News
News pp.4–7
The magazine's four-page news round-up for February and March 2022. Alexia Putellas won the Ballon d'Or ahead of Jennifer Hermoso and Sam Kerr, while Vivianne Miedema took the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year…
Issue
She Kicks issue 71
February 2022 27 articles indexed
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2021 Women’s FA Cup Final: Arsenal 0 Chelsea 3
Match report pp.8–9
A two-page report on the delayed 2020-21 Women's FA Cup final, played at Wembley on 5 December 2021 before 40,942 and refereed by Helen Conley, in which Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-0 to complete a…
Kerys Kicks
Column / Opinion p.10
Kerys Harrop's View From The Field column, opening the new year with Tottenham's first game of 2022 called off through COVID cases and injuries in the Chelsea camp. She describes the following home fixture…
Mel in the Middle
Interview pp.11–15
Chris Brookes interviews the Germany midfielder more than a year into her Chelsea career, an Olympic and European champion who added a league title in her first season in England as part of a…
Barclays FAWSL Action Gallery (13 Nov 21 – 23 Jan 22)
Other pp.16–17
A two-page Barclays FA Women's Super League action gallery covering matches from 13 November 2021 to 23 January 2022, captioned with hashtags and a clockwise key. Megan Walsh claims a cross in Brighton's goalless…
She’s Royal
Interview pp.18–21
Chris Brookes interviews the Canada forward, signed by Reading in July 2021, who had an Olympic bronze medal before starting her college career at Florida and upgraded it to gold in Tokyo. Rose talks…
Top Ten with Alessia Russo
Run-of-page feature pp.22–23
A Top Ten Q&A with the Manchester United forward, back in action after injury halted her 2020-21 campaign, and fresh from scoring her first senior England goals in November's World Cup qualifier against Latvia,…
Blue Kid on the Block
Interview pp.24–28
Jen O'Neill interviews the Manchester City forward who joined at 16 in October 2017 and announced herself with a match-winning assist off the bench in the 2020 FA Cup final, still her top moment.…
Robson’s Living the New Dream
Interview pp.29–33
Jen O'Neill interviews the Durham and Northern Ireland defender, for whom 2021 was the best year of her career: qualification for the Euros, turning full-time until the tournament, completing her UEFA B diploma and…
Ward’s Words
Column / Opinion p.34
Helen Ward's View From The Field column, reporting change at Watford with head coach Clinton Lancaster moving on after various roles at the club since 2016, and Gifton Noel-Williams stepping up as interim after…
Dynamic Derby: Doing What They Can
Run-of-page feature p.35
Louise Golby's feature on Derby County Women, sitting near the top of the Women's National League Northern Premier Division at the halfway point having lost only once, to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Vice-captain Amy Sims calls…
Chelsea Poster
Poster pp.36–37
A two-page Chelsea team poster spread, credited to Daniela Torres of Sports Press Photo and listed on the printed contents page simply as Chelsea Poster. It carries no headline, caption or body text, and…
Fast Fives with Leigh Nicol
Run-of-page feature pp.38–39
An instalment of Fast Fives, an interview of two halves with the Crystal Palace midfielder, a former Millwall Lionesses success story under Lee Burch who joined the Eagles after time at Charlton Athletic. Nicol…
Kerr of the Gers
Interview pp.42–45
Catherine Etoe interviews the Rangers midfielder, back from a three-month lay-off after a teammate stood on her toe and tore her plantar, and who marked her return before the winter break with two goals…
World Cup 2023 Qualifying Gallery / International Action
Tournament feature pp.46–49
A four-page photo gallery covering the Home Nations' World Cup 2023 qualifiers between 25 and 30 November 2021. Northern Ireland won 11-0 in Skopje with four goals from Simone Magill and a hat-trick for…
SK Stats & Facts: Arnold Clark Cup preview
Column / Opinion pp.50–52
A She Kicks Stats & Facts feature by Natalia Sollohub previewing the inaugural Arnold Clark Cup, contested by England, Canada, Germany and Spain across the Riverside Stadium, Carrow Road and Molineux in February 2022.…
World Kicks: New Zealand
Tournament feature pp.53–55
Glenn Moore's World Kicks country profile of New Zealand, co-hosts of the 2023 World Cup with Australia. It traces a unique double, winning the first Asian Cup in 1975 having never played a game…
Coach Kicks: Melissa Phillips
Interview pp.56–59
Chris Brookes' Coach Kicks interview with the London City Lionesses head coach, whose side began 2022 third in the Championship in only their third season since breaking away from Millwall in May 2019 as…
Captain’s Chat: Niamh Fahey
Interview pp.60–61
An instalment of Captain's Chat with the Liverpool captain, a three-time FA WSL champion who wore the club's shirt as a youngster in Galway in the 1990s and welcomed the armband when it came…
Game Ready: Laura-May Walkley
Run-of-page feature pp.62–63
A Game Ready instalment from the SK Locker Room with the Cardiff Metropolitan midfielder and former Wales international, a standout in the Adran Premier League who combines playing with shift work at Tata Steel.…
Car Quiz: Sam Tierney
Run-of-page feature p.64
A Car Quiz instalment from the SK Locker Room with the Leicester City defender, a mainstay of the club's Championship-winning campaign now helping them consolidate in the FA WSL, and scorer in a 2-0…
The Menu: Dominique Janssen
Run-of-page feature pp.65–66
An instalment of The Menu with the Wolfsburg defender, a Netherlands international facing a Champions League quarter-final reunion with former club Arsenal, who had recently announced a partnership with Kenwood and opens a breakfast…
Kit Check: Lauren Hemp
Run-of-page feature pp.65–67
A Kit Check instalment from the SK Locker Room with the Manchester City and England forward, who had recently signed a two-year contract extension at the club. Hemp's first boots were her older sister's…
What’s on Your Phone?: Sandy MacIver
Run-of-page feature p.67
A What's On Your Phone instalment from the SK Locker Room with the Everton goalkeeper and England prospect. MacIver had last called her mother for a chat and names her father as the most…
Born Kicking: Franki Findlay
Other p.68
An instalment of Born Kicking, the magazine's slot for younger readers compiled by Steve English, profiling 12-year-old Francesca Findlay from Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire, known on the pitch as Franki and Super Frank. She plays…
We Kick! with Fletcher Moss Rangers U12s
Other p.69
An instalment of We Kick!, the magazine's grassroots slot, in which coach Ella Williams put the questions to her Fletcher Moss Rangers Under-12s squad, each girl answering one. They describe having a school girls'…
Kicks & Giggles: Spot the Difference & Where’s Your Head At
Other p.70
The magazine's Kicks & Giggles puzzle page, carrying two photographic games. Spot the Difference uses a picture of Chelsea players celebrating with the 2021 Women's FA Cup at Wembley in December, with Ji So-yun…