News (round-up)
News p.6
Her Goal's opening news section rounds up around twenty stories from across the women's game in autumn 2025. The headline item is Aitana Bonmati's third consecutive Ballon d'Or, ahead of Arsenal pair Mariona Caldentey…
Issue
Her Goal issue 1
November 2025 34 articles indexed
Remembering Matt Beard
Other p.10
Chris Brookes writes an extended tribute to Matt Beard (1978-2025), the manager who won back-to-back WSL titles with Liverpool in 2013 and 2014 and returned a decade later to take the Reds out of…
Mariona Caldentey (poster)
Poster p.15
A full-page player poster of Arsenal and Spain midfielder Mariona Caldentey, captioned with her club and country beneath the Her Goal masthead and credited to photographer Jay Patel/SPP. It is one of several full-page…
Different Strokes
Cover feature p.16
The issue's cover feature, by Chris Brookes, is an interview with Chelsea and Norway winger Guro Reiten, signed from Lillestrom SK in 2019 for a reported 100,000 kroner and since a six-time WSL champion…
Fran on Fees
Interview p.24
Ayisha Gulati interviews Brighton & Hove Albion attacker Fran Kirby about the women's transfer market, ten years after Chelsea signed her from Reading for a fee the BBC reported at 40,000 to 60,000 pounds…
Match Action (Barclays WSL gallery)
Other p.26
A two-page Barclays WSL photo gallery covering matches between 12 September and 5 October 2025, each image given a pun caption. Highlights include Beth Mead ruing a miss in Arsenal's 5-1 win at West…
Special K
Interview p.28
A WSL interview with London City Lionesses captain Kosovare Asllani, interviewed by Ayisha Gulati with words by Chris Brookes. The piece charts the club's rise since Michele Kang's December 2023 takeover, Asllani's decision to…
Alex Greenwood (poster)
Poster p.34
A full-page player poster of Manchester City and England defender Alex Greenwood, captioned with her club and country beneath the Her Goal masthead and credited to photographer Natalie Mincher/SPP. It carries no accompanying article…
From the Ground Up
News p.35
A single-page news item on the start of construction at NWSL club Bay FC's Sports Performance Center, scheduled to open ahead of the 2027 season and described by Bay Collective chief executive Kay Cossington…
Why Were Barcelona Forced to Sell?
Run-of-page feature p.36
Irati Vidal analyses why Barcelona Femeni, a self-sufficient side with three Champions League titles and five Ballon d'Or wins behind it, began the season with only 17 active contracts. The feature explains La Liga's…
Sunshine on San Mamés
Run-of-page feature p.43
A single-page feature on Joelle Murray, the former Hibernian captain and Scotland defender chosen by Athletic Club to receive their 2025 One Club Woman award. Murray, now a Hibs assistant coach and a long-time…
Barclays WSL Awards: Flavour of the Month
News p.44
A two-page round-up of the Barclays WSL and WSL 2 monthly awards for September 2025, decided by a combined public and panel vote. Chelsea striker Aggie Beever-Jones took the first WSL Player of the…
Fast Fives: Abbie Lafayette
Interview p.46
The season's first WSL 2 'Fast Fives' Q&A, with Sheffield United defender Abbie Lafayette: five questions about herself and five about her teammates. Signed from Watford in July after earlier spells at Ipswich Town,…
Sky Sports Cup: A New Phase
News p.48
An explainer on the new format of the Sky Sports Cup, the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup, which introduces a league phase from next season. SWPL managing director Fiona McIntyre and former Scotland captain…
Esme Morgan (centre poster)
Poster p.50
The issue's official centre poster, billed on the cover as a free Esme Morgan poster inside. It is a double-page image of the Washington Spirit and England defender, captioned with her club and country…
Kicking It Back (throwback cover + Corinthians champions)
Other p.52
Two small items across a spread. 'Kicking It Back' is a throwback page reproducing the cover of She Kicks issue #05 from November 2011, then priced at 2.75 pounds, which billed Jill Scott as…
Player’s View: Maria Thorisdottir
Column / Opinion p.54
Her Goal's first player column, written by Norway defender Maria Thorisdottir, who introduces herself to readers before reflecting on eight years in English football. The 32-year-old from Klepp describes what each of her three…
To England With Gloves
Interview p.56
Chris Brookes interviews Stanford University goalkeeper Kaiya Jota, who played at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup with the Philippines on their tournament debut and now represents England at Under-19 level. Raised in Pasadena…
Phallon Tullis-Joyce (poster)
Poster p.63
A full-page player poster of Manchester United and United States goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce, captioned with her club and country beneath the Her Goal masthead and credited to photographer Sean Walsh/SPP. It carries no accompanying…
They Kick (Fan Q&A: Rangers)
Other p.64
A supporter-group Q&A with Laura Lamont, founder of RFC Women Supporters Group, introduced by a note on the SWPL's habit of taking title races to the final day. Lamont explains that she started the…
Hannah Hampton (Love Your Eyes award)
News p.67
A single-page item on Chelsea and England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton receiving a Love Your Eyes Special Recognition Award from HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh, global ambassador for IAPB, to mark World Sight Day. The…
ScottishPower Highlands & Islands League Cup final
Match report p.68
A match report on Shetland's 7-0 win over Sutherland in the ScottishPower Highlands and Islands League Cup final, played at Nairn's Station Park in mid-September. It was the Islanders' first time lifting the trophy,…
Frew the Grapevine
Interview p.70
Nick Brown interviews Livingston captain Natasha Frew, the only player from outside the top four selected in the SWPL2 Team of the Season for 2024/25, a call the 29-year-old defender found genuinely surprising. Frew…
Alyssa Thompson (poster)
Poster p.73
A full-page player poster of Chelsea and United States forward Alyssa Thompson, captioned with her club and country beneath the Her Goal masthead and credited to photographer Leiting Gao/SPP. It carries no accompanying article…
Sincredible (Christine Sinclair jersey retirement)
News p.74
An item marking Christine Sinclair becoming the first name inducted into Portland Thorns' Hall of Fame, at a ceremony before their NWSL game with Bay FC on 4 October. A crowd of 21,104 at…
Champagne Sunday (Glentoran)
Match report p.76
A report on the Sports Direct Women's Premiership title decider in Northern Ireland, a winner-takes-all final day at Blanchflower Stadium where a draw would be enough for Glentoran and only victory would do for…
Great Scott! (Jill Scott Legends of Football)
News p.78
An item on Jill Scott MBE receiving the 2025 Legends of Football award at London's Grosvenor House in October, alongside fellow England great Gary Lineker OBE, in aid of the music therapy charity Nordoff…
Title Town (Athlone Town)
Match report p.80
A report on Athlone Town clinching back-to-back SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division titles with a 4-0 win at Cork City on 1 October, with two games to spare. Kayleigh Shine gave John Sullivan's side…
The Long Game (Borussia Dortmund)
Run-of-page feature p.82
Adriana Wehrens examines why Borussia Dortmund's women are still in the third-tier Regionalliga West, and how quickly that is changing. Founded only in autumn 2020, after fan petitions at the club's 2019 general assembly,…
Walking Football partnership (SWF / WFS)
News p.88
Steve English reports on a new collaboration between Scottish Women's Football and Walking Football Scotland, aimed at encouraging more women to stay active and involved in football into later life. Walking Football Scotland has…
SWPL Players of the Month
News p.89
A single-page item on September's Scottish Women's Premier League Player of the Month awards, supported by Park's Motor Group, which both went to Glasgow City forwards. Ukraine international Nicole Kozlova took the top-division prize…
Pet Corner: Anouk Denton
Interview p.90
A light 'Pet Corner' Q&A with West Ham United full-back Anouk Denton, who began the year by signing three more years at the club and, in the same spirit of long-term commitment, got a…
Game Ready: Maria McAneny
Interview p.92
A 'Game Ready' Q&A on matchday routine with Celtic attacking midfielder Maria McAneny, February's SWPL Player of the Month, who scored 13 goals last season for the club she first joined at 14. The…
Little Kicks: Naia Cid Azkunaga
Other p.94
The issue's junior-reader feature, Born Kicking, goes to Spain for a Q&A with 12-year-old Naia Cid Azkunaga. Born in Bilbao and originally from the Basque Country, Naia now lives in Madrid, plays for Las…