She Plays On - Women's Football Podcast

This week in the news: Manchester United defender Abbie McManus has joined England's training camp at St George's Park; Former Wales captain Laura McAllister is standing for election for the Uefa women's place on Fifa's ruling council; The Republic of Ireland missed out on a Euro 2022 play-off spot as they fell to a 3-1 defeat by Germany in Dublin; Scotland's Women's Euro 2022 dreams are over after Ama...

This week in the news: New maternity cover regulations aimed at protecting women footballers have been praised as "an essential step" for the sport; Birmingham City boss Carla Ward is West Ham's priority target to take over as manager following Matt Beard's departure; Denmark's Women's Super League players are waiting to learn whether they will be allowed to travel for 1 December's home internation...

This week in the news: West Ham United Women head coach Matt Beard has left the Women's Super League club by mutual consent; Tottenham Hotspur Women have appointed England assistant coach Rehanne Skinner as their new first-team boss after sacking previous co-head coaches Karen Hills and Juan Amoros on Thursday; Manchester United have written to the Football Association following the postponement of their Continental Cup f...

This week in the news: Late extra-time goals from Georgia Stanway and Janine Beckie settled a terrific Women's FA Cup final as Manchester City eventually overcame Everton at Wembley to lift the trophy for the third time; A gender inequality row has erupted in football after the FA doubled down on its decision to close girls' academies during lockdown while boys' academies have been allowed to remain open; Ella Too...

This week in the news: England women's friendly with Germany on Tuesday has been cancelled after a member of the team's backroom staff tested positive for coronavirus; Birmingham City manager Carla Ward has tested positive for coronavirus while Spurs manager Karen Hills is self-isolating; Northern Ireland produced a heroic performance to win 1-0 in their European Championship qualifier in Belarus despite playing more ...

This week in the news: Miedema top of Arsenal’s contract renewal list; Kim Little, Jen Beattie, and Alessia Russo drops out of their national teams due to injury; Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium have announced a joint bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup; The Football Association wants England to win a major tournament within the next four years as part of its growth strategy for women's and girl's football...

This week in the news: Aston Villa's next two Women's Super League games have been postponed after a first-team squad member tested positive for coronavirus; England women will play Norway at Sheffield United's Bramall Lane in a friendly on 1 December; Phil Neville announces his 28-player squad for the Lionesses upcoming friendly against Germany; there will be no relegation from the Scottish Women's Premier League t...

This week in the news: UEFA announces the winners of 2019-2020 season awards, with Pernille Harder winning player of the season; Everton beat Birmingham City and Manchester City beat Arsenal to reach the FA cup final, to be played at Wembley on 1 November; Real Madrid Women lost 4-0 to Barcelona in the first ever women’s “El Clasico”. Listen to the episode to find out even more news!

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This episode is specifically designed to be more relevant to our current political climate. As said last week, the Swedish Women’s national team received backlash for kneeling before kick off. So in this episode, we take a deeper dive into the topic of protesting within sports - in particular women’s football, which is in such a unique position.

Harry answers four questions in relation to protesting in sports: 

This week in the news: Katie Zelem and Lucy Bronze withdrew from England squad as Izzy Christiansen is called up; Matildas away kit will not feature female sizes; Northern Ireland get their first win in nearly 3 years; Welsh captain Sophie Ingle receives her 100th cap as Wales falls to a narrow defeat against Norway. Listen to the episode to find out even more news!

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This week in the news: FA cup semi-finals draws released as Vitality announced as new sponsor; the FA is reviewing different bids to take over the WSL and Championship; Alex Morgan is signed on loan by Spurs; Arsenal Women have re-signed defender Lotte Wubben-Moy. Listen to the episode to find out even more news!

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This week in the news: England women’s name their 30-person squad for the upcoming friendly with Germany; Welsh women’s callup for Jess Fishlock; FA cup North London derby to be broadcasted live on BBC; PFA awards are given to Bethany England and Lauren Hemp; two players announce their retirement as the season officially kicked off last week. Listen to the episode to find out even more news!

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This week in the news: Lyon beats Wolfsburg to win their fifth consecutive Champions League title; Chelsea wins the Community Shield against Manchester City; Continental Cup groupings announced as Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham are allocated to the same group; West Ham will bring back in fans for their game against Chelsea this month; Lionesses will face Germany in a closed-doors friendly; Leicester City officially formed the...

This week, we look at England's new coach Sarina Weigman - her background and what the future looks like for the lionesses. Host Harry also talks about the tactical approach the Lionesses could take before analysing how England could become a better team in coming years.

We also look at the latest news this week: fans may be allowed back in some WSL and Championship matches; New manager appointed at Birmingham...

This week, we talk with former Lewes player Jess King about her experience playing abroad in 5 countries, not fearing failure, as well as some encouraging pre-match rituals. Harry also looks at the biggest news from this week: First two rounds of fixtures in the WSL and Championship announced; Lyon wins their ninth French Cup; Phil Neville’s replacement could be announced by next week.

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This week, Host Harry answers the common rhetorical question in women’s football: if women’s football is actually good, why are there so little fans and sponsors? He looks at the nature of the women’s game, namely its technical element, as well as the willingness of players to speak up about social issues that they care about. He also dives into the business side of women’s football and ends with a set of statistics that supp...

This week, Harry explores the future of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) after the completion of the Challenge Cup in the USA. He analyses where the league stands amongst other leagues around the globe and looks at what they can do in the future to make the league an even bigger hit with fans and players alike.

In the news this week: Funding to increase women’s football participation as part of the Women’...

This week, we return with our crash course segment “In Focus” - where we talk about the EPL’s plan to take over the WSL from the FA and the potential effects this move will have. Host Harry looks at the pros and cons of such a takeover, before offering an insight into the future for women’s football in England. Even though a takeover may bring in more investment, he concludes that a takeover might not benefit the WSL as much as som...

This week, we have former Stoke City player Faye McCoy on the show with us. She chats with Harry about her (dark) time at Liverpool, injuries that changed her career, and the lack of financial support for women’s football. Then the two banter a bit about fish and chips (seaside!) and music choices in the dressing room.

Harry also looks at some of the biggest news of the week - the applications sent in to become En...