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The Offside Rule brings you the latest from the Women’s World Cup. Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are with WSL and ex-England striker, Natasha Dowie, to analyse all the day's matches and more. What’s going wrong with Norway after some stars were missing against Switzerland? We react to the Philippines’ first ever World Cup win with Ryan Fenix and ask what more New Zealand could have done. And we chat about the young stars that took centre stage for Colombia against Korea Republic. Plus, we look ahead to Ireland’s match against Canada with Ruby Malone and all of the other matches on Wednesday in our ‘Ones to Watch’ predictions game. RUNNING ORDER PART 1 Standout team so far (0.00) PART 2 Switzerland 0 - 0 Norway (3.00) New Zealand 0 - 1 Philippines with Ryan Fenix (12.00) Colombia 2 - 0 Korea Republic (20.30) PART 3 Ireland v Canada preview with Ruby Malone (25.00) ‘Ones to Watch’ prediction game (29.00)

The Offside Rule is here to take you through the latest action from the Women's World Cup as the goals flowed on Day 5. Kait Borsay is joined by former Lioness Gilly Flaherty and Lynsey Hooper, to make sense of a dramatic day of action. Hear our thoughts on Germany's crushing 6-0 win over Morocco, including the post match thoughts of football journalist Annika Becker who was attending the game. We heap praise on Ary Borges after she netted a hat-trick and created another goal in Brazil's comprehensive 4-0 triumph over Panama. And we keep you up to date with the latest results and picks in our "Ones to Watch" series. RUNNING ORDER PART 1 Intro (0.00) PART 2 Germany vs Morocco with Annika Becker(3:37) Brazil vs Panama (15:02) Italy vs Argentina (20:44) PART 3 ‘Ones to Watch’ prediction game (23:33)

The Offside Rule is here to take you through the World Cup openers for Sweden, France, former finalists the Netherlands and more. Lynsey Hooper is joined by reporter Helen Hardy in Brisbane and former Lioness Tash Dowie. Are France not the threat we thought they were? Journalist Vincent Roussel discusses the feeling of French fans after a disappointing draw. Was Bunny Shaw reckless getting sent off like that? Did South Africa deserve more from their game against Sweden? We chat to Frida Fagerlund who talks about Sweden's performance. And are the Netherlands more dangerous than pre-tournament predictions could make us think? Finally, we pick our Ones to Watch. RUNNING ORDER PART 1 Catch up & the atmosphere and attendance at matches (0.00) PART 2 France 0-0 Jamaica with Vincent Roussel (5.45) Sweden 2-1 South Africa with Frida Fagerlund (16.00) Netherlands 1-0 Portugal (22.00) PART 3 ‘Ones to Watch’ prediction game (27.20)

The Offside Rule is here to take you through the World Cup openers for England, defending champions USA and more. Kait Borsay is joined by reporter Helen Hardy in Brisbane and Jade Moore, a Manchester United midfielder with over 50 England caps. Should the European champions England be worried about only scoring one goal against Haiti who are ranked 53rd in the world? Did Denmark show they'll be a threat to England after that 1-0 win over China? Is Sophia Smith’s brace for USA against Vietnam just the tip of the iceberg? Courtney Stith tells us more. And do Japan need to be more careful with offside even with a 5-0 win over Zambia? Finally, we pick our Ones to Watch. RUNNING ORDER PART 1 Catch up & the tournament experience Down Under (0.00) PART 2 England 1 - 0 Haiti (5.00) Denmark 1 - 0 China (16.00) USA 3 - 0 Vietnam with Courtney Stith (19.00) Zambia 0 - 5 Japan (25.30) PART 3 ‘Ones to Watch’ prediction game (31.30)

The Offside Rule brings you the latest from the second day of the Women’s World Cup. Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are joined by Jade Moore, the Manchester United midfielder with over 50 England caps, to take you through the action. As England prepare to face Haiti in their opening game on Saturday - how should they line up? Ex-England manager Hope Powell and Haitian journalist Caleb Jephte Pierre share their thoughts on this match. How did Nigeria hold Olympic champions Canada to a draw? Journalists Mariam Kourabi and Samuel Ahmadu join us to digest that one. What did we make of Ballon D’Or winner Alexia Putellas in her opening match for Spain? And we wrap it all up with our ‘Ones to Watch’ prediction game. RUNNING ORDER PART 1 Penalties & ‘Ones to Watch’ game scores (0.00) PART 2 England v Haiti preview with Hope Powell & Caleb Jephte Pierre (2.30) PART 3 Spain 3 - 0 Costa Rica (18.30) Nigeria 0 - 0 Canada with Mariam Kourabi and Samuel Ahmadu (25.30) Philippines 0 - 2 Switzerland (31.30) PART 4 Ones to Watch prediction game (32.30)

The Offside Rule brings you all the action as the Women’s World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand. Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper discuss the opening day with WSL player and ex-England international Tash Dowie. Plus Helen Hardy brings us the atmosphere from Down Under. How did New Zealand pull off that shock against Norway for their first ever World Cup win? Phil Rollo is with us from Auckland to tell us what that moment felt like in the stadium. After Sam Kerr announced she’s injured - how did Australia do trying to replace her? And Irish journalist Ruby Malone joins us to analyse the Republic of Ireland’s first World Cup game. Plus we look ahead to Friday with our new predictions game. RUNNING ORDER: PART 1 Catch up with Helen Hardy in Sydney (0.00) PART 2 New Zealand 1 - 0 Norway with Phil Rollo (5.00) Australia 1 - 0 Republic of Ireland with Ruby Malone (18.00) PART 3 Ones to Watch prediction game (28.00)

The Offside Rule returns to look ahead to the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are joined to preview the tournament by former WSL star and England international, Natasha Dowie. With selection dilemmas to sort through, how will the Lionesses fair and who will push them closest in the group stage? How far can the Republic of Ireland go in their debut at the tournament? With insights from all the top nations including Canada, France, Brazil and more... this is your essential Women's World Cup preview.

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offsiderulepod@gmail.com The Offside Rule is finishing... for now. Unfortunately The Athletic are making some changes to their audio offering so the Offside Rule in its current home is no more. We are therefore looking for new brands, companies or an individual person to come to our rescue. Please use the email above if you are interested. To commemorate the last episode of The Offside Rule for the time-being, we spoke to some of the former alumni that have worked in some guise for The Offside Rule over the last 10 years to hear about how their careers have evolved and what they learnt during their time working with us. It's going to be emotional... enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello and welcome back to The Offside Rule where today Kait, Lynsey and Hayley speak to former New Zealand footballer turned marketing guru Rebecca Sowden about her latest campaign correcttheinternet.com. She has set out to eradicate the inherent biases found in search engines that marginalise sportswomen and their achievements. We find out about her aims and ambitions for the project, what we can do to help and her thoughts on how much has changed in football since her days as a player. We also discuss all the gossip from deadline day, Lionel Messi's instagram account and find out what school pupils made of Lynsey as she stepped into the role of teacher. Enjoy! *** • Get 20% Off and FREE shipping with the code EPL23 at manscaped.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello and welcome back to The Offside Rule where today Kait, Lynsey and Hayley are discussing all things FA Cup, ahead of the 4th round kicking off this weekend. Does anyone still care about the competition? If so, what makes it so special? And how should we go about preserving it in an increasingly condensed English football calendar? To answer these questions and more we speak to Athletic news reporter Phil Buckingham and BBC football commentator Vicki Sparks to hear the inside scoop of whether journalists and commentators are as passionate about football's oldest competition as the Premier League and Champions League. As if that wasn't enough we also talk Everton and stolen gates... enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello and welcome back to The Offside Rule. On today's episode Kait, Lynsey and Hayley are joined by football agent and former Sporting Director Roberto De Fanti, to find out exactly what goes on behind the scenes in the transfer window. How do football agents operate? What are some of the challenges faced by the winter window and what is one deal that he worked on that he wished had gone through? We find out the answers to all those questions and also hear our take on the BBC's FA Cup prank and an alarming brush with football from a bygone era for Lynsey. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello and welcome back to The Offside Rule. For our second episode of 2023, we are joined by the BBC's Creative Director Gabby Cook, who worked as Executive Director on the Messi documentary to find out exactly what went on behind the scenes. What were their aims and ambitions before starting the project? What did they learn about the character of the great man? As well as all the inside information behind making such a monumental project. As if that wasn't enough we also chat EFL Cup results, Gianluca Vialli and Lynsey's dangerous Soccer Saturday broadcasts. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello and welcome to the first Offside Rule of 2023! Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are joined by The Athletic’s Caoimhe O’Neill to peer into a crystal ball for some 2023 predictions. Who will win the Premier League? Who will make it into the top four? Which Premier League clubs will go down? Which manager will be first to win the sack race? Who will win the Champions League in the men’s game? Will England win the Women’s World Cup? Lots to get into, tuck in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming just 4 days before the start of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Kait and Lynsey look ahead to the 22nd edition of the huge global event that is the football World Cup. After a buildup defined by reports of corruption, an estimated 7,000 migrant worker deaths, human rights abuses and the potentially devastating environment impact of staging a winter World Cup, we analyse how we are supposed to feel ahead of the tournament's opening game. In order to do this best we are joined by SBS reporter Adrian Arcuili to find out how the Australian broadcasters are planning to cover the event, hear his first hand account of what life is like in Qatar and touch upon the Socceroos chances of success. We hope you enjoy the episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello and welcome back to The Offside Rule where today Kait and Lynsey are joined by former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher to talk all things VAR. Now in its 4th Premier League season we ask whether the system is working, why there are still so many controversial calls and how we go about improving it? That's not all though we discuss the press box at Ewood Park, Kieran Trippier's excellent form and Jill Scott's superb performances in the jungle. Not to be missed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Kait, Lynsey and Hayley are joined by Brentford FC non-executive Director Preeti Shetty to discuss the underrepresentation of women in football. Why do so few women feel comfortable applying for jobs in the men's game? What more can be done to ensure that women aren't just asked to the party but invited to dance? What are Brentford FC doing to make sure their club best represents the community they serve? As ever we hear about what Lynsey, Hayley and Kait have been up to in the football world, share a laugh or two and bring to the table some World Cup themed any other business. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Kait Borsay is joined by former Chelsea, Arsenal, and England international Lianne Sanderson, to investigate the progress made in eradicating homophobia from football. With this podcast falling on rainbow laces day, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to analyse any changes that have happened since the players such as Jake Daniels and Josh Cavallo came out as gay, the differences between the men's and women's game and the potential positives and negatives of hosting the World Cup in Qatar next month. We also hear from Carl Fearn, co-chair of the Gay Gooners, about his experiences of being an LGBTQ+ football fan and the fantastic work Arsenal and many other clubs are doing to end homophobia in football. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate 10 years of The Offside Rule podcast, this week Kait, Lynsey and Hayley meet in person to discuss the podcast's journey. Hear us discuss its origins, what the industry was like back in 2012, what we've learnt, our highs and lows as well as outline what we want to see changing in the future. We are also joined by The Athletic's Laura Williamson and Harriet Drudge to breakdown their experiences working in a predominantly male industry and what The Athletic is doing to try and level the playing field. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate 10 years of The Offside Rule podcast, this week Kait, Lynsey and Hayley meet in person to discuss the podcast's journey. Hear us discuss its origins, what the industry was like back in 2012, what we've learnt, our highs and lows as well as outline what we want to see changing in the future. We are also joined by The Athletic's Laura Williamson and Harriet Drudge to breakdown their experiences working in a predominantly male industry and what The Athletic is doing to try and...