Join GirlsontheBall's Rachel and Sophie as they look back on this week's WSL and Championship action. From Chelsea's statement win at Stamford Bridge to Arsenal cruising through the North London Derby + Everton's controversial win, there was plenty to discuss. Plus you can vote for GirlsontheBall in the FSA Awards: https://thefsa.org.uk/news/fsa-awards-2024-vote-now/
Join Rachel and Sophie as they spend the day at Bristol City FC. With an interview with Bristol Sport Group CEO Gavin Marshall and new Head of Women's Football Romanay Pinnock to delve into their new strategy and a trip to a local primary school with Amy Rodgers and Mari Ward, this episode lifts the lid on Bristol City in the community.
Join GirlsontheBall's Rachel and Sophie as they look back on this week's WSL and Championship action. From first wins to first goals, there's plenty to chat about plus the look ahead to another weekend of UWCL fixtures. Plus you can vote for GirlsontheBall in the FSA Awards: https://thefsa.org.uk/news/fsa-awards-2024-vote-now/
Welcome back to the final episode of our special Extra Time with GirlsontheBall series from the U17 FIFA Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic. In this one, Rachel and Sophie chat to a the USA's Kennedy Fuller and England's Laila Harbert about what it's like playing on the world stage and their dreams are for the future. This coverage is supported by Xero, a small business accounting software and Official Partner of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Big thanks to US Soccer, Kennedy Fuller t...
Join GirlsontheBall's Rachel and Sophie as they return from the recent international break and the Dominican Republic to review the most recent Barclays WSL and Championship.
Welcome back to the second of three special Extra Time with GirlsontheBall episodes from the U17 FIFA Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic. In this one, Rachel and Sophie dive into the life of a national team coach. Talking to 4 national team coaches at the U17WWC, they explore: what it takes to get there, who supported their journey and what it’s like leading a team on the world stage. This coverage is supported by Xero, a small business accounting software and Official Partner of the FI...
Welcome back to the first of three special Extra Time with GirlsontheBall episodes from the U17WWC in the Dominican Republic. In this one, Rachel and Sophie dive into all things data, analysis and technology. Exploring what FIFA are doing off the pitch to help improve the action on it with great input and insight from their Technical Study Group. This coverage is supported by Xero, a small business accounting software and Official Partner of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Big thanks to Pascal,...
Join Rachel and Sophie in the Dominican Republic as they cover the Young Lionesses group stage at the U17 FIFA Women's World Cup. In this episode, they look back at England's 4-0 defeat to one of the tournament favourites, North Korea. This coverage is supported by Xero, a small business accounting software and official partner of FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
Join Rachel and Sophie in the Dominican Republic as they cover the Young Lionesses group stage at the U17 FIFA Women's World Cup. In this episode, the look back at England's crazy game against Mexico, where they came back from 2-1 down with only ten players to win 4-2 and book themselves a place in the quarter finals. This coverage is supported by Xero, a small business accounting software and official partner of FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
Join Rachel and Sophie in the Dominican Republic as they cover the Young Lionesses group stage at the U17 FIFA Women's World Cup. In this episode, the look back at England's opening fixture against Kenya. This coverage is supported by Xero, a small business accounting software and official partner of FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
Extra Time with GirlsontheBall Super Sub episodes are back. With these extra episodes Rachel and Sophie are aiming to explore the journeys and the work of people involved on and off the pitch in women's football. Today's episode is with Women's Sports Consultant, Lowri Roberts who has gone from leading the marketing at Bristol Academy to working in the FA to being the first Head of Women's Football at the Welsh FA. She has now taken the plunge to work for herself as a consultant.
Join Rachel and and a very sleepySophie on Extra Time with GirlsontheBall as they look back at the third weekend of the Barclays WSL. Palace made history with their first ever Barclays WSL win. There were five-goal thrillers, spectacular free-kicks and contentious decisions. Plus England youngsters shine.
Join Rachel and Sophie on Extra Time with GirlsontheBall as they look back at the second weekend of the Barclays WSL. There were goals galore underlights, last ditch comebacks and some rather nervy victories. Sophie also picks out her player of the weekend as well as a moment that caught her attention.
Join Rachel and Sophie on Extra Time with GirlsontheBall as they look back at the blockbuster opening weekend of the Barclays WSL. New managers got their feet wet, debutants shone and the Emirates hosted yet another clash of the titans. Sophie also picks out her player of the weekend as well as a tactical switch that caught her attention.
Join Rachel and Sophie from GirlsontheBall for the second part of their 2024-2025 Barclays Women's Super League preview. Will Chelsea win a 6th straight title? Who are their biggest challengers? Can Crystal Palace make the step up? In part 2, they discuss Chelsea, Liverpool, Crystal Palace, Leicester, Man City and West Ham.
Join Rachel and Sophie from GirlsontheBall as they preview the 2024-2025 Barclays Women's Super League. Will Chelsea win a 6th straight title? Who are their biggest challengers? Can Crystal Palace make the step up? In part 1, they discuss Arsenal, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Everton, Tottenham + Brighton.
Join Rachel and Sophie from GirlsontheBall as they preview the Barclays Women's Championship. Part 1 covered Birmingham, Blackburn, Bristol, Charlton, Durham and London City Lionesses. In part 2, they look at Newcastle, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Southampton and Sunderland.
Join Rachel and Sophie from GirlsontheBall as they preview the Barclays Women's Championship. After one of the most exciting seasons last year, there's no doubt this one will be even better. In part 1, they discuss Birmingham, Blackburn, Bristol, Charlton, Durham and London City Lionesses.
It's been 12 years since GirlsontheBall launched. Rachel + Sophie take a meander down memory lane after over a decade covering the women's game, featuring an FA Cup medal, a commemorative England shirt and a singular Karen Bardsley boot.
GirlsontheBall's Rachel and Sophie return after match day 2 at Paris 2024. They discuss the stand-out moments so far from the Olympic games, all the drama around Canada and drone-gate as well as cover Michele Kang's new investment.
On this special episode of Extra Time with GirlsontheBall, Sophie comes to you from the U19s Lionesses European Championships. With input from manager John Griffiths and players Lexie Potter and Araya Dennis, Sophie brings you insight from camp and explores the importance of the England youth pathway.
A bonus pod from our holidays/NWSL tour. We travelled to San Diego for their game against the Chicago Red Stars where we sat down with Republic of Ireland forward Kyra Carusa and spent matchday with the Sirens, the Waves' official supporters' group. Christian's podcasts can be found here: Simply Soccer Pod Surf Break Pod...
The U17 Lionesses made history this week as they qualified for the final of the European Championships. GirlsontheBall’s Sophie has been following their journey with multiple trips out to Malmo to see their games. With such a momentous occasion taking place, we wanted to shine a light on the team and the great work that is being done there. Enjoy!
On this week's episode of Extra Time with GirlsontheBall, Sophie and Rachel look back on an historic day at Wembley as the FA Cup saw a new name etched on the trophy. They also react to the news of Miedema's departure from Arsenal, look ahead to the final weekend of the WSL and discuss the latest Lionesses squad.
In the latest episode of Extra Time with GirlsontheBall, Sophie and Rachel look back over one of the most dramatic weekends in the 2023/24 Barclays WSL season. They also look ahead to the FA Cup Final, where we're guaranteed a new winner with input from players from both teams.
In this week's episode GirlsontheBall's Rachel and Sophie reflect on Chelsea's narrow defeat in the UWCL semi-finals, run through the WSL results, bid farewell to Bristol and look forward to Crystal Palace joining the Women's Super League next season.
From Brighton to Barcelona from the Emirates to the Dripping Pan. GirlsontheBall’s Sophie and Rachel look back over all the action in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, the Barclays WSL and the Barclays Championship.
In this week's special episode of Extra Time with GirlsontheBall, Sophie and Rachel are joined by super sub, Aoife Mannion. The Manchester United and Republic of Ireland defender talks all things FA Cup Final, beating Chelsea, over coming injury and playing against England at the Aviva.
GirlsontheBall's Rachel and Sophie look back at a pair of historic Adobe Women's FA Cup semi-finals. Check in on the WSL and Championship and look ahead to the UEFA Women's Champions League as Chelsea take on Barcelona and PSG take on Lyon. Including a quick chat with PSG's Jackie Groenen.
GirlsontheBall’s Sophie and Rachel are back to talk through the most recent international break and review, more importantly, the GOTB derby - Ireland vs England. Plus they look ahead to the FA Cup semi-finals where Tottenham take on Leicester and Man Utd take on Chelsea.
