Time Wasting with Ali Riley and Kelley O’Hara

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Welcome to Time Wasting! Ali Riley and Kelley O’Hara are back in the game! The podcasting game. The duo are professional women’s soccer veterans, former teammates, and best friends. Each week they break down the biggest news in women’s soccer, give high-level insight, and get honest about their personal journeys. Time Wasting is the #1 place for everything women’s soccer. It’s not a waste of time!

  1. 1H AGO

    Why Aren’t More Former Players Coaching | GOOD, BAD & UGLY of Expansion Teams | PLUS NWSL ICYMI: Sophia Wilson SCORES, Trinity Rodman Gets a GOAL in 3 Straight & MORE

    Ali Riley & Kelley O’Hara break down the highs and lows of expansion teams, and whether or not it’s possible to get it right straight out of the gate. We take a look at why more former players aren’t turning to coaching (the schedule sure doesn’t help). Plus our quick ICYMI of the NWSL’s MANY games last week. This episode is presented by Amazon Prime. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:56 Kelley’s BIG Lola Tung Announcement! 02:20 Immigrant City 06:57 Ali’s Embarrassing Story… 10:54 Boston Gets Their 1st WIN! 12:58 Difficulties of Expansion Teams 18:10 Player Assume They’re Starting… 19:57 “It was the 1st time I felt like a pro soccer player” 21:10 Angel City’s Lack of Facilities 24:40 Expansion Puzzle 28:18 What Should Columbus 28:43 Socal Slide? 30:30 Sophia Wilson Scores AGAIN 31:14 The Bats are BACK 33:34 Golden Boot RACE 34:54 Olivia Moultrie DELIVERED 37:22 Why Kelley Isn’t Coaching 41:02 The Coach Who Changed Ali’s Life 42:34 Training Lola Tung 44:10 Shoutout to GREAT Coaches 48:29 Guess the Player 51:51 Alright, Bet Just Women’s Sports is the leading digital media platform dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. In a world where women’s sports have been historically underfunded and under-promoted, Just Women’s Sports exists to shine a light on all the stories, athletes and moments that define and fuel the space. Through original podcasts, premium video programming, social media, editorial content, a newsletter, and exclusive merchandise and live events, Just Women’s Sports is committed to making it both easy and fun to be a women’s sports fan. Listen to Time Wasting here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/time-wasting/id1522055041 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6RTMyWpdSBY9I4vO528qX3?si=4ffbdaf315814b19&nd=1&dlsi=8ead3e4fd463490d iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-time-wasting-68461888/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a6f36ad8-f5e2-4478-8650-3f6f8805810b/time-wasting Add us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timewastingpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/justwsports Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@timewastingpod? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    54 min

  2. APR 28

    WORST Coaches Mistake & 7 Chaotic Goals | Plus Trinity Rodman & Sophia Wilson Back in the Scoring Column

    Ali Riley & Kelley O’Hara debate their tactics if you’re down a goal in the last 10 minutes of a World Cup knockout game, and what’s the BIGGEST mistake a coach can make. We get into all the action between Washington Spirit and KC Current, and when it’s time for KC to start worrying. Plus we pick which teammates we’d be trapped on a desert island with, and who we’d cast in our reality TV show. This episode is presented by Amazon Prime. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:16 Kelley Won a BET! 03:15 Croix Bethune Returns to Audi 05:20 Is Rowdy Audi BEST in the NWSL 07:19 When Does KC Worry… 12:39 7 Stoppage Time Goals???? 15:29 2-0 Most DANGEROUS Score in Soccer 19:00 Big 5 Moments 21:46 Sophia Wilson DELIVERED 24:58 Down a Goal with 10 Minutes Left 26:29 Change Formation 32:37 Note-Gate! 36:46 Teammate Fantasy Draft 37:28 Picking You Up from Airport 39:10 Trapped on a Deserted Island 40:31 Control the Aux 42:49 Couples Costume 43:47 Casting OUR Reality TV Show 47:19 Alright, Bet Just Women’s Sports is the leading digital media platform dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. In a world where women’s sports have been historically underfunded and under-promoted, Just Women’s Sports exists to shine a light on all the stories, athletes and moments that define and fuel the space. Through original podcasts, premium video programming, social media, editorial content, a newsletter, and exclusive merchandise and live events, Just Women’s Sports is committed to making it both easy and fun to be a women’s sports fan. Listen to Time Wasting here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/time-wasting/id1522055041 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6RTMyWpdSBY9I4vO528qX3?si=4ffbdaf315814b19&nd=1&dlsi=8ead3e4fd463490d iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-time-wasting-68461888/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a6f36ad8-f5e2-4478-8650-3f6f8805810b/time-wasting Add us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timewastingpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/justwsports Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@timewastingpod? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    52 min

  3. APR 21

    "That's My ****ing Team" | Kelley O'Hara Sounds Off on USWNT CRUSHING Victory vs Japan | Time Wasting

    Ali Riley & Kelley O’Hara break down the USWNT last two games against Japan, and it was a real tale of two teams. Inexperience cost the US in game 2 when they lost 1-0, but they can back with a vengeance, or as Kelley so aptly put it; “That’s my mother****ing TEAM!” We dig into our favorite fan submissions for their most DEDICATED behaviors, and we’ve got some very special shout outs our Time Wasters won’t want to miss. Plus we get into the potential NWSL Calendar shift and why player safety has to be the biggest concern. This episode is presented by Amazon Prime. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:44 Kelley’s WEIRD Food Combo 02:54 USWNT Couldn’t Break Down Japan 05:44 Lacking Urgency in Game 2 08:23 World Cup Knockout? 10:44 Definitive Win in Game 3 13:33 IS Lavelle, Heaps & Hutton the Best Midfield Combo? 15:08 Emma Hayes’s Cooking Metaphors 17:00 “That’s My MF-ing Team” 19:12 Kennedy Wesley DELIVERED 23:19 BEST Fan Behavior Submissions 24:36 OOSA Tattoo 25:44 Time Wasting Sending a Gift to ONE LUCKY FAN 27:26 Ali Signed a Fan 30:37 Fan Stole a Jersey From Trinity Rodman? 34:27 NWSL Calendar Change 40:00 Keeping Players SAFE 45:38 Alright, Bet Just Women’s Sports is the leading digital media platform dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. In a world where women’s sports have been historically underfunded and under-promoted, Just Women’s Sports exists to shine a light on all the stories, athletes and moments that define and fuel the space. Through original podcasts, premium video programming, social media, editorial content, a newsletter, and exclusive merchandise and live events, Just Women’s Sports is committed to making it both easy and fun to be a women’s sports fan. Listen to Time Wasting here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/time-wasting/id1522055041 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6RTMyWpdSBY9I4vO528qX3?si=4ffbdaf315814b19&nd=1&dlsi=8ead3e4fd463490d iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-time-wasting-68461888/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a6f36ad8-f5e2-4478-8650-3f6f8805810b/time-wasting Add us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timewastingpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/justwsports Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@timewastingpod? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    48 min

  4. APR 14

    INSIDE the INTENSE Pressure of Playing for USWNT | Plus US Beats Japan | Time Wasting

    Ali Riley & Kelley O’Hara give you an inside look into the stress of representing their national teams. Kelley details her stress carry the legacy of the USWNT, and Ali talks on the struggle of trying to lead an underdog to victory. We recap the first of the USWNT’s three friendlies against Japan. Rose Lavelle comes up big with a goal and assist to Lindsay Heaps. What the US needs to do differently on defense, and Japan’s biggest weakness. This episode is presented by Amazon Prime. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:49 Most DEDICATED Fan Behaviors 4:41 Difference Playing Club & International 5:43 New Zealand Travels HOW Much?? 09:16 INSIDE the Pressure of Playing on USWNT 14:40 My Hair was Falling Out… 17:22 I Got an Ulcer… 19:18 Kelley Won a Bet! 24:50 Rose Lavelle DELIVERED 28:21 USWNT Beats Japan 31:50 Japan’s Biggest Weakness 33:57 HOW Many Substitutions 38:54 US Full Throttle Press 40:41 Trinity, Sophia, and Alyssa 41:46 Defensive Breakdowns? 45:25 How Kelley & Ali watch Games 47:01 First Female Head Coach in Bundesliga 48:55 World 7s Football 50:38 Alright, Bet Just Women’s Sports is the leading digital media platform dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. In a world where women’s sports have been historically underfunded and under-promoted, Just Women’s Sports exists to shine a light on all the stories, athletes and moments that define and fuel the space. Through original podcasts, premium video programming, social media, editorial content, a newsletter, and exclusive merchandise and live events, Just Women’s Sports is committed to making it both easy and fun to be a women’s sports fan. Listen to Time Wasting here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/time-wasting/id1522055041 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6RTMyWpdSBY9I4vO528qX3?si=4ffbdaf315814b19&nd=1&dlsi=8ead3e4fd463490d iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-time-wasting-68461888/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a6f36ad8-f5e2-4478-8650-3f6f8805810b/time-wasting Add us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timewastingpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/justwsports Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@timewastingpod? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    53 min

  5. APR 7

    Biggest USWNT Roster SURPRISES | Katie McCabe's Hair Pull on Alyssa Thompson NO Card?! | Time Wasting

    Ali Riley & Kelley O'Hara break down the biggest surprises of the USWNT roster release, and what it could mean as Emma Hayes narrows her search for the World Cup roster. We’ll dive into some of the action from Champion’s League and if there will be any fallout from the Alyssa Thompson hair pull. Plus we’ll make our wishlist for 5 players we’d like to see come to the NWSL. Kelley has to pay up on her bet after Gotham took another L, this time at the hands of Kansas City, and it might be time to get a little nervous in NY. Then Ali takes us inside the importance of emergency defending in the box and how it cost Angel City, Bay, and Louisville. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:33 Time Wasting NCAA Bracket Challenge 05:04 Maybe Gotham SHOULD Worry… 10:32 Emergency Defending Costs ACFC, Bay & Louisville 18:56 USWNT Roster Drop 21:08 Who’s In & Who’s Out 25:35 3 Games Against Japan? 27:16 Alright, Bet 28:59 Alyssa Thompson Hair Pull 31:51 Champion’s League Recap 35:53 Champion’s League Predictions 39:23 UWCL Players We NEED In NWSL 48:09 Kelley’s Summer House Recap 50:25 Kelley Eats the SPICIEST Cheese Balls In the WORLD Just Women’s Sports is the leading digital media platform dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. In a world where women’s sports have been historically underfunded and under-promoted, Just Women’s Sports exists to shine a light on all the stories, athletes and moments that define and fuel the space. Through original podcasts, premium video programming, social media, editorial content, a newsletter, and exclusive merchandise and live events, Just Women’s Sports is committed to making it both easy and fun to be a women’s sports fan. Add us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timewastingpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/justwsports Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@timewastingpod? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    55 min

  6. MAR 31

    INSANE Record Breaking NWSL Crowd for Summit Home Opener | Plus Angel City if FOR REAL | Time Wasting

    Ali Riley & Kelley O'Hara react to the record breaking crowd at the Denver Summit home opener that saw 63,004 at Empower Field. We recap another NWSL week that saw the first batch of midweek games. Does Gotham need to panic about their scoring or can they turn it around? Then we get into the crowded centerback situation in Angel City and how it illustrates where the NWSL is heading, and the need for depth.  Plus we play a game of Keep 3 Cut 5 NWSL goal scorers edition. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:47 Kelley’s ASMR Intro 04:08 Chelsea vs. Arsenal 06:35 Does Gotham Need to Panic? 10:04 63,004 at Summit Home Opener 13:51 Moultrie Makes History 14:49 Sophia Smith is BACK 16:32 Angel City is FOR REAL 18:42 Sveindís Jónsdóttir Scores BANGERS 21:51 What to Do with Sarah Gorden, Emily Sams & Savy King? 25:43 How to Handle Not Starting 31:00 Sarah Gorden Has So Much to Offer 34:15 Keep 3 Cut 5 44:00 Alright, Bet Just Women’s Sports is the leading digital media platform dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. In a world where women’s sports have been historically underfunded and under-promoted, Just Women’s Sports exists to shine a light on all the stories, athletes and moments that define and fuel the space. Through original podcasts, premium video programming, social media, editorial content, a newsletter, and exclusive merchandise and live events, Just Women’s Sports is committed to making it both easy and fun to be a women’s sports fan. Add us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justwomenssports/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/justwsports Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@justwomenssports? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    52 min
  7. WNBA CBA Reveals EXACTLY How the NWSL NEEDS to Treat Players | Plus Thorns DOMINATE Seattle Reign

    MAR 24

    WNBA CBA Reveals EXACTLY How the NWSL NEEDS to Treat Players | Plus Thorns DOMINATE Seattle Reign

    Ali Riley & Kelley O’Hara explain how the WNBA CBA is sending ripples through the women’s sports world. Kelley shares her insights into two CBA negotiations, and why it’s more than just money the players need. Then we’ll break down a WILD NWSL weekend that saw the Thorns overcome two red cards to crush Seattle Reign, Angel City is sitting pretty at the top of the table, and could Sam Kerr be the fix to Boston Legacy’s struggles? Plus we make our picks for end of season awards! Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:25 Kelley Eats the World’s Sourest Candy! 04:19 FIFA’s Female Coach Rule 09:16 WNBA CBA is HUGE for NWSL 14:20 Fighting for What you DESERVE 17:57 Enhancing the Player Experience 22:37 Angel City’s HOT Start 24:24 Gisele Thompson + Nealy Martin: the greatest Collab of ALL-TIME 28:53 Thorns Leave Reign without a PULSE 32:14 Gotham Needs to Find Their Timing 34:31 Sam Kerr to Boston? 35:48 Cat Macario Makes Wave SCARY 36:53 Waaaaaaaay to Early End of Year Awards 43:40 Alright, BET Just Women’s Sports is the leading digital media platform dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. In a world where women’s sports have been historically underfunded and under-promoted, Just Women’s Sports exists to shine a light on all the stories, athletes and moments that define and fuel the space. Through original podcasts, premium video programming, social media, editorial content, a newsletter, and exclusive merchandise and live events, Just Women’s Sports is committed to making it both easy and fun to be a women’s sports fan. Add us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justwomenssports/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/justwsports Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@justwomenssports? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    48 min

  8. MAR 17

    Cat Macario's $8 Million Deal, WILD Red Cards Kickoff NWSL Season & Who's NOT a High Impact Player

    Welcome to TIME WASTING! Your home for anything and EVERYTHING women’s soccer. Ali Riley & Kelley O’Hara take you through a WILD NWSL Kickoff weekend that started with the Portland Thorns getting their revenge over the Spirit, and saw BOTH NWSL expansion teams earn their very first red cards in game one. We’re getting REAL about the High Impact Player Rule (spoiler: we are NOT on board). PLUS we’re ranking all of our favorite off season moves and just how those could impact the league this season. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:47 WILD Kickoff Weekend 03:02 Thorns get REVENGE Over Spirit 06:14 KC Comeback vs. Utah 07:79 Gotham Ruins Boston’s Debut 10:21 Red Cards For ALL 13:12 Dash STUN Wave… 16:02 Angel City BLOWOUT Stars 19:40 Savy King RETURNS 21:13 Crystal Dunn’s Impact 23:56 NWSL Retirements 28:14 The Trinity Rodman Rule 32:22 Players Want a Higher Salary Cap 33:40 Catarina Macario to Wave FC 35:53 Blind Ranking Offseason Moves 41:01 Last Minute NWSL Transfers 50:12 Alright, BET Just Women’s Sports is the leading digital media platform dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. In a world where women’s sports have been historically underfunded and under-promoted, Just Women’s Sports exists to shine a light on all the stories, athletes and moments that define and fuel the space. Through original podcasts, premium video programming, social media, editorial content, a newsletter, and exclusive merchandise and live events, Just Women’s Sports is committed to making it both easy and fun to be a women’s sports fan. Listen to Time Wasting here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/time-wasting/id1522055041 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6RTMyWpdSBY9I4vO528qX3?si=4ffbdaf315814b19&nd=1&dlsi=8ead3e4fd463490d iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-time-wasting-68461888/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a6f36ad8-f5e2-4478-8650-3f6f8805810b/time-wasting Add us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justwomenssports/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/justwsports Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@justwomenssports? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to Time Wasting! Ali Riley and Kelley O’Hara are back in the game! The podcasting game. The duo are professional women’s soccer veterans, former teammates, and best friends. Each week they break down the biggest news in women’s soccer, give high-level insight, and get honest about their personal journeys. Time Wasting is the #1 place for everything women’s soccer. It’s not a waste of time!

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