Janine Sonis: How she came home to Denver and evolved as a player

**Janine Sonis** has played soccer all over the world. She has won an **Olympic Gold medal** with **Canada.** But there was nothing quite like when the opportunity arose to come home and launch the **NWSL in Denver,** especially with one of the most important coaches of her career. On this episode of **Full Time, Jillian Sakovits** is joined by **Sonis** to talk about why she made the move to join the **Denver Summit** in their inaugural NWSL season and what it has been like to finally be playing soccer at home. The interview also touches on Sonis’s love of coffee, her high expectations for the team in year one, and why she is having her best-ever goalscoring season despite playing as a defender. **PLUS: Ashley Sanchez** breaks more records as she extends her lead in the race for the **NWSL’s Golden Boot.** \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\__ HOST: Jillian Sakovits GUEST: Janine Sonis PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\__ Referenced on the show: NWSL Golden Boot race: Can anyone overtake Temwa Chawinga or Barbra Banda? From Janine Sonis to Sam Kerr: Taking stock of NWSL’s over and underperforming goal scorers Co-captain Janine Sonis is the ‘heart and soul’ of Denver Summit in a crucial expansion year For Courage midfielder Ashley Sanchez, another USWNT call-up should be a matter of ‘when, not if’ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\__ Get in touch: [⁠⁠fulltime@theathletic.com⁠⁠](mailto:fulltime@theathletic.com) Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Subscribe to our Youtube channel: here Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub ⁠⁠here * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.