She Kicks Issue 16 — Cover: Hope Powell
Cover feature p.1
The September 2013 cover of She Kicks, issue 16, priced 2.75 pounds, is given over to Hope Powell in an FA via Getty Images portrait, under the split headline England without Hope and the…
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She Kicks issue SK16
September 2013 24 articles indexed
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News
News pp.4–7
A four-page news round-up. Bruno Bini is replaced as France coach by Philippe Bergeroo after a quarter-final exit, and Iceland's Siggi Eyjolfsson steps down after seven years. England crash four places to eleventh in…
Hope Powell: FA loses Hope / Now Hope is Gone
Run-of-page feature pp.8–11
Four pages on Hope Powell's departure, announced by the FA on 20 August with immediate effect. Alex Horne's statement credits her commitment, names the 2009 European final as the high point, and says the…
Euro 2013 | Sweden — In Pictures
Other pp.12–13
A two-page photographic gallery from Euro 2013 in Sweden, shot by James Prickett. The opening spread records Linkoping, England's base for all three group games, described as a sunny, pretty place but not a…
Euro 2013: Young Champions — Lena Lotzen + Leonie Maier
Interview p.14
Nicole Werner interviews two of Germany's Euro 2013 winners, both newly signed by Bayern Munich. Lena Lotzen calls standing on the balcony of Frankfurt's town hall with the trophy indescribable, so many people cheering…
Player Interview: Jill Scott — Positively Jill
Interview pp.16–17
The 26-year-old Everton captain reflects on a chastening summer. Jill Scott says returning from Sweden was difficult, that it is easier to get over defeats when you have played well, and that she has…
Player Interview: Gemma Bonner — Liverpool’s Leading Lady
Interview pp.18–19
Catherine Etoe interviews the Liverpool captain, a two-footed defender strong in the air who was named in England's Euro 2013 squad without yet winning a senior cap. Gemma Bonner turned 22 during the tournament…
Player Interview: Remi Allen — Spot On Remi
Interview pp.20–21
Catherine Etoe meets the Lincoln midfielder voted player of the year by supporters and team-mates alike, who has just scored in the penalty shoot-out against Liverpool that set up a Continental Cup final against…
Player Interview: Emma Mitchell — Mitchell at the Arsenal; Weir’s here too
Interview pp.22–23
Olivia Blair meets the Scotland international who has settled quickly at Arsenal, signed alongside compatriot Caroline Weir with Kim Little to show her the ropes. Emma Mitchell first made headlines scoring four on her…
Player Interview: Yūki Ōgimi — Chelsea’s Japanese Girl
Interview pp.24–25
Tony Leighton profiles the Super League's first Japanese player, who has joined Chelsea from Turbine Potsdam while her husband Kosuke, a sports psychologist, remains in Japan. Yuki Ogimi says the separation is difficult but…
FA WSL Team vs Team: Opta Stats — First Half of Season
Other pp.26–27
Two pages of Opta team-versus-team data covering the first half of the 2013 FA WSL season, with all eight clubs ranked against one another across five categories. Goal attempts cover goals, average goals per…
Player Interview: Angharad James — ‘Haz’ard
Interview pp.28–29
Emma Byrne interviews Bristol Academy's Wales midfielder, describing her as combative, competitive, energetic and fiercely proud of her roots. Angharad James says Bristol have helped her development and that a 4-3 defeat by Liverpool…
Player Interview: Mel Lawley
Interview p.30
Emma Byrne interviews Birmingham City's forward while the England under-19s prepare to face Wales. Melissa Lawley says the season has gone well, that she is playing with confidence and that encouraging players and coaching…
She Tweets: Victoria Williams (@vdubzz)
Interview p.31
A ten-question Twitter exchange with the Doncaster Rovers Belles and England under-23 defender. Victoria Williams says a great team bond keeps her smiling through a tough month, jokes that wearing the away kit at…
SWPL: Rangers Ladies — Rangers rearranged and looking to future
Run-of-page feature p.32
Andy Muirhead of Scotzine profiles Rangers Ladies under head coach Angie Hind, appointed after John Joyce left a side that had finished ninth in the SWPL, a move described as a major coup given…
She Kicks Back: Lianne Sanderson — Lianne’s Loving Her Life in USA
Interview p.33
A She Kicks Back questionnaire with the former Arsenal and Chelsea forward named Boston Breakers' star player in the NWSL. Lianne Sanderson, 25, calls attacking midfield her best position, supports Manchester United, and co-founded…
FAWPL: Derby, Portsmouth, Handsworth & Shanklin — Around the Combinations
Run-of-page feature pp.34–36
Three pages of FAWPL and Combination coverage. Derby County manager John Bennett welcomes the two-division Premier League, describing revamped training with a new head of coaching, an analyst and a goalkeeping coach, and tips…
Bus Éireann Women’s National League — Irish Eight
Run-of-page feature p.37
Gareth Maher reports the Bus Eireann Women's National League opening a third season in August with Galway Women's FC taking the total to eight clubs, spreading the league across the country and giving Castlebar…
Foreign Kicks: Pakistan — Playing for a Better Future
Run-of-page feature pp.38–39
Jan Fleischmann reports from Rawalpindi, where the call to prayer drowns out coach Shahid Ahmed Khan's instructions as Young Rising Stars train at the Liaqat Sports Complex. Founded in 2007 and without a proper…
Going on Tour: Blackburn Rovers Girls COE + Lancashire FA Girls PDC
Run-of-page feature pp.40–42
A three-page guide to touring built from the experiences of Blackburn Rovers Girls' Centre of Excellence, who went to Barcelona, and the Lancashire FA Girls' Player Development Centre, who played the Gothia Cup in…
They Kick: @bellesnoisyfans
Other p.43
A They Kick page in which the bellesnoisyfans, a small group of Doncaster Rovers Belles supporters, explain themselves. They formed when the FAWSL started, looking for ways to generate noise in a Keepmoat Stadium…
SK Awards: Yeovil Town LFC — The Glovers
Other pp.44–45
Long-serving Yeovil Town players Rachael Edwards and Stacey Pearson hand out character awards across the squad during the long build-up to FA WSL 2. Edwards takes most superstitious, laying out clothes in the same…
Official Kicks: Rebecca Welch
Interview p.47
An Official Kicks page with the level 3 referee who was an assistant at the 2013 FA Women's Cup final. Rebecca Welch got into refereeing because a friend was already doing it and encouraged…
Born Kicking: Siobhan Hunter + Danielle Oxley
Other pp.48–49
Two young players answer the Born Kicking questions. Siobhan Hunter, 19, plays for Hibernian Ladies, has represented Scotland at every youth level and recently won her first full cap. Known as Shiv, she loves…