Cover — Rachel Unitt
Cover feature p.1
The cover of issue eight, dated May/June 2012, carries a photograph of Rachel Unitt by Ville Vuorinen, marking the England left back's hundredth cap with the strapline '100 caps and counting'. The other cover…
Issue
She Kicks issue SK08
May 2012 12 articles indexed
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News Round-Up
News p.4
A three-page news round-up led by the draw for the London 2012 football tournaments at Wembley's Bobby Moore Suite, where Kelly Smith, still on crutches with a stress fracture, was among the five-strong panel…
Player Interview: Rachel Unitt — Unitts of Success
Interview p.8
Tony Leighton interviews Rachel Unitt, the 29-year-old England left back who has won her hundredth cap and left Everton after eight years to join Birmingham City. Unitt describes the landmark game in Croatia as…
FA Women’s Cup Final Preview — Meet the Blues (Birmingham City)
Run-of-page feature p.12
Birmingham City captain Laura Bassett, tweeting as digiBass, introduces her squad ahead of the FA Women's Cup Final against Chelsea, giving every player a hashtag nickname and a short character sketch alongside an assessment…
FA Women’s Cup Final Preview — Made in Chelsea
Run-of-page feature p.16
Chelsea captain Carly Telford, introduced as England's Geordie goalkeeper, takes readers through her squad ahead of the FA Women's Cup Final, giving each player a hashtag and a character note. Claire Rafferty is #Turtle,…
Official Kicks — Sian Piret (Referee)
Interview p.19
A first-person piece by Sian Piret, 31, appointed to the officiating team for the FA Women's Cup Final at Ashton Gate on 26 May, fresh from running the line at Arsenal against Chelsea at…
Faye White — Faye’s Faves: England Memories
Run-of-page feature p.20
Faye White, whose pregnancy has brought an end to her time as England captain, picks two favourite memories from her international career. First is captaining England at the 2007 Women's World Cup in China,…
England U-19s Interview: Nikita Parris
Interview p.21
An interview with Nikita Parris, the pacy Everton forward known to team-mates as Keets, who joined the club's Centre of Excellence at 14 and has progressed through England under-15s and under-17s into the Super…
FA WPL: Black Cats Bag Double — Skipper Talk
Tournament feature p.22
Sunderland travelled to Cardiff City needing three points on the final day to pip Leeds United and retain the FA Women's Premier League National Division title, and won in atrocious wet and windy conditions…
Most Likely To… — Glasgow City FC
Run-of-page feature p.24
Glasgow City's Rachel Corsie and Emma Fernon go undercover to reveal the characters in the Scottish champions' squad. Jane Ross would go furthest in the bleep test and is said not to know the…
We Are The Champions — 2012 Winners Gallery
News p.28
A two-page photographic gallery saluting teams that became winners in 2012, with an invitation for readers to send in their own trophy pictures. Among those pictured are Yeovil Town, making a swift return to…
For Kicks and Giggles — Cups and Mugs (Historic Mugshots)
Other p.30
The cup final issue's fun page digs into the magazine's own back catalogue, reaching to 1996 when the She Kicks team started out promoting women's football, and challenges readers to spot today's stars in…