News
News pp.4–5
The magazine's two-page international and European news round-up for June/July 2020. The FIFA Council vote on 2023 Women's World Cup hosts was pushed to an online ballot on 25 June, with Brazil, Colombia, Japan…
Issue
She Kicks issue 61
June 2020 28 articles indexed
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Chelsea ‘Champions’ & Villa Promoted
News p.6
A dedicated page on the FA's decision to end the 2019-20 Barclays FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship seasons. The FA declared the top two tiers over on 25 May; eleven days…
RAF FA Round-Up
Run-of-page feature p.7
A page on the RAF Football Association and its women's representative side. Formed in 1920 and affiliated to the FA as a County-level organisation, the RAF FA is headquartered at RAF Brize Norton and…
Purdon: Lack of Cash Flow a ‘Concern’ in Post-Coronavirus Football
Interview p.8
An interview with Jane Purdon, chief executive of Women in Football, speaking to Mark Clemmit as part of the UCFB Insight Series about the pandemic's economic impact on the game. Purdon says she is…
Kerys Kicks
Column / Opinion p.9
Birmingham City captain Kerys Harrop's View From The Field column, written after the announcement on Monday 25 May that the Women's Super League and Championship seasons would be terminated, a decision she believes correct…
New Blue in Waiting
Interview pp.10–13
Chris Brookes interviews Everton's new Australian signing, who flew to England straight from the Matildas' Olympic qualifiers, was in the country roughly five days, and was on a flight home before she had trained…
FAWSL Quick Kicks: Ellen White
Interview pp.14–15
A Quick Kicks Q&A with Manchester City and England forward Ellen White, Bronze Boot winner at the 2019 World Cup, tied on six goals with Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan and placed third on…
Wynne’s World
Interview pp.16–19
Jen O'Neill interviews the Wales international shortly before her exit from Tottenham was confirmed, having waited more than six years between an international debut in 2013 and a first senior start in November 2019,…
Ward’s Words
Column / Opinion p.21
Watford captain and Wales record goalscorer Helen Ward's View From The Field column, opening on the observation that two months is normally a long time in football, unless a global pandemic has left everything…
Georgia Stanway
Poster p.22
A full-page poster portrait of Manchester City forward Georgia Stanway, captioned only with her squad number ten, her name and her club. It carries no interview or accompanying article text and does not appear…
Murray’s Matters
Column / Opinion p.23
Hibernian captain and Scotland international Joelle Murray's View From The Field column, written as lockdown guidelines began to loosen. She has followed the English game through friends and former teammates: Sophie Howard at Reading…
Rachael’s Return
Interview pp.24–27
Catherine Etoe's interview with the Hibernian vice-captain, the player previously known as Rachael Small, who gave birth to a daughter in 2018 and married Hibs men's forward Martin Boyle while Scotland were at France…
Let There Be Lynn…
Cover feature pp.28–31
Chris Brookes interviews the North Carolina Courage forward, the NWSL's second all-time leading scorer and a three-time champion, speaking as the league prepared to return in a quarantined Challenge Cup in Utah. Williams describes…
Sophie Ingle
Poster p.33
A full-page poster portrait of Chelsea and Wales midfielder Sophie Ingle marking the club's Super League title, captioned with her name and the hashtag #ChelseaChampions and credited to Lynne Cameron for The FA. It…
They Kick: Bristol City Women FC Supporters Club
Other pp.34–35
An instalment of They Kick, the magazine's recurring feature on the supporters' groups and super fans of the women's game, this time with the Bristol City Women FC Supporters Club. Founder Rich Paish introduces…
She Kicks Back: Dagny Mellgren Haugland
Interview pp.36–40
An instalment of She Kicks Back, the magazine's heritage feature, marking 20 years since Sydney 2000 with the scorer of the golden goal that won it. Mellgren recounts a 2-0 opening defeat by the…
King to Raise Us Up
Interview pp.41–43
Jen O'Neill's feature on the Lewes FC forward and her rap track Raise Us Up, released on 1 June and backed by the club's Equality FC campaign. King explains that the chorus makes the…
Safe Hands: Courtney Brosnan
Interview pp.44–45
An instalment of the recurring Safe Hands goalkeeper feature with West Ham United's Courtney Brosnan. She picks a reaction save tipping a cross over the bar in the opening game of the season against…
The Pauw Factor
Interview pp.46–49
Chris Brookes' interview with the Republic of Ireland head coach, then leading their UEFA EURO qualifying group with two of their final three matches against Germany. A former Netherlands captain, Pauw led her country…
Captain’s Chat: Ashley Hutton
Interview pp.50–51
An instalment of Captain's Chat with Linfield Ladies centre-back Ashley Hutton, who has more than 100 caps for Northern Ireland and voluntarily gave up the national captaincy for security reasons on becoming a PSNI…
Game Ready: Kirsty Hanson
Interview pp.52–53
A Game Ready instalment from the SK Locker Room with Manchester United forward and Scotland international Kirsty Hanson. She always has scrambled or poached eggs on toast with beans and avocado, plus a coffee,…
The Menu: Jill Scott
Interview pp.53–55
An instalment of The Menu with Manchester City and England midfielder Jill Scott, split around the Car Quiz with Everton's Georgia Brougham. Scott cannot stand chocolate lime sweets, admits a weakness for white chocolate…
Car Quiz: Georgia Brougham
Interview p.54
A Car Quiz instalment from the SK Locker Room, sponsored by Imperial Cars, with Georgia Brougham, an Everton player and former Manchester City prospect who joined Birmingham City on loan in January to help…
Kit Check: Juliette Kemppi
Interview p.55
A Kit Check instalment from the SK Locker Room with London City Lionesses forward Juliette Kemppi, a Finland international who was once a world floorball champion with her country. She has always worn Nike…
Caroline Graham Hansen
Poster p.56
A full-page poster and fact-file of Norway winger Caroline Graham Hansen, then of FC Barcelona Femeni, credited to PA Images. It carries no interview text, listing instead her birth in Oslo in 1995, her…
Little Kicks
Other p.57
The magazine's Little Kicks page of reader photographs and football-based art, compiled by Steve English. Lisa Lewendon's children Olivia, ten, and Adam, seven, name Rachel Furness as their favourite player because she is inspiring,…
Star Six with Leah Williamson
Interview pp.58–59
An instalment of Star Six, in which eight-year-old James Manning, who plays for Bedwell Rangers Cruzeiro Under-8s and has held an Arsenal Women season ticket for over four years, put six questions to Leah…
Born Kicking
Interview pp.60–61
A two-subject instalment of Born Kicking profiling a pair of ten-year-old fundraisers. Ruby-Mae Cutts of Witham, Essex plays left-back or left-wing for Tottenham Women Under-11s, supports Tottenham, and took part in the 100k in…