The Offside Rule brings you the latest from the Women’s World Cup latest as the knockout rounds begin. Kait Borsay is joined by Helen Hardy in Australia and Aston Villa manager Carla Ward to analyse the 10 goals of the day and more.After Japan beat Norway to make the quarter-finals, will we see a change of manager for Norway and how do you stop Japan? Mia Eriksson joins us to discuss just that.How did Spain turn things around to produce such a big win over Switzerland?What formation does Carla t...
Aug 05, 2023•37 min
The Offside Rule brings you the latest from the Women’s World Cup as two-time champions Germany are knocked out by debutants Morocco.Hayley McQueen makes her hosting debut at this World Cup, alongside Lynsey Hooper and the WSL's ex-England striker Natasha Dowie.What more should Germany have done? How did Morocco pull off the win over Colombia? Nina Potzel joins us to make sense of the shock.Plus look back at the group stages and pick our star player, best XI, goal of tournament and favourite to ...
Aug 03, 2023•35 min
The Offside Rule brings you the latest from the Women's World Cup after shock exits from Brazil and Italy.Kait Borsay is with Lynsey Hooper and the WSL midfielder with over 50 England caps, Jade Moore, to figure out how Jamaica and South Africa pulled off the upsets.After Jamaica knocked Marta out of the World Cup we catch up with ESPN reporter Alexis Nunes and Julia Belas. How did South Africa get the better of Italy? And who will we pick in our Ones to Watch prediction game? RUNNING ORDER PART...
Aug 02, 2023•36 min
The Offside Rule brings you the latest from the Women’s World Cup as England make it to the knockout rounds in style.Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are with WSL and ex-England striker Natasha Dowie to discuss England's big 6-1 win over China and more.What makes Lauren James so good? And what did we think of England's new formation? Helen Hardy joins us from the Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide.After the USA made it to the next round by the narrowest of margins against Portugal, Sara Ach joins us to ...
Aug 01, 2023•36 min
The Offside Rule brings you the latest from the Women’s World Cup as England prepare for China.Kait Borsay is with Helen Hardy and Aston Villa manager Carla Ward to figure out how England play without Keira Walsh and much more.How can China threaten England? Paul Williams from The Asian Game podcast tells us more from Adelaide. As Australia knock Canada out of the World Cup with a big win - would England rather face Nigeria or Australia if the Lionesses make it to the next round? After Japan sco...
Jul 31, 2023•35 min
The Offside Rule brings you the latest from the Women’s World Cup as France beat Brazil to top the group.Kait Borsay and Helen Hardy are with ex-England keeper Carly Telford for a chat about today's matches and preview Ireland's final game tomorrow with Manchester United defender Aoife Mannion. Colombia won an epic World Cup match against Germany, stealing victory in the 97th minute of the match.Norway have arrived with an emphatic 6-0 win that sees them through to the Round of 16.Switzerland kn...
Jul 30, 2023•40 min
The Offside Rule brings you the latest from the Women’s World Cup as France beat Brazil to top the group.Kait Borsay and Helen Hardy are with ex-England keeper Carly Telford for a chat about today's matches and delve into goalkeeping performances across the tournament. Are Brazil on the verge of an early exit from the World Cup? How far can the French team go? We speak with Women's Football Journalists Julia Belas & Vincent Roussel who share their thoughts.Is it time for a change in manageme...
Jul 29, 2023•37 min
The Offside Rule brings you the latest from the Women’s World Cup as England defeat Denmark.Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are with WSL and ex-England striker Natasha Dowie for a breakdown of that Lauren James goal and reaction to Keira Walsh’s injury. Can England replace Walsh? And how did Rachel Daly look at left back? Helen Hardy is with us to discuss it all.How did England's next opponents China look in their win over Haiti with 10 players? After Argentina scored a goal of the tournament cont...
Jul 28, 2023•32 min
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 Tash Dowie as England get ready for their next match and Australia suffer a shock.We look ahead to the Lionesses' match against Denmark with Helen Hardy and DR reporter Arnela Muminovic.After Nigeria upset co-hosts Australia - how did Nigeria do it and what more could the Matildas have done? Do the United States need to re-think their attacking line up after a 1-1 d...
Jul 27, 2023•35 min
The Offside Rule is here with your latest update from the Women’s World Cup as Ireland are knocked out and the first teams make it through to the next round.Lynsey Hooper is joined by reporter Helen Hardy and Jade Moore, the Manchester United player with over 50 England caps. Ahead of England's game against Denmark on Friday Alex Greenwood gives an update from the Lionesses' camp. After Ireland were sent home by Canada - what more could they have done? Spain matched Japan’s tally of five against...
Jul 26, 2023•35 min
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...
Jul 25, 2023•35 min
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 comprehens...
Jul 24, 2023•29 min
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 w...
Jul 23, 2023•33 min
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...
Jul 22, 2023•37 min
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? Journalis...
Jul 21, 2023•37 min
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 - h...
Jul 20, 2023•34 min
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 ...
Jul 13, 2023•1 hr 23 min
We couldn't miss the big one right?We've joined forces with Sky Sports to bring you daily episodes throughout the World Cup. Expect the usual views, analysis, experts and special guests throughout the tournament as we give you the lowdown on every game, every day of the competition from start to finish.So make sure you don't miss an episode by following or subscribing to The Offside Rule World Cup Daily - with Sky Sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 12, 2023•3 min
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 R...
Feb 08, 2023•59 min
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...
Feb 01, 2023•42 min
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 whethe...
Jan 25, 2023•49 min
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...
Jan 18, 2023•40 min
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, G...
Jan 12, 2023•35 min
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. Vis...
Jan 04, 2023•42 min
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 ...
Nov 16, 2022•46 min
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 ...
Nov 09, 2022•51 min
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 footbal...
Nov 02, 2022•50 min
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...
Oct 26, 2022•44 min
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 th...
Oct 20, 2022•53 min
Hello and welcome back to the Offside Rule. This week Kait, Lynsey and Hayley are putting Liverpool under the microscope. What is going wrong at the Champions League finalists and how do they go about fixing it? We also scout some of the up and coming managers from around Europe, who could soon be drafted into Premier League jobs and discuss the football dopplegangers we just can't get out of our heads... enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your...
Oct 12, 2022•53 min
