{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Laces Out Loud","title":"Ashley Sanchez for MVP? The Golden Boot Race, Playoff Pushes & a Spanish Soccer Mystery","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2585,"description":"Week 19 is in the books, and somehow the NWSL playoff picture is still evolving.\nGurushabd is back from Spain and Portugal with tales of tapas, dangerously affordable espresso, and one surprisingly difficult mission: finding a women’s FC Barcelona jersey in Barcelona. Then we turn our attention stateside, where the WAFCON stars are making an immediate impact, Barbara Banda is back, Orlando has made a surprising coaching change, and the race for the final playoff spots is getting very crowded.\nWe also dive into the Emma Sears trade rumors and where she could fit if her time in Louisville really is coming to an end. Denver? Seattle? Kansas City? Somewhere else entirely?\nBut the biggest flowers this week belong to Ashley Sanchez. With 15 goals, the Golden Boot lead, and North Carolina looking like an entirely different team, we ask the increasingly obvious question: Is Sanchez the NWSL MVP frontrunner—and how much more does she need to do to earn another USWNT call-up?\nPlus: the Chawinga sisters remain a cheat code, Angel City is making a run, Seattle has finally climbed above the playoff line, Louisville keeps finding new ways to break our hearts, and we make our picks for who will still be in the top eight five weeks from now.\n🎧 From the fans, for the game—this is Laces Out Loud.\n📸 Instagram: @lacesoutloud\n📧 lacesoutloudpod@gmail.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ZzdwEoELZb1-ga2qI8OXWS8c-zXxLFLQhhoCLzX-wjY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85NThm/NjBmMTE2OTU5ODMz/NjkxYmRjZDcwOTAy/ZTdjYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}