News
News pp.4–7
A four-page news round-up opening the November 2018 issue. Nils Nielsen is confirmed to replace Martina Voss-Tecklenburg as Switzerland head coach, Jess Fishlock is loaned by Seattle Reign to Lyon for their Champions League…
Issue
She Kicks issue 50
November 2018 25 articles indexed
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FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 – International Action
Tournament feature pp.8–11
A four-page review of the closing stages of European qualifying for the 2019 World Cup, as five more sides joined hosts France, Italy and Spain in booking their places. England overcame Wales 3-0 in…
Emslie’s Aiming High
Interview pp.12–15
Carrie Dunn interviews Manchester City's Claire Emslie the day after a 7-1 win over West Ham that she hopes marks a turning point in a slow start, City having gone out of the Champions…
‘Stan’ By Me
Interview pp.16–19
A four-page interview with Lucy Staniforth, who made her senior England debut and scored in Kazakhstan ten years after reaching the last four of the U-17 World Cup in New Zealand. Having captained Sunderland…
Ward’s Words
Column / Opinion p.20
Helen Ward's column confronts Wales' narrow failure to reach the World Cup. She recalls a campaign that began with four points from tricky away trips to Kazakhstan and Russia, the draw in St Petersburg…
Haz Hitting the Heights
Interview pp.22–25
Chris Brookes interviews Everton's Wales international Angharad James, informally known as Haz, a Women's Player of the Year nominee for the North West Football Awards who has acquired veteran status at 24 with more…
FA WSL Action Gallery
Other pp.26–27
A two-page photographic gallery of FA WSL action between 8 September and 21 October 2018, credited to various photographers for The FA and PA Images. The spread is photography-led and carries no reporting text,…
Kerys Kicks
Column / Opinion p.28
Birmingham City skipper Kerys Harrop reports her side sitting joint top of the FA Women's Super League with Arsenal, who have a game in hand, and hopes they will still be in the title…
The Fortune Turner
Interview pp.30–33
A four-page interview with Manchester United Women's Amy Turner, thriving in the FA Women's Championship after harsh years and four England caps. She praises a professionalism and integration with the wider club unlike anything…
Murray’s Matters
Column / Opinion pp.34–35
Joelle Murray's column charts her comeback after nearly five months out, her first fifteen minutes coming on a historic evening at Forfar's Station Park in the first SWPL game shown live on BBC Alba.…
2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup – Bronze for Young Lionesses
Tournament feature pp.38–39
A two-page celebration of England's bronze medal at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in northern France, their best ever finish at a tournament held every two years since 2002. Twenty-one Young Lionesses…
McAlonie’s Breaking Through
Interview pp.40–43
Mark Gordon profiles Spartans' seventeen-year-old midfielder Michaela McAlonie, one of the bright prospects emerging in the Scottish Building Society Scottish Women's Premier League as the national team's World Cup qualification lifts the domestic game.…
Kicking Back: Belles Hit 50
Other pp.42–45
Hayley Patterson marks Doncaster Rovers Belles approaching their 50th anniversary in 2019, a feat few UK women's clubs can claim. She traces the honours: twelve of thirteen Notts League titles, two North East League…
Seger & Sweden Set for France
Interview pp.46–47
Anders Lundqvist interviews Sweden captain Caroline Seger after her side secured automatic qualification for the 2019 World Cup with a 1-0 win away to Denmark in Viborg, Sofia Jakobsson's goal sealing it in their…
Green and Gold Game-Changers
Interview pp.49–51
Chris Brookes interviews Australia head coach Alen Stajcic, who since 2014 has overseen two AFC Women's Asian Cup finals and last-eight finishes at the 2015 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. He argues maturity underpins…
Position by Position: Heather O’Reilly
Other pp.52–53
A two-page instalment of the SK Player Guides position series, with three-time Olympic gold medallist and World Cup winner Heather O'Reilly breaking down the wide midfielder's role alongside Jazz Hervin. The former USA and…
Sun, Sand and Saves: Chelsea Ashurst Thriving at Málaga CF
Interview pp.54–55
Nick Aitken interviews Malaga CF Femenino goalkeeper Chelsea Ashurst, born in Normanton, West Yorkshire but based in Spain for 23 of her 28 years after moving to Granada with her family aged five. She…
She Kicks a Beat with Leah Williamson
Interview pp.56–58
Chris Brookes profiles Arsenal and England's Leah Williamson for the music-led She Kicks a Beat slot, casting the 21-year-old as the natural successor to Alex Scott as changing-room DJ. Having joined the Gunners at…
The Before & After
Interview pp.60–61
The She Kicks Locker Room's Before and After slot follows Poppy Pattinson, the eighteen-year-old from Houghton-le-Spring who has represented England at every age group and, after winning the FA WSL Development Cup with Manchester…
Kit Check
Interview pp.61–62
The Locker Room's Kit Check slot quizzes Leicester City's Melissa Johnson, who has blazed a goal trail for Derby County and Sheffield FC in recent seasons and has been fit and firing for the…
Captain’s Chat
Interview pp.62–65
The Locker Room's Captain's Chat features Crystal Palace defender Freya Holdaway, a former Arsenal youngster who won her first Northern Ireland caps at 28 and has been central to the club's rise into the…
Little Kicks – Reader Photos
Other p.64
The Little Kicks section, where She Kicks passes the ball to its younger readers, opens with a page of photographs sent in by parents of their children meeting their favourite players. Hayley shares a…
Little Kicks – Sam Kerr
Poster pp.65–67
A full-page Little Kicks poster and fact file of Australia forward Sam Kerr, then of Chicago Red Stars and Perth Glory, wearing number 20. It records her birth in East Fremantle, Western Australia, and…
Magic Millie! (Star Six)
Interview pp.68–69
The Little Kicks Star Six slot invites young readers to put six questions to their favourite player. Eight-year-old Anna Taylor, who has posters of her in her room, and six-year-old Lydia Jones both chose…
Born Kicking
Interview pp.70–71
The Born Kicking slot introduces two twelve-year-old defenders living many miles apart. Evie Johnson plays for Cheltenham Town Ladies Under-12s and, she says, is made by her dad to support Cheltenham Town; right-footed, she…