Informal chat shining a light on individuals with insightful stories from the women's game.
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A bi-monthly podcast featuring the stories of women working, playing, and coaching in soccer. The goal is to create an ongoing dialogue about gender bias by highlighting the inspirational stories of those who have forged careers in women’s soccer and exposing unbelievable moments of discrimination and harassment. Notable guests: - Abby Wambach, 2x Olympic Gold Medalist / 2015 World Cup Champion - Shannon Boxx, 3x Olympic Gold Medalist / 2015 World Cup Champion - Angela Hucles, 2x Olympic Gol ...
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An Employment Law podcast placing a spotlight on recent cases and keeping you up to date with the very latest changes in the law. CPD available.
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Welcome to the Power Plays Podcast with Lindsay Gibbs, your go-to source for weekly updates on the world of women's sports! Join Lindsay, author of the Power Plays Newsletter, as she brings you the latest news, insights, and stories from women's sports. In each episode, Lindsay and guests will review that week's results from across the women's sporting sphere and bring on special guests to dive deep into the most compelling topics and shine a spotlight on the accomplishments, challenges, and ...
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OPEN Talks: In Conversation with ... Sarah Griffin, HSBC
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In this episode of OPEN Talks, our diversity, equity and inclusion podcast series, Louise Fernandes-Owen, Global PSL for the Employment & Benefits Group, meets Sarah Griffin, Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Global Legal Function at HSBC. This episode is intended to contribute to the continuing discussions around diversity, equity an…
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Aces triumph, women's soccer updates, and an announcement
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In this episode of the Power Plays Podcast, Lindsay and Jessie talk about the Aces' big win in the WNBA finals, the NWSL quarterfinals, the women's soccer international break, LPGA playoff madness, and more! Then, Lindsay gives a little life update and discusses why the podcast is going on a break. We love you all and hope to talk again soon! Thank…
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OPEN Talks: Everyday Behaviour Project - The View From Hong Kong
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In this episode of OPEN Talks, our diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) podcast series, Louise Fernandes-Owen, Global PSL for the Employment & Benefits Group, interviews Amita Haylock, Partner in Mayer Brown’s Asia IP and TMT Group, about Mayer Brown’s collaboration with Women in Law Hong Kong: the Everyday Behaviour Project. This episode is inten…
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NWSL Playoff preview and WNBA Finals breakdown
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In this episode, Lindsay and Jessie review a busy week in women's sports. Then, Jenna Tonelli of Equalizer Soccer and The Local W joins the podcast to recap a wild Decision Day in the NWSL and to preview the NWSL quarterfinals. Finally, Jackie Powell of The Next provides us with a deep dive into the Liberty/Aces series in the WNBA Finals.…
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NWSL Decision Day preview, WNBA expansion news, and WNBA Finals Game 1 recap
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In this week's episode, Jessie and Lindsay go over this week's results in the WTA, WSL, gymnastics, LPGA, and Athletes Unlimited Volleyball. Then, freelance soccer writer Tamerra Griffin joins us to talk about this week's NWSL action and to help us get ready for the final match day of the regular season, which is set up for pure chaos. Finally, Mic…
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WNBA semifinal recap and gymnastics world championships preview
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This week, Lindsay and Jessie begin by wrapping up the latest women's sports news in the NWSL, WSL, WTA, and LPGA. Then (11:40), Alexa Philippou of ESPN joins to talk about the WNBA semifinals, and what's next for the Dallas Wings and Connecticut Sun. The preview of the WNBA Finals matchup between the Las Vegas Aces and Connecticut Sun will be rele…
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Rapinoe's emotional USWNT goodbye and WNBA semifinal breakdowns
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In this week's episode, host Lindsay Gibbs and Jessie Berggren have a lot to discuss about this week's women's sports news -- particularly talking about the latest news out of Spain women's football and recapping the Solheim Cup. Then (21:35), Emily Anderson and Lesley Ryder of Gal Pal Sports join to take us inside Megan Rapinoe's final USWNT game,…
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How the Minnesota Lynx upset the Sun and inside the inaugural PWHL draft
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In this week's episode, Jessie joins Lindsay to recap the first half of the first round of the WNBA playoffs, discuss the Diamond League season finale, talk NWSL chaos, and applaud some WTA winners. Then (15:53), Terry Horstman of The Next comes on the podcast to talk all about how the Minnesota Lynx pulled the upset of the playoffs so far by upset…
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Author Katie Barnes on 'Fair Play: How Sports Shape the Gender Debates'
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Listen to the first part of my conversation with ESPN writer Katie Barnes about their new book, “Fair Play: How Sports Shape the Gender Debates.” The book comes out next week, so go ahead and get your pre-order in!!! This is a phenomenal conversation about transgender athletes in sports, and how to re-center the political fights around their humani…
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Coco Gauff's US Open triumph and a first-round WNBA Playoffs preview
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In this episode, host Lindsay Gibbs is joined by Jessie Breggren to talk about Minjee Lee’s win at the LPGA Kroger Queen City Championship, the North Carolina Courage’s win in the NWSL Challenge Cup, and the latest updates of what’s going on in the Spanish soccer federation. Then (14:13), Lindsay has a reunion with two of her Burn It All Down co-ho…
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Final week WNBA playoff scenarios and an UKG NWSL Challenge Cup preview
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In Episode 8 of the Power Plays Podcast, host Lindsay Gibbs is joined by Jessie Breggren to discuss this week in women's sports, including a groundbreaking LPGA victory of by 19-year-old Thai qualifier, Chanettee Wannasaen ; a chaotic NWSL weekend full of red cards; the biggest week 1 stories from the U.S. Open; and an update on the possible WTA/Sa…
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Rubiales won't resign, the WTA's likely Saudi partnership, U.S. Open preview, and a track & field worlds recap
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In this week's episode of the Power Plays Podcast, Jessie Berggren joins Lindsay Gibbs to review this week's women's sports news (0:21), and to go over a detailed list of all the latest horrible madness in the case of Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish football federation who kissed Spanish player Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the World…
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Spain wins World Cup, the patriarchy shines, NWSL returns, and Aces/Liberty have wild WNBA weeks
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In this episode, Lindsay Gibbs, the author of the Power Plays newsletter and host of the Power Plays podcast, celebrates Sha'Carri Richardson's big 100m victory and provides a brief recap of the week in women's sports. Then (6:02), Pardeep Cattry of CBS Sports joins Lindsay to talk about Spain's big win over England in the World Cup final, the many…
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Commissioner's Cup preview, WNBA awards chat, and Aussie WoSo fandom
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This week, Jessie once again joins host Lindsay Gibbs from Down Under and recounts her time at the Australia/France World Cup quarterfinal, before Lindsay gives her a rundown of what went on this week in women's sports -- without a Cotton-Eyed-Joe interruption. Then (17:06), Dr. Kasey Symons, Sport Innovation Research Group at Swinburne University …
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Simone Biles' comeback, the WNBA's silent trade deadline, and a USWNT post-mortem
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This week, Jessie joins host Lindsay Gibbs from her World Cup vacation in New Zealand to go over all of the latest news in women's sports this week, including Coco Gauff's biggest title to date, the Liberty's thrashing of the Aces, and more! Then, Maggie Hendricks of Bally Sports joins to discuss how we could (or if we should?) improve the WNBA tra…
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USWNT reaction, FIFA's mishandling of abuse, and LPGA updates
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This week, Lindsay and Jessie open up the show with an instant, sleep-deprived reaction to the USWNT's draw against Portugal in the World Cup. Then, as usual, they recap the week in women's sports and talk about their favorite World Cup moments so far. Molly Hensley-Clancy, an investigative journalist with the Washington Post, joins us to talk abou…
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The 68-year fight for the Tour de France Femmes w/ Kathryn Bertine
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This week is only the *second-ever* official edition of the Tour de France Femmes. In this special stand-alone episode of the Power Plays Podcast, Lindsay talks with author, activist, and former pro cycler Kathryn Bertine about the long fight to get women's cycling onto this huge stage, and why there's so much more work to be done until we reach eq…
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The Chicago Sky's stormy season and early World Cup reactions
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This week, Lindsay and Jessie begin by recapping an incredibly busy week in women's sports. Then, Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun Times joins us to talk about the Sky's new investors, the abrupt departure of Sky head coach James Wade, and what it's like being a full-time beat reporter for a WNBA team that's struggling. Finally, the amazing Shire…
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – The Pensions Regulator's Guidance
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In this episode of OPEN Talks, our diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) podcast series, Louise Fernandes-Owen, Global PSL for the Employment & Benefits Group, interviews Pensions partner, Jay Doraisamy, Employment partner, Christopher Fisher and Pensions professional support lawyer, Katherine Carter about the new Pensions Regulator's Guidance on E…
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WNBA All-Star, World Cup preview, and the end of the PHF
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Welcome to the first episode of the Power Plays podcast! In this episode, Lindsay Gibbs is joined by Ari Chambers to talk about WNBA All-Star weekend and preview the second half of the season. Then, Courtney Stith of Diaspora United joins to break down the USWNT and look at its chances in the World Cup, which starts this week! Finally, Hailey Salvi…
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – A Legal Perspective
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In this episode, host Louise Fernandes-Owen, Global Professional Support Lawyer, interviews partners from the Employment & Benefits Group, Christopher Fisher and Miriam Bruce, about what 2023 may have in store for employers specifically in relation to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) – with a focus on the UK landscape. They discuss four DEI ar…
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OPEN Talks: QBE, DNA & DEI – A Strategic Approach
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In this episode, host Chris Fisher interviews Nikki Lees, People Director, Inclusion & Wellbeing at QBE, about QBE's strategy and approach to diversity, inclusion and wellbeing. This episode is intended to contribute to the continuing discussions around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and will be of interest to HR and DEI professionals and in…
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Claiming legal privilege over a grievance investigation report
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In this episode of the Mayer Brown employment podcast, head of the London Employment Group, Chris Fisher, looks at a case where a client was unable to claim legal privilege over the original version of an investigation report, despite having sent it to their external lawyers for advice before it was issued to the employee: the case of University of…
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OPEN Talks - Diversity & Inclusion at Mayer Brown and in the Legal Sector
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In our special DE&I podcast series, OPEN Talks, we deal with topics in the area of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I). Each episode will focus on a particular DE&I initiative or issue. In this episode, host Miriam Bruce interviews Danielle White, Mayer Brown’s Diversity & Inclusion Manager for Europe, who talks about driving forward Diversity & I…
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Enforcing Non-compete Clauses: the Importance of Delay and the Balance of Convenience
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In this episode, Chris Fisher looks at the recent Court of Appeal decision in Planon v Gilligan where the employer was refused an injunction to enforce a non compete clause because of the loss of income that the employee would have suffered and the two month delay before the employer issued its proceedings.…
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Special DE&I Podcast - Equal Pay Settlement for US Women's National Soccer Team
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In our special DE&I podcast series we deal with topics in the area of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I). Each episode will focus on a particular DE&I initiative or issue. In this episode, host Chris Fisher interviews Mayer Brown partners Nicole Saharsky and Marcia Goodman who represented the US women’s national soccer team in their recent landma…
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Enforcing a 12 month non-compete, resignations turning into dismissals and agency workers' rights to vacant roles
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In this episode, Chris Fisher and Miriam Bruce look at three recent cases, on whether a 12 month non-compete covenant could be enforced against a solicitor, when a resignation might become a dismissal if the employer exercises a payment in lieu clause and whether agency workers have the right to apply for vacant roles in the client organisation.…
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Special Global Podcast Part 3: The Evolution of Work: Managing the Challenges from a Global Perspective
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In this podcast episode, we explore the impact of the post-Covid workforce and the challenges facing employers in multiple jurisdictions. We consider the employment and mobility issues arising in the UK, France, Germany, Hong Kong, US and Brazil. The episode is divided into three parts: Part 3 focuses on the future of work. Please note this episode…
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Special Global Podcast Part 2: The Evolution of Work: Managing the Challenges from a Global Perspective
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In this podcast episode, we explore the impact of the post-Covid workforce and the challenges facing employers in multiple jurisdictions. We consider the employment and mobility issues arising in the UK, France, Germany, Hong Kong, US and Brazil. The episode is divided into three parts: Part 2 focuses on remote and hybrid working. Please note this …
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Special Global Podcast Part 1: The Evolution of Work: Managing the Challenges from a Global Perspective
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In this podcast episode, we explore the impact of the post-Covid workforce and the challenges facing employers in multiple jurisdictions. We consider the employment and mobility issues arising in the UK, France, Germany, Hong Kong, US and Brazil. The episode is divided into three parts: Part 1 focuses on vaccinations and the workforce. Please note …
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Do employers have to offer a right of appeal on redundancy?
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In this episode, Chris Fisher looks at the Court of Appeal case of Gwynedd Council v Barratt and the question of whether (or when) an employer should offer a right of appeal on a redundancy dismissal in order to avoid a claim of unfair dismissal.Af Mayer Brown
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Whistle-blower manipulation – limiting the Jhuti principle?
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In this episode, Chris Fisher looks at the recent EAT case of Kong v Gulf International Bank, where a whistleblower claimed that their dismissal was unfair because it had been manipulated by a manager who was not involved in the dismissal process.Af Mayer Brown
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Discrimination Update – interim relief and gender critical beliefs
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In this episode, Chris Fisher looks at two recent discrimination cases dealing with two important issues – will interim relief remedies be introduced for discrimination claims and will gender-critical beliefs be protected as philosophical beliefs.Af Mayer Brown
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Friction, upset, fire and re-hire: Return to work red flags for employers
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In this episode, Chris Fisher looks at two cases relevant to employers looking to bring employees back to work. The first is Sinclair v Trackwork, regarding an employee dismissed because of ‘upset and friction’ caused by the way in which he was carrying out his health and safety responsibilities and whether that dismissal was automatically unfair b…
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Returning to work from lockdown - two recent cases
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In this episode of the podcast, Chris looks at an unfair dismissal case about an employee who refused to return to work due to Covid-related safety concerns, and a case about mandatory vaccination policies and whether they can amount to a breach of human rights.Af Mayer Brown
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Splitting employment contracts on a TUPE transfer and disciplinary action against an employee for refusing to wear a face mask
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In this episode, Chris Fisher and Miriam Bruce look at the recent cases of McTear v Amey on when an employee’s contract can be split in two on a TUPE transfer and Kubilius v Kent Foods, the first Tribunal decision regarding an employee’s refusal to wear a face mask.Af Mayer Brown
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Disclosure of employee phones in litigation and covert surveillance by employees in the workplace
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In this episode, Chris Fisher and Miriam Bruce look at the Phones 4U v EE and Northbay v Anderson cases which consider the disclosure of employees’ personal phones in litigation and when covert surveillance by an employee in the workplace will amount to grounds for dismissal.Af Mayer Brown
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Discrimination claims: when is a ‘protected act’ protected and how often should employers conduct harassment training
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In this episode, Chris looks at two discrimination decisions from the EAT: Chalmers v Airpoint on when a complaint about discrimination will amount to a protected act for victimisation purposes, and Allay (UK) v Gehlen which looks at how often an employer should run bullying and harassment training.Af Mayer Brown
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Employment tribunal disclosure orders against non-UK parties and extending time to submit tribunal claims
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In this episode, Chris looks at two recent Court of Appeal cases. Sarnoff v YZ, where disclosure was ordered in a UK discrimination claim against a board director living in the US, and Adedeji v University Hospitals Birmingham, where an extension of time for a discrimination claim was refused despite being only three days late.…
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Interim relief in discrimination cases and covert surveillance in the workplace
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In this episode, Chris Fisher looks at two cases: the landmark case of Steer v Stormsure which may lead to interim relief becoming available in discrimination cases, and Gerrard v ENRC which relates to whether covert surveillance can ever amount to harassment.Af Mayer Brown
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Broadcaster and U.S Women's National Team legend Aly Wagner chats about making history as the first woman to work as an analyst during a Men's World Cup for American TV. She also discusses meeting some well known coaches in England to help her prepare for the World Cup in Russia, as well as her views on female broadcasters. Of course, we speak abou…
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New West Ham Head Coach Matt Beard chats about his new venture with the Hammers, as well as a difficult end to his time at the Boston Breakers. In addition, like all these podcasts, we ask Matt to bring a significant match from his career, under the spotlight.Af Football Spotlight
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FFC Frankfurt and Netherlands midfielder Jackie Groenen chats about winning last years European Championships on home soil, one year on. The 23-year-old discusses the journey from the opening game, to how her life changed after the final, which included meeting Royalty. She also discusses her growing role for her club, and much like all of these po…
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Iceland international Dagny Brynjatsdottir opens up about her recent pregnancy and continuing to train while carrying baby boy, Brynjar. She also discusses her time with the Portland Thorns, and the continuing growth of the Iceland National Team. In addition, like all these podcasts, we ask Dagny to bring a signifcant match from her career, under t…
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North Carolina Courage forward and U.S legend Heather O'Reilly chats about her career coming full circle as she ends up back where it all started. She discusses the recent ICC Tournament in Miami, as well as looking back at her time with Arsenal. In addition, much like all these podcasts, we asked 'HAO' to bring a signifcant match from her career, …
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Women's Soccer Zone - The Last Episode
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Kieran and JJ look back at the main talking points in women's football over the last few weeks, before reminiscing over the last five years as Women's Soccer Zone says goodbye.Af Football Spotlight
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Women's Soccer Zone - 1-2-1 with Lyon Forward Ada Hegerberg
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One of the world's best returns to Women's Soccer Zone in the latest of our 1-2-1 podcasts. Ada Hegerberg is still only 22 but is gunning for her third Champions League title next week after claiming her fourth French league title at the weekend. She discusses the big match with Wolfsburg in Kyiv, but also looks back at her season, and the role her…
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Women's Soccer Zone - 1-2-1 with NC Courage and New Zealand defender Abby Erceg
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Things are good for Abby Erceg at present. Her club the North Carolina Courage is undefeated so far in the NWSL, while New Zealand Football has announced a historic Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for its women's team. Abby explains all.Af Football Spotlight
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After a while away JJ and Kieran are back for one of the final podcasts before we say goodbye to Women's Soccer Zone. They discuss Champions League semi-finals, FA WSL, NWSL and some awards that have been handed out recently.Af Football Spotlight
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Women's Soccer Zone - 2018 NWSL Season Preview
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The NWSL season is just days away so JJ and Kieran look ahead to the 2018 campaign, covering all nine clubs and making a few predictions along the way. There are also interviews with Chicago's Arin Gilliland and Washington's Tori Huster.Af Football Spotlight
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