News
News p.4
She Kicks opens issue five with a news page dominated by the aftermath of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings keep the USA top and leave England sixth, with North…
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She Kicks issue SK05
November 2011 21 articles indexed
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FA Women’s Awards 2011 / FA of Wales Women’s Awards 2011
Other p.4
A full listing of the winners at The FA Women's Football Awards 2011, held at the HAC in London on 14 October, printed alongside the FA of Wales women's awards. Rachel Williams of Birmingham…
Quick Kicks: Rachel Williams
Interview p.5
A short question-and-answer with Birmingham City's Rachel Williams, carried alongside the FA Women's Awards coverage, after she was voted FA WSL Players' Player of the Year for 2011. Williams says she was genuinely surprised…
Kim Little [cover feature]
Cover feature p.6
The issue's cover feature is a long interview with Kim Little, the 21-year-old Arsenal and Scotland midfielder, running across five pages. Little discusses Arsenal's UEFA Women's Champions League campaign, the round-of-16 tie with Rayo…
Fan Vox Pops: Continental Cup Final
Run-of-page feature p.11
She Kicks stopped supporters at the 2011 Continental Cup Final and asked each of them two questions: name your favourite player, and your player of the season. Seven fans answer, ranging from 13-year-old Alex…
Kaz Carney [interview]
Interview p.12
Catherine Etoe interviews Karen Carney, the 24-year-old Birmingham City and England forward billed on the cover as Kaz Carney, six years after the national press dubbed her the Wayne Rooney of women's football following…
Jill Scott [interview]
Interview p.14
An interview with Jill Scott, the 24-year-old Everton and England midfielder, conducted by She Kicks editor Jen O'Neill and billed on the cover as Jill Scott: World Cup & Video star. The introduction presents…
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 All Star Team
Tournament feature p.14
A panel listing the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 All Star Team, as chosen by FIFA's Technical Study Group, printed alongside the Jill Scott interview. Twenty-one players are named across four positional groups. The…
FA WSL Year One Report Card
Run-of-page feature p.17
She Kicks asks Kelly Simmons, The FA's Head of National Game and one of the architects of the FA Women's Super League, to mark the competition's first season. Simmons is emphatic that the launch…
Hope Powell [interview]
Interview p.18
Tony Leighton interviews Hope Powell as she leads England into a fourth European Championship campaign as national coach. Powell reflects on a World Cup in which England went further than ever without losing a…
Kelly Smith [feature]
Interview p.20
Tony Leighton finds Kelly Smith rejuvenated and pushing for a return to the England side after an Achilles injury that kept her out from the World Cup onwards. The Boston Breakers striker, 33 at…
#OMG — WWC 2011 Twitter Photo Tribute
Run-of-page feature p.22
A two-page photographic tribute to the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, laid out as a run of nine numbered #OMG moments under the hashtags #WWC2011 and #OMG, each carrying a short caption in the…
No Rest for Jess
Interview p.24
Jen O'Neill interviews Jess Fishlock, the 24-year-old Cardiff-born Bristol Academy and Wales midfielder, shortly after she was named Brains FAW Women's International Player of the Year. Fishlock missed the ceremony at the National Museum…
Signeul Satisfied
Interview p.25
A short sidebar interview in which Wilf Frith speaks to Scotland manager Anna Signeul just hours after her side opened their Euro 2013 qualifying campaign with a 6-1 win in Israel. Signeul is satisfied…
Christie’s Diary: Glasgow City v Valur
Run-of-page feature p.29
Glasgow City midfielder Christie Murray keeps a diary across the club's UEFA Women's Champions League round-of-32 tie with Icelandic side Valur. The home leg at Petershill Park on 29 September draws more than 700…
Official Chat: Una Hong
Interview p.34
She Kicks editor Jen O'Neill interviews FIFA referee Una Hong, the youngest official at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the youngest ever in South Korea and the 2009 Asian Referee of the Year. Hong explains…
A Day in the Life: Ceri Milnes, aged 8
Run-of-page feature p.35
Eight-year-old Arsenal supporter Ceri Milnes describes her day as a mascot at the first Continental Cup Final, written in her own voice. She was chosen at a Continental Shot Stoppers Roadshow held on a…
Born Kicking
Run-of-page feature p.37
The magazine's regular young-player slot profiles two seventeen-year-olds through a fixed questionnaire. Louise Ann Jackson plays centre back for Gillingham Ladies, supports Arsenal, describes herself as strong, determined and enthusiastic, and would most like…
We Kick: British Airways WFC
Run-of-page feature p.38
The grassroots club slot features British Airways WFC, whose parent club was formed in 1947 as the Speedbird Club, a name the women's team has taken as its nickname. The women's section began in…
For Kicks & Giggles / WWC Wowsers Quiz
Run-of-page feature p.40
The issue's back-of-book fun page pairs two World Cup puzzles. A spot-the-difference uses a James Prickett photograph of Sweden celebrating at the 2011 finals, with ten alterations to find; the answers identify Therese Sjogran,…
Where Are They Now? Mary Phillip
Run-of-page feature p.41
Catherine Etoe catches up with Mary Phillip, the former Millwall, Fulham, Arsenal and England centre-back, spotted in the stands at a recent Arsenal match. Eight years earlier Phillip had lifted the FA Cup as…