Issue
April 2010 19 articles indexed
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Column / Opinion p.3
Jen O'Neill's editor's letter for She Kicks' second issue, printed with the contents page and the Five Things We Have Learned sidebar. O'Neill admits the magazine gets giddy when major tournaments loom, and points…
News p.4
A two-page kickOFF news round-up from spring 2010. It opens with a light Long and Short of It survey of the shortest and longest club names in the UK, then reports that Germany 2011's…
News p.6
The FA announced the eight founding clubs of the FA Women's Super League on 22 March, ahead of a March 2011 launch: Arsenal, Birmingham City, Bristol Academy, Chelsea, Doncaster Rovers Belles, Everton, Lincoln Ladies…
Run-of-page feature p.7
German freelance journalist Rainer Hennies reports on the health of the Frauen-Bundesliga for She Kicks, with the Super League less than a year away. He traces the league from its 1990-91 regional launch, prompted…
Run-of-page feature p.9
Photographer James Prickett's three-page picture essay follows the 2009-10 FA Women's Cup from September to the City Ground, in chronological rather than round order thanks to a Baltic winter. It begins with Eastleigh 5-0…
Cover feature p.12
Tony Leighton's cover interview with Everton and England midfielder Fara Williams, 26 and 81 caps, before the FA Cup final against Arsenal. Williams has three losers' medals - two with Charlton, including an own…
Interview p.17
Mark Hodsman interviews Arsenal defender Gilly Flaherty, a league and cup double winner and part of England's victorious Under-19 European Championship squad, with the Gunners closing on another title and an FA Cup final…
Match report p.18
An England round-up page carrying the spring 2010 results and full line-ups. The Cyprus Cup is summarised: England 1-0 Switzerland at Larnaca on 24 February, a 1-0 defeat to Canada, a 2-2 draw with…
Run-of-page feature p.19
A feature on Nottingham's ambition to build a Wembley for Women, a permanent national stadium for the women's game, argued through Nottingham Forest Ladies manager Lisa Dawkins. Dawkins, involved in the game in the…
Poster p.20
A full-page player poster of England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley, photographed by Mark Hodsman. The page is image only, carrying just her name as a caption. It is the first of two facing poster pages…
Poster p.21
A full-page player poster of England striker Eniola Aluko, photographed by Gavin Ellis for tgsphoto.co.uk. The page is image only, carrying just her name as a caption, and faces the Karen Bardsley poster on…
Interview p.23
Cath Etoe interviews Katie Chapman as the England midfielder leaves for Emma Hayes's Chicago Red Stars on a two-year contract, days after scoring the winner against Spain at Millwall, the club where she made…
Interview p.26
Tony Leighton interviews Leeds Carnegie striker Ellen White, 20, after a goalscoring senior England debut as a substitute in the 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Austria. Hope Powell praises her finishing, pace, aggression…
Interview p.28
An interview with Alfie Wylie, Northern Ireland's full-time women's national coach since 2005 and first-team coach of Linfield's men. Wylie is upbeat despite a difficult 2011 World Cup qualifying campaign in the six-team Group…
Interview p.30
An interview with Glasgow City midfielder Leanne Ross, 28, who scored eight against Aberdeen - her sixth being the club's 1000th goal in a decade of existence - and then her first Scotland goal,…
Run-of-page feature p.32
A feature on Sunderland's 17-year-old midfielder Jordan Nobbs, facing a summer of promise and decisions. Her full scholarship at the FA's National Player Development Centre at Loughborough is likely to end as the programme…
Other p.33
A junior-reader Born Kicking questionnaire with two Millwall Centre of Excellence youngsters, Charly Jodi King, 10, and Kara Fordjour, 9. King, known as Char or Chas, plays left back and left wing for the…
Run-of-page feature p.34
A profile of Balby Academy of Sport, the full-time educational player pathway for elite female athletes established in September 2007 in association with Doncaster Rovers Belles. The piece charts three years: a pilot year,…
Other p.37
A WeKick! grassroots club profile of Whitley Bay, formed in 2005 to meet Whitley Bay FC's Community Charter Standard requirement for a women's team. An advert in the local press drew 20 players, among…
