Full Time Europe: A show about women's football
241 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsJoin The Athletic's finest reporters and writers as they take you inside the biggest stories from European women's football, including the WSL, UEFA Women's Champion's League, and Spain's Liga F. Get in touch [email protected]
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Episodes
Manchester United the new kids on the block, Chelsea the leaders of the pack, West Ham and Aston Villa finally on song
November 10, 2020 20:40 - 56 minutesArsenal blogger Tim Stillman joins Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay to discuss the Gunners' defeat to Manchester United, who now top the WSL for the very first time - we hear from United's goalscorer Ella Toone. Plus why Bethany England deserves a place in Chelsea's starting eleven, we discuss first league wins of the season for West Ham and Aston Villa, Alex Morgan finally makes her Spurs debut and we have a rant about girls' football academies. RUNNING ORDER: PART 1 - Footballing Dads (01.00) ...
City's slickers win the FA Cup, Rising Star Jess Park joins us and we play Pointless!
November 03, 2020 17:53 - 55 minutesKait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and the BBC's Jo Currie review the Women's FA Cup Final which was won by Manchester City, beating Everton 3-1 after extra time. We hear from City's rising star Jess Park about that win, Lynsey makes a bold prediction about the League and we play Pointless! RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - covering the Wembley showpiece with no fans and Jo's new Cup Final coat! (01.00) PART 2a - FA Cup Final review Manchester City 3 - Everton 1 (06.43) PART 2b - Manchester City forward Jess Pa...
Natasha Dowie: The Offside Rule Exclusives
October 28, 2020 16:50 - 59 minutesThe AC Milan striker Natasha Dowie joins Lynsey Hooper and Jen O'Neill to discuss her footballing career that's taken her from London, to Merseyside, America, Australia and now Italy. She also talks about being overlooked by England, and how she almost rejoined Liverpool in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feed the Viv, Reading rock City, and Lionesses aim for the top
October 20, 2020 14:15 - 51 minutesKait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are joined by The Athletic's women's football correspondent Katie Whyatt to praise Arsenal's prolific striker. There's also an interview with Reading boss Kelly Chambers and we hear from Baroness Sue Campbell as well about the FA's plan for growing the women's game. RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Athletic chat (01.40) PART 2a - Arsenal 6-1 Spurs - all hail Viv (03.00) PART 2b - Reading 1-1 City (16.20) PART 2c - Kelly Chambers, manager, on Grace Maloney, Champions Leagu...
Chelsea give City the blues, Gunners fire 5 and Phil Neville reveals his latest England squad
October 13, 2020 16:49 - 47 minutesLynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay are joined by journalist and author of the Women's Football Yearbook, Chris Slegg to talk about raising money for grass roots football and supporting your local women's side. This week: The Athletic analyst Michael Cox dissects Chelsea's win over Manchester City, Lynsey has the latest from Phil Neville's England squad and Kait vows not to mention Alex Morgan again until she plays for Spurs. RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Can women's football be good for your heart? (01....
Terrific Toffees, Nobbs on target again, and Man United's American dream.
October 06, 2020 16:31 - 51 minutesLynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay are joined by the editor of She Kicks magazine, Jen O'Neill, to talk zoom calls and following football remotely. This week: we go inside the Everton dressing room with midfielder Izzy Christiansen, Lynsey speaks to the Spurs superstar Alex Morgan and Kait starts her own Sam Mewis fan club. RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - The new normal? (01.00) PART 2a - Aston Villa 0 - Everton 6 (7.00) PART 2b - Izzy Christiansen interview (13.00) PART 3a - Arsenal 3 - Bristol City 1 (2...
Tired Arsenal, lacklustre City, Everton pounce, and Birmingham's bounceback
September 29, 2020 15:13 - 52 minutesWith just three days between the FA Cup quarter finals and semi finals it's go, go, go in the women's game! This week: will Everton win a trophy? Which Man City player is a nuisance and which is a terrier? And are Chelsea putting all their eggs in the Champions League basket? Plus, we speak with Carla Ward about Project Survival - aka why she took on the Birmingham job, whether she'd rather have three points or the Cup win against Brighton, and why she's brought in a new assistant manager RUN...
England v England
September 22, 2020 17:01 - 52 minutesThis week we ask if it's time to move on from Steph Houghton, praise the England youngsters, and predict the FA Cup matches! RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Life at Sheffield United (01.40) PART 2a - England v England in England (06.40) PART 3a - Arsenal v Spurs (26.00) PART 3b - Jen Beattie interview (28.20) PART 3c - Everton v Chelsea (37.50) PART 3d - Brighton v Birmingham (38.40) PART 3e - Leicester v Man City (41.00) BONUS BITS We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! An...
Alex Morgan to Spurs, Arsenal's swarming midfield, and City's goal struggle
September 15, 2020 17:20 - 47 minutesOn the show we ask if Ted Lasso is the reason Alex Morgan joined Spurs? If there are two leagues in one? And does anyone know what Chelsea's first XI is? RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Alex Morgan joins Spurs (01.40) PART 2a - Chelsea 9-0 Bristol City (10.00) PART 2b - West Ham 1-9 Arsenal (18.00) PART 2c - Birmingham 2-5 Manchester United (27.30) PART 3a - City 0-0 Brighton(33.40) PART 3b - Reading 3-1 Aston Villa (35.40) PART 3c - Everton 1-0 Spurs (37.50) BONUS BITS We've got a website ...
Harder, better, faster, stronger
September 08, 2020 14:28 - 52 minutesThis week the team review all the WSL matches, including Arsenal's six past Reading, Chelsea's shaky opener against Manchester United, and Everton's sweet strikes. Plus with all the American talent heading to the WSL we speak with The Athletic's Meg Linehan to ask her what's going on! RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - The Athletic’s commitment to Women’s football (01.30) PART 2a - Man United 1-1 Chelsea (04.10) PART 2b - Aston Villa 0-2 Man City (11.20) PART 2c - STOP PRESS (16.30) PART 2c - Ars...
The Bumper WSL 2020/21 Season Preview Show
September 01, 2020 14:56 - 1 hourOn this week's show we go in depth, team by team, to see what they're made of for the upcoming season to decipher and predict where they'll be in nine months time. And with this summer being the mother of all transfer windows we speak to one of the biggest stars of the game making the journey across the Atlantic to be here, Manchester City's Rose Lavelle spends time telling us about her move. There's also time for a little chat about the Lionesses new head coach. Phew! RUNNING ORDER PART...
In the loo
March 16, 2020 19:22 - 53 minutesFootball may have grounded to a halt across the globe as the Coronavirus pandemic continues, but there's still plenty to get stuck into. We discuss how COVID-19 will affect the future of the game - with Lewes' General Manager Maggie Murphy on the line to tell us how the club are preparing for precarious times ahead. There's plenty of SheBelieves chat too - as we dissect the Lionesses performance as a whole. The Athletic's Meg Linehan dials in from Stateside to give her assessment of an extrao...
Raise Your Game
March 09, 2020 19:09 - 52 minutesWe take the WSL Edition on a special mission to Stamford Bridge for a closer look at the fantastic work done by Kick It Out through their Women’s Raise Your Game event. There’s plenty of chat about how the Lionesses are looking at the SheBelieves Cup - with Chelsea and England legend Katie Chapman joining us to give her take on Phil Neville’s side. Troy Townsend and Anne-Marie Bateson take us through the work that Kick It Out are doing to enable women in football to succeed, and there’s time ...
Can we kick it?
March 02, 2020 18:54 - 47 minutesLynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay are reunited - and joined in the studio by broadcaster Anne-Marie Batson to get stuck into the big talking points in another week of football. We start at the City Ground where Chelsea won their first Continental Cup. Rich Laverty gives us the story of the game - and we wonder how matchwinner Beth England will do for the Lionesses. All eyes turn to the SheBelieves Cup - Claire Bloomfield is out in Orlando and joins us over breakfast to mull over the chances of Ph...
Title showdowns, relegation battles and international flavour
February 24, 2020 18:40 - 53 minutesAnother week, another jam-packed show covering all bases of the women's game. Lynsey Hooper has got Watford & Wales stalwart Helen Ward and BBC journalist and co-author of the Women's Football Yearbook Chris Slegg in the studio with her to cover a range of topics including that massive clash at the top of the table between Manchester City and Chelsea. There's time to reflect on all the WSL action - plus a review of the FA Cup 5th round. With the international break almost upon us, the team lo...
One Storm Dennis, two Kmita’s and a hat-trick of hat-tricks
February 17, 2020 17:23 - 40 minutesStorm Dennis might have interrupted the 5th round of the FA Cup but it won't stop us. Mollie and Rosie Kmita are in the studio alongside Lynsey Hooper to reflect on the couple of ties that did go ahead - including Manchester City's 10-0 victory over fourth-tier Ipswich - whose manager joins us to discuss the fantastic experience for his young side. We react to the full midweek programme of WSL action and look ahead to what could be a defining weekend of the season. All that, plus an important...
Midweek highlights after the weekend washout and Gilly Flaherty shares her story
February 10, 2020 18:14 - 50 minutesRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: We’re back - with thanks to Football Manager and *you*! (01m 00s) • PART 2a: The WSL washout (05m 20s) • PART 2b: Spurs v Everton, Man City v Bristol City, Reading v West Ham and Liverpool v Arsenal previews (11m 30s) • PART 3: Birmingham v Chelsea preview (18m 00s) • PART 4a: Keira Walsh’s new contract; Izzy Christensen’s Lyon regrets and other news headlines (20m 00s) • PART 4b: FA Cup 5th Round previews (26m 00s) • PART 5: Gilly Flaherty on mental health (30m 20s...
Headballs, Speedway tracks and farewells...for now
February 03, 2020 18:08 - 48 minutesWe're getting to the business end of the WSL season - and what a run in it's shaping up to be. Carrie Dunn joins Kait and Lynsey to react to the top of the table clash which saw Nick Cushing bow out on a high. Momentum seems to be building for Chelsea as they blow away West Ham and progress to the Continental Cup final. Meanwhile, officiating is brought into the spotlight after an extraordinary decision in Man United's match with Reading - and how do we solves the country's pitch problem? All...
Mud baths, teenage wonderkids and an Aussie invasion
January 27, 2020 18:25 - 51 minutesThe FA Cup 4th round may not have sprung many surprises, but with 61 goals across 16 games - there was plenty for Kait, Lynsey and Shura to get stuck into. We speak to Ipswich Town manager Joe Sheehan as the Tractor Girls progressed to the 5th round, the lowest ranked team left in the competition. The pod bids farewell to Nick Cushing as he joins us ahead of his big move across the pond after seven years in charge at Manchester City. All that, plus a tease ahead to the midweek Continental Cup...
Title tussles, survival scrappers - and a Lionesses legend
January 20, 2020 18:09 - 51 minutesWith the title race blown wide open after the drama at Meadow Park, Arsenal & Lionesses legend Kelly Smith is with us to try and dissect the result. We hear from the Gunners boss Joe Montemurro - and Alicia Ferguson is back for this week's episode of Kerr-Watch. We're delighted to be joined by Eni Aluko following the announcement of her retirement - plus she gives us an insight into what's next in her footballing story. All that, along with a full round-up of all the weekend's action and a qu...
Spanked. Stacked. Pauline.
January 13, 2020 17:34 - 43 minutesWith the dust just starting to settle on Sam Kerr's WSL debut, who better to talk to about her arrival than former Matilda Alicia Ferguson! We discuss the thrilling title race - which could come to a head this weekend - the news of Nick Cushing's departure across the pond, and speak to the BBC's Tom Garry about the shocking statistics behind the disparity between the men's and women's FA Cup. Here's how it sounds: RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Manchester City 3-1 Everton (03.05) PART 1b - Reaction...
The Sam Kerr Show (and other stories)
January 06, 2020 16:18 - 43 minutesSomeone called Sam Kerr is in the WSL - you may have heard about her! We discuss Chelsea's 3-1 victory over Reading, the debut of Kerr, and speak with her new strike partner, Beth England about the Aussie superstar's arrival. Plus we talk about all the other games, and the January transfers so far Here's how it sounds: RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Chelsea 3-1 Reading (03.00) PART 1b - Sam Kerr speaks to the media (and us!) (08.10) PART 1c - Beth England interview (10.10) PART 2a - Man Utd 0-1 Bris...
Jill Scott Exclusive
December 27, 2019 00:00 - 45 minutesJill Scott discusses getting over the 2019 World Cup disappointment, her love for her family, and her post playing future Over the course of her career Scott has acquired so far: 146 caps for her country, a World Cup Bronze medal, and a host of club honours from FA Cups to League titles. GET IN TOUCH Read our articles at www.offsiderulepodcast.com (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) Tweet us @OffsideRulePod (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) Find us on Instagram @OffsideRulePod (https://www....
Liverpool lift off, Man City's PR own goals, and 2019 Awards Show
December 16, 2019 17:04 - 45 minutesWith our final show of the year it's only right that we dish out some awards to commemorate our favourite moments, players, and goals of 2019. We also have our review of the WSL matches, and discuss those big talking points from Jill Scott and Steph Houghton. Here's how it sounds: RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Everton 1-3 Arsenal (04.00) PART 2a - Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea (08.30) PART 2b - Man City 5-0 Brighton and those PR own goals by Houghton and Scott (12.20) PART 2c - Reading 3-1 Spurs (19.50) P...
A big Little goal, Earps or Roebuck, and Lucy Staniforth
December 09, 2019 16:30 - 41 minutesLucy Staniforth is on to discuss Birmingham's win over Bristol City at the weekend, plus we praise that Arsenal goal, work out what's missing from City, and chat Sam Kerr being named the top player by The Offside Rule and The Guardian. Here's how it sounds: RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Sam Kerr #1 (02.20) PART 2a - Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City (05.30) PART 2b - Reading 0-3 Arsenal (12.00) PART 3a - Manchester United 3-1 Everton (17.10) PART 3b - Brighton 0-2 Birmingham with Lucy Staniforth (21.30) ...
Miedema's magical moments, Skinner's Pride, and the top 100 footballers
December 02, 2019 17:06 - 48 minutesOn the show are: Marc Skinner Orlando Pride head coach, Willie Kirk Everton manager, Rich Laverty women's football don, Laura Bassett former Lioness, Robyn Cowen commentator boss, and hear from goal scoring queen Vivianne Miedema as she speaks with Tim Stillman. Here's how it sounds: RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - A catch up with Laura Bassett and a present opening (01.30) PART 2a - Arsenal 11-1 Bristol City (05.00) PART 2b - Miedema with Tim Stillman (07.30) PART 2c - Further match breakdown (08.50...
A women's football goal fest
November 25, 2019 13:14 - 39 minutesKait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are joined by Carrie Dunn to discuss the biggest week for goals you have possibly ever seen! Plus the latest hiring from the Lionesses, and Manchester United's head coach Casey Stoney joins the show Here's how it sounds: RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Manchester United 4-0 Brighton with boss Casey Stoney (2.50) PART 2a - Birmingham 0-6 Chelsea (09.30) PART 2b - Bristol City 0-5 Man City (16.00) PART 2c - West Ham 2-3 Reading (19.20) PART 2d - Everton 3-1 Spurs (24.00) P...
North London Derby Special
November 17, 2019 23:21 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBWe've got a special show for you live from Spurs' stadium as Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper speak with the great and the good from women's football - and none more so than SheKicks editor Jen O'Neill! We're joined by those taking part in the North London Derby throughout the show including Joe Montemurro, Karen Hills, Kim Little, and we hear from Leah Williamson and Rianna Dean too! Here's how it sounds: RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - LIVE from the stadium (00.00) PART 1b - Joe Montemurro interview...
Women's Football Weekend Special from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
November 17, 2019 23:21 - 48 minutesWe've got a special show for you live from Spurs' stadium as Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper speak with the great and the good from women's football - and none more so than SheKicks editor Jen O'Neill! We're joined by those taking part in the North London Derby throughout the show including Joe Montemurro, Karen Hills, Kim Little, and we hear from Leah Williamson and Rianna Dean too! Here's how it sounds: RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - LIVE from the stadium (00.00) PART 1b - Joe Montemurro interview...
Front shirt action
November 11, 2019 17:01 - 45 minutesKait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper have the company of Chelsea's Anita Asante for this week's show as they dissect Sunday's last gasp defeat to Germany at Wembley. Hear from Lucy Bronze, Phil Neville, and Nikita Parris as well as Germany's Pauline Bremer for their post match thoughts. Plus we preview the upcoming WSL action. Here's how it sounds: RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - England 1-2 Germany - defeat in front of a record crowd (04.30) Phil Neville (09.30) Pauline Bremer (16.30) Lucy Bronze (18.50) N...
Big pants to fill
November 04, 2019 15:46 - 43 minutesLynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay are reunited alongside Kieran Theivam to reflect on a busy weekend of Continental Cup action. We discuss the contrasting fortunes for British teams in the Champions League and are joined by Scottish expert Chris Marshall. Plus, the gang look ahead to the small matter of a sold out Wembley as the Lionesses host Germany in front of an expected 80,000 fans with the help of Tom Garry. Here’s how it sounds: RUNNING ORDER Part 1a - Lewes v Chelsea (03.30) Part 1b - As...
Merry-go-rounds, scraps & screamers
October 28, 2019 19:00 - 40 minutesLynsey Hooper is joined by Matt Davies-Adams and Rich Laverty to reflect on a cracking weekend of WSL action. We hear from Arsenal's midfield maestro Daniëlle van de Donk and Manchester City's finally fit striker Ellen White, plus a chat with Birmingham's record-breaking appearance maker Kerys Harrop. Here's how it sounds: RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Arsenal v Manchester City fall out (02.20) PART 1b - Daniëlle van de Donk chats with Tom Dean (05.35) PART 1c - Ellen White (09.00) PART 1d - West ...
Like trying to replace Phillip Schofield
October 21, 2019 17:53 - 46 minutesLynsey Hooper has got Carrie Dunn and Chris Slegg alongside her to talk selling out Wembley, the merits of the Continental Cup and a look ahead to the upcoming WSL fixtures. It’s a jam-packed show as we speak to FA Women’s Professional Game Director Kelly Simmons, Scottish football aficionado Chris Marshall and Tottenham midfielder Rachel Furness. Here's how it sounds: RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - The Lionesses sell out Wembley (02.20) PART 1b - FA Women’s Professional Game Director Kelly Simmons...
Leah Williamson, maple syrup, and the rebirth of the Fara Williams Fan Club
October 14, 2019 14:49 - 42 minutesKait Borsay is joined by Tim Stillman and Molly Hudson to go over the latest WSL fixtures, and speak about Phil Neville and England. Plus we discuss maple syrup with Kerys Harrop and Leah Williamson talks about her trip to Jakarta. Here's how it sounds: RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - England and Phil Neville's handling of questions (01.30) PART 2a - Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal - inc Emma Hayes' sing song and Joe Montemurro's post match thoughts (06.40) PART 2b - Man City 3-0 Birmingham (14.50) PART 2c - Bir...
Kelly Smith: Emma Hayes has been asking me to help out at Chelsea
October 07, 2019 15:24 - 41 minutesKait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are joined in studio by England legend Kelly Smith to talk England, Jill Ellis, and preview the upcoming WSL fixtures. Plus we speak to Man City manager Nick Cushing and She Kicks editor Jen O'Neill. Here's how it sounds: RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Catch up with Kelly (01.30) PART 1b - #ThankYouJill (04.50) PART 2a - England 1-2 Brazil (06.50) PART 2b - SheKicks editor Jen O'Neill (13.30) PART 2c - England's World Cup hangover and Portugal (18.30) PART 3a - Chelsea ...
Arsenal and Man City 100%-ers, Spurs party poopers, and Man Utd's teen winner
September 30, 2019 15:09 - 36 minutesKait Borsay is joined in studio by former Lioness Claire Rafferty and broadcaster Anne-Marie Batson to talk through the third round of WSL fixtures. We hear from West Ham's Gilly Flaherty and Spurs coach Karen Hills following history at London Stadium, and Tim Stillman takes us through the Champions League draw. Here's how it sounds: RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - West Ham 0-2 Spurs (01.30) PART 1b - West Ham captain Gilly Flaherty (05.10) PART 1c - Spurs coach Karen Hills (08.50) PART 2a - Everton...
Liverpool shocked by Sheff Utd, five for Arsenal and Man City, and can Lyon be stopped?
September 23, 2019 15:22 - 48 minutesKait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are joined in studio by the font of all women's football knowledge, Sophie Lawson. With round one of the Conti Cup done, we round up the fixtures, speak with West Ham's Gilly Flaherty, Sheffield United's Media guru Rich Laverty, and we get a big European leagues round up. Here's how it sounds: RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Conti Cup explainer and opinion (02.00) PART 2a - Chelsea 2-0 West Ham (04.10) PART 2b - West Ham captain Gilly Flaherty (06.10) PART 3a - Man City 5...
Everton rocket to WSL lead, DVD fires up Arsenal, and Brighton almost shock Chelsea
September 16, 2019 23:29 - 40 minutesRUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal (03.00) PART 1b - BBC's Women's Sport reporter Jo Currie live from Leigh Sports Village (07.00) PART 1c - Are female athletes getting commercial deals based on looks? (10.30) PART 2 - Brighton 1-1 Chelsea (14.30) PART 3a - Everton 2-0 Bristol City (20.10) PART 3b - Everton's goal scorer Chloe Kelly (22.20) PART 4 - Reading 0-2 Man City (26.10) PART 5 - Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool - and a referee chat (30.30) PART 6 - West Ham 1-0 Birmingham an...
Manchester Derby wins attendance clash, Chelsea create carnival bash, and Fara's back with a free kick smash
September 09, 2019 16:41 - 41 minutesKait Borsay is joined in studio by Kieran Thievam and Anne-Marie Batson to discuss week one of the new WSL season. With attendance records through the roof, rocket goals galore, and debuts for Spurs and Manchester United, it was a brilliant curtain raiser and we discuss it all: RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Manchester City 1-0 Manchester United (01.30) PART 2 - Chelsea 1-0 Spurs including a debate on those attendances records and Marvin Humes (09.50) PART 3 - Arsenal 2-1 West Ham with Gunners captai...
The Big WSL Preview Show
September 02, 2019 18:42 - 55 minutesRUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Arsenal with Arseblog's Tim Stillman (3.00) PART 1b - Manchester City with goalkeeper Karen Bardsley (8.50) PART 1c - Chelsea with defender Anita Asante (14.40) PART 1d - Birmingham City (21.00) PART 2a - Manchester United with goalkeeper Siobhan Chamberlain (23.40) PART 2b - Tottenham Hotspur (30.10) PART 3a - Liverpool (33.10) PART 3b - Reading (35.40) PART 3c - Bristol City (37.10) PART 3d - West Ham (38.10) PART 4a - Brighton (40.00) PART 4b - Everton (42.10) PART ...
Coming soon
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