News
News pp.4–5
A snapshot of the summer's biggest headlines from across the women's game. Rugby international Sue Day MBE was announced as the FA's incoming director of women's football, succeeding Baroness Sue Campbell, while Steph Houghton…
Issue
She Kicks issue 85
July 2024 25 articles indexed
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2024 FA Cup Final: Manchester United 4-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Match report pp.6–7
Manchester United finally got their hands on the Adobe Women's FA Cup, seeing off 2023 runners-up Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 in front of a bumper Wembley crowd of 76,082. Lionesses midfielder Ella Toone continued her…
Never in Doubt (Honestly…): Hannah Hampton
Interview pp.8–13
Chelsea and England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton reflects on a breakthrough season that saw her feature more than any of her club's stellar goalkeeping options en route to a seventh WSL title under outgoing manager…
Barclays Women’s Super League Action: WSL Gallery
Other pp.14–15
A photographic round-up of the closing weeks of the 2023-24 Barclays Women's Super League season, spanning derby drama, title celebrations and individual milestones. Highlights include Brighton's Katie Robinson tangling with Everton's Katrine Veje, Chelsea…
2024 UWCL Final: Barcelona 2-0 Lyon
Match report pp.16–17
Barcelona retained the UEFA Women's Champions League with a 2-0 win over an eight-time-winning Lyon side in Bilbao, completing a domestic-and-European quadruple in the process. Reigning Ballon d'Or holder Aitana Bonmatí's surging run forced…
The Alternative WSL Awards
Other p.18
She Kicks' end-of-season round-up hands out tongue-in-cheek honours for the very best (and most chaotic) moments of the 2023-24 Barclays Women's Super League campaign, as judged by an entirely unqualified cartoon cat. Manchester United's…
Paris 2024 Olympics: Colombia Insight (Isabella Echeverri)
Interview pp.19–20
Ahead of the Paris Olympics, former Colombia international Isabella Echeverri, now a studio analyst for Telemundo Deportes, assesses her old team's injury concerns and evolving style under interim coach Ángelo Marsiglia. She weighs up…
Paris 2024 Olympics: Canada Insight (Har Johal)
Interview p.21
Canadian soccer journalist Har Johal (Equalizer Soccer/Daily Hive/Canadian Soccer Daily) previews the Olympic title defence of a Canada side adjusting to life after Christine Sinclair's international retirement. Johal identifies Aston Villa forward Adriana Leon,…
Paris 2024 Olympics: Freedom Fussball (Feli Rauch)
Interview pp.22–23
North Carolina Courage full-back Feli Rauch discusses the personal significance of finally making an Olympic squad, having missed out on Rio 2016 through injury as a teenager. Part of Germany's EURO 2022 and 2023…
Paris 2024 Olympics: The New Golden Generation? (Sam Coffey)
Interview pp.24–25
Portland Thorns midfielder Sam Coffey discusses her rise into the USA's first-choice defensive-midfield role under new head coach Emma Hayes, after a World Cup snub that she admits was painful at the time. The…
Paris 2024 Olympics: Cleared for Take-off (Jennifer Onyi Echegini)
Interview pp.26–27
Juventus playmaker Jennifer 'Joe' Onyi Echegini discusses Nigeria's evolving squad ahead of the Paris Olympics, having turned pro in January after a decorated college career in Florida that yielded the MAC Hermann Trophy. Eligible…
Paris 2024 Olympic Football Tournament: Match Schedule
Other p.28
A full fixture list for the Paris 2024 Olympic women's football tournament, covering every group-stage match across Groups A, B and C from the 25th July opener through to the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the…
Football On the Brain: Concussion & Injury Prevention Pullout
Other pp.29–36
An eight-page pull-out from Oxford University's 'Football On the Brain' public-engagement project, exploring the links between the brain, injury prevention and recovery in football. Compiled by Holly Jenkins, Izabelle Lovgren, Louise Aukland and the…
Mary Fowler – Australia & Manchester City
Poster p.37
A full-page poster portrait of Manchester City and Australia forward Mary Fowler, published as she prepared to feature at the Paris 2024 Olympics for the Matildas. One of the leading young attacking talents in…
Rachel Daly: Lionesses Tribute
Other pp.38–39
A tribute marking Rachel Daly's international retirement, confirmed shortly after her 84th and final Lionesses cap in a EURO-qualifying win over the Republic of Ireland. The piece looks back on an eight-year England career…
EURO 2025: The Lowdown
Tournament feature pp.40–44
A behind-the-scenes look at Switzerland's preparations to host UEFA Women's EURO 2025, based on interviews conducted by Alexia García with tournament organisers. Swiss FA director of women's football Marion Daube and tournament director Doris…
SWPL Title Race & Scottish Cup Final
Match report p.45
Celtic won their first-ever Scottish Women's Premier League title in dramatic fashion, edging out Rangers on goal difference after Amy Gallacher's stoppage-time winner sealed a 1-0 victory over Hibernian at Celtic Park. It capped…
Joelle Murray: An SK Swansong
Interview pp.46–47
Hibernian captain and long-serving She Kicks columnist Joelle Murray reflects on a 20-year, one-club career as she announces her retirement, having led her side out for a final time at Celtic Park to a…
View From the Field: Caragh Hamilton on Lewes’s Relegation
Column / Opinion p.48
In her second She Kicks column, Northern Ireland international Caragh Hamilton gives a frank first-person account of Lewes's relegation from the Championship, pushing back on the narrative that their limited resources made the drop…
Fans in Focus: NWSL Supporter Culture (Part Two)
Other pp.49–53
The concluding half of She Kicks' two-part dive into NWSL supporter culture, following on from Issue 84, gathering voices from four more fanbases across the league. Bay FC's Bridge Brigade group describes building a…
Game Ready: Izzy Atkinson
Interview pp.54–55
Crystal Palace's Izzy Atkinson talks through her matchday routine ahead of the club's maiden Barclays WSL campaign, having helped fire the Republic of Ireland international's side to promotion following a January move from West…
The Menu: Amy James-Turner (Two Sides Grind)
Interview pp.56–57
Tottenham Hotspur defender Amy James-Turner introduces Two Sides Grind, the coffee campervan business she runs with her wife, Wales and Seattle Reign midfielder Angharad James. James-Turner explains how the pair converted a rundown campervan…
Pet Corner: Jorja Fox
Interview pp.58–59
Chelsea and England Under-23 defender Jorja Fox introduces Cali, the one-year-old working cocker spaniel who has been a source of joy through her recovery from ACL surgery. Fox describes picking Cali up just months…
Born Kicking: Kassidey Wilson
Interview pp.60–61
The latest instalment of She Kicks' youth Q&A series features 11-year-old Kassidey Wilson from Morpeth, who plays for two Cramlington United Girls U11 sides as well as representative football with the Newcastle United and…
Heads in the Games
Other p.62
A light-hearted picture quiz challenging readers to identify six WSL players competing for their countries at the Paris 2024 Olympics, spotting Arsenal's Emily Fox turning out for the USA, Aston Villa's Adriana Leon for…