she's done and put in, and yeah,
it just makes me so happy.
Speaker 3 (29:18):
I actually had the opportunity to go to the AFC
at Toronto home opener, and I truly had goosebumps.
Speaker 5 (29:25):
Those little girls in the stands were, you know, me
wishing that they could play professionally one day, and now
to be able to play in your hometown, I mean,
it's just a dream come true.
Speaker 3 (29:35):
So that league really.
Speaker 5 (29:37):
Excites me and I, you know, hope that it continues
to be successful.
Speaker 1 (29:41):
Yeah. Well, there's definitely new models going forward now, not
like the old days where were they were just kind
of like feeling their way in the dark. What did
they do? You know? And we saw a lot of
late leagues slip through the cracks, So I have a
good feeling about this. What impact do you think it
might have on the future of the national team.
Speaker 5 (29:58):
You know, there are some players obviously don't get seen
as much, and this just allows them to be seen.
Speaker 3 (30:06):
And again, like I said.
Speaker 5 (30:08):
I feel like a lot of careers for players my
age were cut short just because the lack of opportunity.
Speaker 3 (30:15):
So having this opportunity, you know, people peek at different times.
For me, I feel like.
Speaker 5 (30:19):
I've gotten better as I've gotten older, and you know,
with that experience, you know, we're able to perform at
a different level. So yeah, I think it's only going
to make the national team stronger, the pool bigger. And
I know we've been a top ten nation for so
long and we haven't even had a professional league in
our own country. So I think it's only going to
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strengthen the national team pool.
Speaker 1 (30:45):
I don't want to go up there and see a
game now, you get me excited for it. You grew
up in the Canada national team system. Do you hope
to continue that journey with the national team someday? Yeah?
Speaker 5 (30:56):
I mean that's always a goal of mine. You know,
I've wanted to play for the national team ever since
I was eight years old, and.
Speaker 3 (31:04):
I got the opportunity to do that a couple of.
Speaker 5 (31:06):
Years ago, and yeah, just working towards getting called back
into a national team camp hopefully someday soon.
Speaker 1 (31:14):
I hope. So we'll keep we will keep an eye
on you on that thing. Well, like I've said, like
you've played in a lot of multiple leagues for club,
for country. How would you describe your style of play
and how has it evolved over the years.
Speaker 5 (31:30):
I think I'm a gritty type of player, definitely a
ball winner. I've always really focused on the defensive side
of the game, and just especially with Orlando, I was
just kind of that six that broke up plays and
you know, got into hard tackles, and I think being
in Tampa just has allowed me to kind of improve
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my attacking side of the game and get more involved
in the attack and get assist circles. So I've been
trying to really focus on that side of the game
a little bit more here.
Speaker 1 (32:03):
And You've been pretty consistent in the midfielder. I know
you didn't start out as a midfielder though, right, did you.
Speaker 5 (32:09):
Yeah, I've kind of played everywhere. I went to college
as a right winger and then moved to outside back,
and then moved to midfield, and then Yeah, it was
a defensive midfielder, kind of my whole pro experience. And
then last season Denis said to me and Jordan, I
think I want you to play outside back for this team,
and I was like okay, sure.
Speaker 3 (32:29):
So that lasted for.
Speaker 5 (32:30):
About five games and then made my way back into
the midfield, but you know, open to playing anywhere.
Speaker 1 (32:36):
Yeah, versatility that's so important on a team. Is there
a moment or a match in your career that you
feel really defined you as a player.
Speaker 5 (32:45):
I would say probably my very first NWSL game. We
played against North Carolina, which had been the top team
at that time for so long, and that's just the moment.
Speaker 3 (32:56):
That I really felt like I made it. I'd been doing.
Speaker 5 (32:59):
A medical device sales prior actually, so to go back
to soccer and then it was one of my best games.
Still to this day, I just think I played really
fearless and I'll just remember that game forever because it
was a long time since I had played a professional
game and to play against a top team and perform, Yeah,
it was a proud moment for me.
Speaker 1 (33:20):
When you went off into you left soccer, did you
think I'm not never coming back or did it have
in your head that you were it's possibility.
Speaker 5 (33:29):
I always wanted to continue playing, but you know, like
we touched on before there was an opportunity for me
in Canada, it didn't exist, so you know, I didn't
want to stop, but it felt like, you know, it
was the right decision at that time. But yeah, I
always tried to stay fit and at the back of
my mind was like, I hope something works out, and
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you know, it did, and I'm so.
Speaker 1 (33:51):
Happy that it did worked out. Captain's arm Brand Championship Trophy.
I mean, world, it's just crazy, and it's it's also
so inspiring to especially for young kids watching who you know,
see your path and you know you're the path that
you you have. It might be you know, traditional in
some ways, but like you said, like maybe not so
(34:12):
traditional because you were kind of finding yourself and everything.
So there's it's just a journey. I guess. I think
it's inspirational for young kids to see to see your
career and you just I mean, you're so young still,
you know, who knows what's going to happen in the future.
What are some of the things that you're working on
right now on the field and off the field. Player
and person.
Speaker 3 (34:34):
On the field.
Speaker 5 (34:35):
Like I said, just trying to focus on getting involved
in the attack, so you know, doing some extra shooting
which I haven't focused on in a while, and things
like that. And yeah, just trying my best to get
back into the national team environment and then off the
fields or personally. My husband's a professional golfer and I
(34:57):
am terrible at golf, so I'm trying to get better
and learn how to.
Speaker 3 (35:02):
Play at least a couple of holes. But it's a
very slow, slow going process right now.
Speaker 1 (35:08):
Is it tough to have two athletes in the home,
because I would imagine it be pro. Pro athletes are
very competitive.
Speaker 5 (35:14):
Yeah, I think we just push each other to be
the best versions of ourselves, and then we're also our biggest,
our own biggest fans. I mean, he supports me like
no other and vice versa. The only tough part is
obviously we're like two ships passing in the night, don't see.
Speaker 3 (35:29):
Each other that much. But I mean I wouldn't want him.
Speaker 5 (35:33):
To be doing anything else and saying goes for him
when he obviously is watching me do my things. So
it works really well for us.
Speaker 1 (35:41):
Well, congratulations on so many things, I guess right. The
seasons starting mid August. Are you guys in camp now?
Speaker 3 (35:50):
Please start pre season camp on Monday?
Speaker 1 (35:53):
Oh okay, so real quick, come on. It's gonna be
fun to come back and to see how you guys,
because you know people are going to be for you now.
Speaker 3 (36:01):
I know it target on our back last year, but
a bigger one this year. But we're ready for it.
Speaker 1 (36:07):
Can't wait, can't wait for the season to start before
I let you go. Do you have time for like
some couple of fun questions?
Speaker 3 (36:13):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (36:13):
Okay, okay, great, I say fun for us, but maybe
not fun for you. But we'll see. Who's your favorite
soccer player growing up?
Speaker 3 (36:22):
Carling on the Canadian national team? Hands down?
Speaker 1 (36:26):
What do you prefer beach day or movie night?
Speaker 3 (36:29):
Each day?
Speaker 2 (36:29):
For sure?
Speaker 3 (36:30):
I do not like movies.
Speaker 1 (36:32):
You are an You're an honorary Floridian, I think. Well,
it's also well documented that you are a coffee of ficcionado.
So tell us what your go to coffee order is.
Speaker 5 (36:44):
It's kind of boring, but honestly, I just do a
cold brew with almond mil Honestly, sometimes I add some
cinnamon in depends on the day.
Speaker 1 (36:53):
If you could swap positions, well, you've played so many positions,
but if you could swap positions for one match, what
we you play?
Speaker 3 (37:01):
Do I have the skill set of it, or.
Speaker 1 (37:03):
With the skills that you already have, I can imagine
you could play everything.
Speaker 5 (37:07):
Honestly, I'd probably want to be a winger and ie
it's so much fun to score goals and.
Speaker 3 (37:12):
Be in the attack. So one of those.
Speaker 1 (37:16):
The teammate most likely to make you laugh during a
serious moment.
Speaker 3 (37:21):
Oh my gosh, this is easy. And she retired this year.
Speaker 5 (37:24):
But Jade Moore, for sure, she sat beside me in
every single meeting and would look at me and it
wasn't even funny. And I'm just the type of person
that when I start laughing, I can't stop. So everyone
got around and said to me and asked what was funny,
and really nothing was funny. That's an easy one for me.
Speaker 1 (37:42):
Oh that's fantastic. Jordan, thank you so much for taking
the time talk to us. It's been a pleasure. I
don't know why we've waited so long to have you
on shame on me for waiting so long to have you.
There's the timing, though, it is just so perfect. I
always say timing it's everything. I'm We're excited about the
USL Super League season starting up. We look forward to
watching and rooting for you and the Sun. Like I said,
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everyone's going to be shooting for you, So every game
you guys play is gonna be super excited. So thanks
so much for dropping by. Appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (38:10):
Thank you for having me.
Speaker 1 (38:12):
I love to throwing those fun questions. At the end,
she thanks Jordan for being a good sport. She was
a really good sport. And also thanks to our friend
Damon Wilson over at Wilson Management Alliance and his team
for setting that interview up. Appreciate you, Damon as always,
and I appreciate you too, Jordan. That was such a
great interview. I love listen, man, I just love listening
(38:33):
to players stories. I think that's why I like doing
this podcast so much, is because the stories they're always different,
they're always unique. I always learned something and I'm just
looking forward to seeing what else is on the horizon
for Jordan. I think some big things. She's still like
I said, she's still young. She's I think she's barely
twenty nine and doing so many great things over at
(38:53):
the USL Super League and we need players like Jordan there.
I mean it's not just her advancing her career or
fan seeing her own personal goals, which I'm sure she's doing,
but it's not the forefront. The forefront is growing the league,
being responsible, building the fan base. You heard what she said,
building the fan base and the community, and really putting
(39:14):
a foundation under this league and doing it with so
much style and professionalism and just great to see. I
can't wait to watch. I can't wait to watch the
Sun play. Wow. Oh in that final too. If you
didn't get a chance to see the USL Super League Final,
that was Tampa Bay SUNFC versus Fort Lauderdale United FC.
(39:35):
What a great match that was. It was the Florida Derby.
Like we've already got a derby gun in there. But
you'll recognize some players on these teams if you're watching
the USL this season. A lot of former NWSL players,
a lot of former college players and international players. Just
a lot of fun. So I want to give a
(39:55):
big thanks again to Jordan for coming on the show,
spending so much time with I took her way over
our allotted time, but she was a good sport. She
was like, do you know the Euros are on right now.
I'm like oops, I'm like, oh, you could record it.
She was actually getting ready to go watch the semifinal
match between Italy and England. I think that's what it was.
(40:17):
But the great thing about TV is you can go
back and watch and on demand or on the internet
and USL super legas actually on Peacock, so you can
go back and watch the games that you missed or
watch them live. It's great fun, and it's really great
fun that you joined me on this episode. I hope
that you enjoyed this episode. This was episode two hundred
(40:38):
and thirty three, by the way, a Women's Role Football show.
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Speaker 3 (42:08):
Until she think, think, until she didn't think.
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