Episode Details

Susannah is joined by NWSL commentator, Soccerwise contributor and Committee member Jordan Angeli for this week’s gathering for the Committee!

00:38 - Intro and recapping Jordan and Sooz hanging out at Baller League in Miami, Florida.

04:41 - GOOD WORLD CUP NEWS: We have been spared from whatever that was that Jelly Roll made thanks to Shakira coming through with a new World Cup anthem. Sooz reads some lyrics from the Jelly Roll song to our confusion. The duo also find out in real-time that an official World Cup tie-in album was made in 2022 (???) and we’re as shocked as you.

14:39 - Adidas released its World Cup short-movie starring Timothée Chalamet, Trinity Rodman, Lamine Yamal and Jude Bellingham and the duo rave over its production quality and details.

20:43 - Admiring the scenes from Venezia FC as they clinched promotion back to Serie A and watching fans celebrating on boats on the Venice river. Sooz also mentions her backstory with Gianluca Busio.

24:03 - Sooz and Jordan celebrate Marie-Louise Eta becoming the first woman to win a men’s Bundesliga match as team manager after Union Berlin defeated Mainz, 3-1.

27:49 - Checking in with Jordan, how the Denver Summit season is going, her surprises from the NWSL season so far and her impromptu role as a Weather Reporter for ION TV.

43:27 - UEFA Women’s Champions League Final Preview. Lindsey Heaps’ final game for Lyon before her move to Denver, Lily Yohannes having a big spotlight in her career right before the 2027 World Cup and is this the last ride for the current Barcelona Femenil squad as we know it?

51:53 - Jordan takes her turn in a World Cup Blind Ranking Game. This time, it’s ranking a selection of 2026 World Cup team crests from 1 to 13. The three host nations plus a mystery selection. A link to the 2026 World Cup team crests is linked below to follow along with the crew.

01:06:31 - Sooz shows off her new 2026 Ivory Coast kit.

01:10:01 - Reality TV Recap and Close - Jordan has started The Madison and was unprepared for how sad it gets. A lot of soccer documentaries are incoming this month on subjects such as Ronaldinho, James Rodriguez, the USMNT and Jamie Vardy. Christo Fernandez signs a contract with El Pasa Locomotive right in time for the World Cup and new season of Ted Lasso.

2026 World Cup Team Crests: https://www.soccer.com/fifa-world-cup

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See our First Touch ’26 Preview page for breakdowns on all 48 teams competing this summer: First Touch 26' World Cup Preview