Issue
April 2013 24 articles indexed
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Cover feature p.1
The April 2013 cover of She Kicks, issue 13, priced at 2.75 pounds, carries Lorraine Hill's photograph of England's Steph Houghton and Scotland's Jane Ross tussling for the ball during the sides' 4-4 Cyprus…
News pp.4–7
She Kicks' four-page news round-up opens with the inaugural FA England Awards at St George's Park on 3 February, where Steph Houghton of Arsenal took Senior Player of the Year ahead of Casey Stoney…
Tournament feature pp.8–11
Tony Leighton's four-page report on England's Cyprus Cup win, a triumphant start to the Euro 2013 build-up. England beat Italy 4-2, Jordan Nobbs marking her senior debut with the opening goal, drew a topsy-turvy…
Tournament feature pp.12–13
The USA ended Germany's 22-match unbeaten run to win the 20th Algarve Cup, Alex Morgan scoring both first-half goals in a 2-0 final. It was a ninth Algarve title and a first tournament for…
Interview p.13
Kieran Theivam interviews Watford Ladies forward Sarah Wiltshire after her second Algarve Cup with Wales, in which she featured in all three group games and the play-off defeat by Portugal. She relishes the calibre…
News p.14
A single-page FA WSL Season 3 preview built around a question and answer session with Opta's Simon Banoub, who explains that the analysts collect full data for every FAWSL game, though not live, gathering…
Run-of-page feature pp.15–16
Seven FA WSL managers give their verdict on the season ahead and name the signing they would have liked. David Parker says Birmingham City are only sixth in the league for spending yet aim…
Interview pp.18–20
Catherine Etoe meets Arsenal Ladies' new manager at the Gunners' Hertfordshire training ground. Shelley Kerr calls it the dream job in women's football and says it was an instant yes, after years developing Scotland's…
Interview p.21
Birmingham City's club captain, interviewed just before her call-up to Hope Powell's England squad for the Canada friendly at Rotherham on 7 April. Kerys Harrop reflects on scoring for the under-23s against the USA…
Interview pp.22–23
Tony Leighton talks to Lincoln Ladies winger Jess Clarke, the 23-year-old who scored in England's 4-2 Cyprus Cup win over Italy and produced the touchline trickery that set up Rachel Yankey's winner in the…
Interview p.24
Liverpool's 23-year-old American midfielder, three months into life on Merseyside and revelling in a football-mad culture very different from the States. A Florida State graduate who played for MagicJack and Boston Breakers in the…
Interview p.25
Catherine Etoe finds the Doncaster Rovers Belles midfielder fit again after tearing a cruciate ligament on her debut for the club, an injury that cost her most of the 2012 season. Now 33 and…
Interview pp.26–27
Catherine Etoe meets the Everton goalkeeper, 32 and in her tenth season at the club, who married professional golfer Ian Finnis on New Year's Eve. Friends flew in from across the world; her hen…
Interview pp.28–29
Bristol Academy's under-23 England defender details a formidable workload. Grace McCatty is joint head coach of the club's Centre of Excellence under-15s and assistant coach at the University of Bath women's team, a role…
Run-of-page feature pp.30–32
Emma Pursey's first-person account of completing her FA Level 1 coaching badge at St George's Park, funded by Vauxhall, main sponsor of all four home nations. She dubs the place Football Heaven: pristine pitches,…
Column / Opinion p.33
A ten-question Twitter exchange between She Kicks and Anita Asante, tweeting as NicenNeetz, conducted after the Cyprus Cup as she returned to Kopparbergs/Goteborg and the Damallsvenskan. Asante says the Cyprus win gives the England…
Run-of-page feature pp.34–35
Ann Odong of The Women's Game explains Australia's W-League as the Matildas reach an all-time high FIFA ranking of ninth. Conceived in 2008 on the recommendation of the 2005 Women's Football Review Report, it…
News pp.36–39
A four-page round-up of the game below the WSL. Nottingham Forest's Aileen Whelan previews a home FA Women's Cup fifth-round tie with Arsenal, calling the draw typical but a great challenge, and credits manager…
Interview p.40
A joint Born Kicking questionnaire with the two 18-year-old ambassadors for the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, hosted in West Wales that summer. Shanelle Edwards, known to team-mates as Nel, is a right-footed wide forward…
Interview p.41
A She Kicks Back questionnaire with Everton's new signing, a 27-year-old Northern Ireland centre back with 58 caps and five goals. Julie Nelson has played centre back since 2003 after starting as a goalkeeper,…
Run-of-page feature pp.42–43
She Kicks turns its County Spotlight on Surrey, where the women's and girls' game has never been in a better position. Led by Women and Girls Officer Jon Burr, the county now has 39…
Other p.43
An Official Kicks page in which 18-year-old Rachel Marlow describes spending Saturdays refereeing and Sundays playing for Cobham Ladies. She took up officiating simply because it was something she was interested in doing, enjoys…
Other pp.44–45
A made-up awards feature in which Spartans WFC striker Diana Barry and goalkeeper Rachel Harrison hand out spoof honours across their Scottish Women's Premier League squad. Louise Moultray takes the Great Scottish Bake Off…
News p.46
A single-page update on the 2012-13 FA Centres of Excellence National Under-17 Cup ahead of semi-finals on 6 April, Arsenal against Aston Villa and Blackburn against Everton, with the final set for 4 May.…
