Keep Kicking (Editor’s Letter)
Column / Opinion p.3
Jen O'Neill reports that a member of the She Kicks team flew to Ottawa for the World Cup draw and came back full of the buzz of it, with host city and venue coverage…
Issue
She Kicks issue 25
January 2015 29 articles indexed
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News
News pp.4–5
Stephanie Roche becomes the first woman shortlisted in the last three for FIFA's Puskas award, up against James Rodriguez and Robin van Persie. The FA confirms that WSL 2 clubs will have double the…
International News / World Cup News
News p.6
Canada 2015 is confirmed as the first FIFA Women's World Cup finals to use goal-line technology, and the BBC announces that every match will be broadcast across BBC2, BBC3 and the Red Button, with…
England 0-3 Germany, Wembley Stadium (picture spread)
Other p.7
A ten-image spread records England's 3-0 defeat by Germany at Wembley on 23 November 2014, the women's team's first appearance at the new national stadium. The sequence runs from hardy fans in the stands…
Spot Kicks! England at Wembley
Interview p.8
Thanks to England sponsor Vauxhall, a reader and a goalkeeper took part in a mini penalty shoot-out on the Wembley turf at half-time during England v Germany. Maria Mortimer-McGuire, a defender who plays for…
FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015: The Draw
Tournament feature pp.10–12
After an hour of Canadian pageantry at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa, complete with hoop dancers, Christine Sinclair and a six-foot dancing snowy owl called Shueme, the draw for Canada 2015 is…
Bringing Home Bronze (England Deaf Futsal)
Tournament feature p.14
England beat Spain 6-1 in the bronze medal match at the fourth European Deaf Futsal Championship in Sofia, sealing a place at the following year's World Championship in Thailand. The team opened with a…
Just Jodie (Jodie Michalska interview)
Interview pp.22–24
Sheffield FC striker Jodie Michalska, 28, discusses a season in which her club swept all four available trophies at the FA Women's Football Awards after a treble-winning FA Women's Premier League campaign. She took…
FA Women’s Football Awards 2014: Full List of Winners
News p.23
The full roll of winners from the 2014 FA Women's Football Awards. Ji So-Yun takes WSL 1 Players' Player of the Year and Fran Kirby the WSL 2 equivalent, Kirby also finishing as WSL…
10 Tips for a US Football Scholarship
Run-of-page feature p.25
Lorna Tagliavini, whose daughter is on a scholarship at a university in the United States, sets out ten practical tips for players considering the same route. She advises joining a reputable recruitment agency, arguing…
Baptiste Bags Brace of Awards (Natasha Baptiste interview)
Interview pp.26–27
Aston Villa striker Natasha Baptiste collected two honours at the FA Women's Awards, named WSL Development League Players' Player of the Year and its leading scorer with twelve goals, capping a first season that…
Hall of (Belles) Fame: Where Are They Now? (Leanne Hall)
Interview p.28
Former England goalkeeper Leanne Hall, 24 caps and seven years with a dominant Doncaster Rovers Belles side, has moved from playing into an FA role as an elite coach developer responsible for player and…
All Together Now (Manchester City’s new home)
Interview pp.29–30
Manchester City Women move into new facilities and a stadium beneath the shadow of the Etihad, and She Kicks speaks to head coach Nick Cushing and captain Steph Houghton at the official opening. Cushing…
Transfer Watch
News p.30
A boxed listing of the significant close-season moves ahead of the 2015 campaign. Millie Bright leaves Doncaster Rovers Belles for Chelsea and Gemma Davison joins her there from Liverpool, while Lucy Bronze also departs…
Harris is Happy at Belles (Glen Harris interview)
Interview pp.30–31
Former Lincoln Ladies boss Glen Harris returns to management as head coach of WSL 2 side Doncaster Rovers Belles, and says he could not be happier. He did not apply this time: having gone…
Fast Goals: The Wright Stuff (Debbie Wright)
Interview p.32
Debbie Wright scored just nine seconds into Beechfield United's Greater Manchester League game at Oldham Athletic, and explains how. She was surprised, she says, because it was the opposition's kick-off, and simply had to…
Cole’s Goal (Naomi Cole)
Interview p.33
Millwall defender Naomi Cole, who took the captain's armband late in the season after Dionne Lennon's injury and has signed a new contract with the WSL 2 club, recalls scoring for Lewes against Gillingham…
Feds Enjoying Premier League Debut (Steve Appleton interview)
Interview pp.33–35
Liverpool Marshall Feds manager Steve Appleton reflects on leading the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division 1 at the halfway point of a much-improved campaign. The table does not lie, he says, and the…
Manchester on The Rock: Growing the Game in Gibraltar
Interview pp.34–35
Maximm Lopez, captain of Manchester 62 - a Gibraltar club founded by Manchester United supporters - describes the state of the women's game on the Rock. The league is played on a nine-a-side pitch…
Top of the North (Caithness)
Interview pp.34–35
Caithness captain Hannah Morrison explains how commitment overcomes football isolation at the top of the Scottish mainland. The club was founded in 2010 by Mark McKenzie, who had worked with Hearts and returned north…
Foreign Kicks: Mittag Making her Mark (Anja Mittag interview)
Interview pp.36–37
Germany forward Anja Mittag has won another Damallsvenskan title with Rosengard, finishing as the division's top scorer and Most Valuable Player for the second time. Left out of Silvia Neid's squad for the 2011…
Born Kicking
Other pp.38–39
The magazine's recurring slot for young players features two Cristiano Ronaldo admirers. Chloe Louise Ryan, 13, known as Crouchy, plays for Newton Aycliffe Youth girls on Saturdays and boys on Sundays, the Durham FA…
They Kick: Royal Women Fan Group
Other p.39
The magazine's recurring supporter slot meets Emma, who runs the Royal Women Fan Group on Facebook, set up by Reading Women's media manager Dave Lewis as a place for supporters to share experiences and…
Coach Kicks: James Marrs
Interview p.40
Brighton and Hove Albion Ladies manager James Marrs, who holds the UEFA B and Youth Module 2, answers the magazine's recurring coach questionnaire. He does not single out one coach to admire, preferring to…
Around the Counties: Developing a Bright Future for Girls’ Football in Staffordshire
News p.41
The 2014-15 season brings a new Staffordshire Girls League, created to offer a single structure for developing girls' football across all age groups and already stimulating the growth of new teams in the county.…
The She Kicks Locker Room: The Before & After with Katie Zelem
Interview p.42
Liverpool and England Under-20 midfielder Katie Zelem, newly signed to a fresh contract with the WSL champions, takes the magazine through her matchday. Food depends on kick-off time, with beans and scrambled eggs on…
The She Kicks Locker Room: Kit Quiz with Helen Bleazard
Interview pp.42–43
Yeovil Town's Wales international midfielder Helen Bleazard, formerly of Chelsea and an England youth international, submits to the magazine's recurring kit questionnaire and reveals a serious collection: about ten pairs of trainers and six…
The She Kicks Locker Room: Car Quiz with Remi Allen
Interview p.43
Birmingham City's Remi Allen takes her turn at the magazine's recurring car questionnaire. She drives a Ford Fiesta Zetec named Zoey by team-mate Chelsea Weston, and says that if the car were a footballer…
Kicks For Peace: Football for Good
Run-of-page feature p.45
In November, Easton Cowgirls of Bristol and Republica Internationale of Leeds travelled to Palestine to build solidarity with local women and better understand life under occupation. Captain Chrissie P calls it emotionally tough, describing…