The F in Football

Our first pod of the year! Join us for a all things women's football including the new WSL sticker book and this month's goalkeeper is Liverpool's Rachel Laws. We also check out the WSL table and see who is up and down, before rounding up with some good news - Mead / Miedema gets a furry new family member and COPA 71 is coming soon!

We look at Emma Hayes' illustrious career and how she got where she is before she leaves us for the USA. This month's goalkeeper is Man City's Keating. We check out the WSL table and see who is up and down, before rounding up with some good news - congrats Kerr and Mewis!

Welcome! We're a learning podcast for women's football. We kick off with an intro to what the WSL is for any new listener and then it is straight in to talk about the WSL table, WSL goal, goalkeepers corner and some footy gossip - for those of you who are also here for the drama. Give us a listen!

Join us and listen to us chat all about the Womens World Cup 2023. England beat Haiti, Jamaica draw with France, Japan impresses, Germany's Popp is back! What do the Lionesses need to do next? In Sarina We Trust.

We're back talking about the latest dramas in women's football! The Champions league fight, with fans fuelled by beer from our very own England Skipper Leah Williamson, the fight between Arsenal, Chelsea and Man united to be top of the WSL and we talk about Lionesses, who will be our captin for the World Cup 2023?!

What's cooking on the WSL table as we enter the second half of the league? We are still buzzing about Janaury's transfer window and Russo's offer. We talk FA CUP and also some good news and bad news relating to the World Cup 2023.

Jill Scott is Queen of the jungle and of our hearts. We also talk about the WSL table, ACL injuries in women's football ( why are there so many!). Periods and football. Will England still be wearing an all white Kit next year? Also it's goodbye to Hope Powell.

We're back and bigger than ever! Literally, we have a new host. Join us in learning more about womens's football. Emmy talks about WSL stadiums, Divya shares some fun facts and Ameila talks about where and how you can watch the games and support women's football.

Our latest episode covering women's football at the Olympics! This episode we focus on GB's painful defeat against Australia, was lost in extra time despite three great goals from GB's super striker Ellen White. We touch upon the other games including Canada's win over Brazil on pens, Sweden beating Japan and USA vs Netherlands. Finally we chat about how much we are enjoying the Olympics and which team we want to take gold now GB are out....

Keep up to date with women's football at the Tokyo Olympics! We roundup TEAM GB first Olympic football match against Chile, chatting about some key players and moments. We also touch upon the other football matches including USA 3-0 defeat to Sweden and Brazil's 5-0 win over China. We also debut our haiku reviews...

If you've ever wanted to know - when Football became an Olympic sport? Or why the men's team is U23s when there's no age gap on the women's football team? Or why we even have a TEAM GB? And what players you should be watching out for then listen to our Olympics special episode!

Emmy and Amelia catch up on Women's football developments including the end of the WSL and goodbye Bristol, the UEFA Champions league final, Man United changes, Managers moving and they try not to talk about Chelsea too much!

Special guest Divya teaches us all we've ever wanted to know about the women's UEFA champions league! Including how it works and its structure (11:35) , teams playing each other twice, the away goals rule and what Chelsea FC need to do to win (15:24) , the prize pot and how that compares to the men's (spoilers it's a HUGE difference) (26:15), and what the EUROPA league is and if there's a place for it in women's football (34:09). We also chat dinner party guests, football history and other champions league teams - PSG, Barcelona, Lyon and Bayern Munich. Come, join us!

Hope Powell describes her as her wing-woman and Karen Carney credited her as the woman who got her into women's football. But who is Rachel Pavlou? We chat to Rachel about her background, her 20+ years career with the FA and setting up the WSL. We also ask her about the FA's diversity and inclusion work, the Women's Euros 2022 and the FA's work in schools. Tune in and join us!

February is LGBTQI+ History Month! Amelia and Emmy talk about their own experiences with being gay and playing grassroots football. They also hear from former England Coach Hope Powell on coming out, and they look at gay, lesbian and trans representation in men's and women's football, and debate on what needs to be done next. Join them for their gayest episode yet!

The FA pledges football for all, whilst we look at some of their current, shocking statistics for girls's participation. Emmy gets back from Dubai and discusses Dubaigate. We also talk about Carney, Rapino, Kirby and Beattie, AND we look forward to LGBTQ+ history month by discussing some key LGBTQ+ moments in football's history.

We learn about the latest (good and bad) news in women's football. We also put a spotlight on goalkeeper Sandy MacIver and defender Anita Asante. We talk Aston Villa, Head Coaches, Body Image and why FIFA 21 must do better.

It's Black History Month in the UK and we are ready to learn! This episode we speak to ex England Women's football coach - Hope Powell. We ask what she loves about football, the challenges she's faced and how we can increase diversity in Women's football.

We look at the differences in opportunities, history and culture between women's football in the UK and women's soccer in the USA. We get some words from Karen Carney on why there's been an influx of American players to the WSL this season and what they can bring. We also chat to Amirah from Camden Eagles FC on the differences playing footy in the UK and USA, and how her American 'play to win at all costs' attitude has got her into hot water on the pitch here.

It's our last episode of season! Here's a recap of our journey into women's football - what it's been like following it for the first time, what we've learnt and what our most embarrassing moments have been. We also chat about what we'll be doing next season.