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The Barclays FAWSL is back! Summer loving (with Sarina) had us a blast but its back to our bread 'n butter - the Women's Super League.  We treat you to a full league preview, all 12 clubs feature and we dish out our predictions for the Top 3 and that dreaded relegation place. Plus, transfers, booze from a booze updates and our ShePlays Fantasy Football League. Proudly sponsored by FotMob 

One week on, we try and process all the excitement, nerves and euphoria of the past month and last Sunday's Lionesses Euro 2022 win! The build up, the atmosphere, the pre-match drama, the ups and downs of the game, the celebrations, the drinks, the parade and the relief. We salute this England team, applaud an impressive final opponent in Germany and discuss our favourite moments from the tourname...

It was always going to happen wasn't it. After two cracking semi-finals, the stage is set. The two outstanding Euro 2022 teams face each other this Sunday at Wembley. On Tuesday, Sarina's Lionesses turned in the most convincing semi-final performance of any England team EVER. Not to be outdone, a clinical Germany brought some rare excitement to Milton Keynes by beating France 2-1 inspired by Alex...

Those quarter-finals were pretty eventful weren't they. We react to all the excitement and nerves of England v Spain, the heroics of France v Netherlands, the missed chances of Germany v Austria and the atmosphere of Sweden v Belgium (the game wasn't much to write home about!). The surprises, the celebrations and the anxiety of Tuesday night where we'll be at Bramhall Lane for England v Sweden. Pr...

The group stages have come to a close and Sarina and the Lionesses are 'walking on the sunshine' after a perfect end to Group A and (hopefully) the end to the recent heatwave! So far, England and Germany have impressed, Austria and Belgium have surprised and will the real Spain, Sweden, Netherlands and France show themselves? We talk through each of the Quarter-Final ties, discuss whether we'll se...

We can barely cope with all this excitement! Two rounds of the group stage down and we've been darting around the North trying to catch as many games as possible, time to take stock with a podcast. We talk through the state of play, surprise teams, bad predictions and just how excited we can allow ourselves to get about Sarina 'Masterchef' Wiegman and this Lionesses team. Shout outs for Germany, I...

We've made it to our final Euro 2022 group preview! You're almost fully clued up for the tournament. For Group D we're joined by freelance football journalist Lucia Pirola to cover Italy, Fótbolti.net writer Guðmundur Ásgeirsson talks Iceland, Footofeminin's Sylvain Jamet rates France's chances and where are the Belgian Women's Football journalists? We step up to cover the Red Flames.  Have a go a...

Euro 2022 is almost here!! To get you clued up and excited for the Women's Euros we've 4 special episodes for you, each previewing a group from this summer's tournament. Next is Group C and joining us are Rivkah op het Veld from NOS Sport to talk the defending champions The Netherlands, Fotbollskanalen's Mia Eriksson on Sweden, K Media's Ludovic Chevalier on Switzerland and Eleven Sport's Duarte M...

Euro 2022 is almost here!! To get you clued up and excited for the Women's Euros we've 4 special episodes for you, each previewing a group from this summer's tournament. Next is the 'Group of Death' - the stacked Group B and we're joined by 4 experts to give up the inside track on their country's chances. Amalie Bremer host of Danish Radio 4 and Kvindefodboldpodcasten gives up the heads up on Denm...

Euro 2022 is almost here!! To get you clued up and excited for the Women's Euros we've 4 special episodes for you, each previewing a group from this summer's tournament. First up is Group A and we're joined by 3 experts to give up the inside track on their country's chances. Andreas Hagen from NRK talks us through Norway's chances, Anna Konovalova from Football Radar previews Austria and Cliftonvi...

What a fantastic cup final, an FA Cup Final for the ages, Chelsea and Manchester City love a classic don't they. A quick mini episode featuring a clip from our weekend's Twitter Space with Fern Whelan & Willie Kirk and an audio diary from our day at Wembley!  Proudly sponsored by FotMob

What a finale to the WSL season. After weeks of excitement, the last day did not disappoint! Manchester United put up a fight but Chelsea turn it on second half and our crowned WSL champions again. That being said, Arsenal, Manchester City & United fans can all take positives from the season and we're already thinking how competitive 2022/23 could be. Plus, best of the rest and Birmingham City say...

It's the business end of the season and we've no nails left to bite! Birmingham City show real resillience but go down 1-0 to Chelsea and look doomed for the drop. Chelsea win was big after Arsenal's hammering of Aston Villa and City show the form that looks to have snatched them third place. Elsewhere, what an attendance in Newcastle, what a turnaround for Coventry United and what a Champions Lea...

What a relief, the Barclays WSL returns. Chelsea and Zećira say relax with a crafty 3-1 win against Spurs in the Booze from a Boot derby! Arsenal make light work of Everton, Manchester City continue to impress and Birmingham City get those Foxes twitching. Plus, Charlotte praises Gareth Taylor, Tam's exciting Saturday (please gamble responsibility), West Ham's sleep specialist and our end of seaso...

Manchester City v Chelsea cup finals are like buses, you wait ages for one and two turn up at once! Following their recent Continental Cup battle we're going to be treated to another Blues showdown, with Taylor and Hayes facing off again in next month's FA Cup Final. We give you a quick runthrough from this weekend's cup semi-finals. Plus, we celebrate the genius of Hemp, Evans, Bright, Reiten 'n...

We made it, a century of Two Girls Talk Balls podcasts. A huge thank you to everyone who has listened, shared, reviewed and supported the pod over the past 2 1/2 years. From recording at Reform Radio in Manchester to remote recording, juggling with jobs (and the arrival of a baby!) your continued support has meant the world. We react to another weekend's WSL action, chat title-race and submit our...

A WSL weekend short on matches but full of incident. A joint WSL record away win for Emma Hayes' resurgent Chelsea, a BIG first for Manchester United as they win infront of 20 thousand at Old Trafford and Reading & Brighton continue our theory that they can't win on the same weekend! Plus, Petz at Home, covid cancellations and we rank all 9 of Chelsea's goals! Proudly sponsored by FotMob

Up for the Cup? We react to a rather one-sided set of FA Cup Quarter Final fixtures. Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal all impress whilst third tier Ipswich Town put up a fight against West Ham. Plus, live reaction to the Semi-Final draw and do we need more giantkillings and competitive cup fixtures? Proudly sponsored by FotMob

Back to a full round of fixtures in the WSL and we had some crackers! Sam Kerr grabs the headlines and Emma Hayes delivers an iconic image as Chelsea hit late against Villa. Arsenal keep up their title charge with a first half blitz against Brighton. Zelem's corners faced off against Chambers Entertainers down in Reading and City grind out a 1-0 away win at a tricky Spurs. https://twogirlstalkball...

Continental Cup delight for Caroline Weir & co as Manchester City pull off an upset against Chelsea at Plough Lane! We cover the goals and big talking points from the first silverware of the 2021/22 season. Plus, more WSL Top 4 action with handy wins for Manchester United and Arsenal, can Katie Zelem stop scoring from corners and is it possible for Reading & Brighton to win on the same weekend? ht...

The hits keep coming in the FAWSL! Another top 4 double bill, with London and Manchester derbies at the right end of the table! Elsewhere we had convincing wins for Spurs, Brighton and Leicester but what happened to Reading, West Ham and Reading after they excellent recent form. Plus, Valentines Day surprises and the Arnold Clark Cup.  https://twogirlstalkballs.com/ https://twitter.com/tgtalkballs...

Another quality weekend in the Barclays FAWSL! The top 4 and bottom 2 facing off against each other in the same weekend, ohhh the storylines. Manchester United go close to a big win against Arsenal but Stina scores late again. Chelsea keep a battling Manchester City at arms length with another goal for Guro. Plus, Kelly Entertainers roll on, West Ham continue to improve, Spurs (very out of charact...

The magic of the (sometimes hard to access) FA Cup! We try our best to run through our favourite moments from the 16 matches! Guro Reiten impresses, Liverpool and Matt Beard continue to dominate, and London City Lionesses didn't get overawed, and show some fight against Arsenal. Plus, the January transfer window slams shut but which teams did the best business and who, inexplicably, did no busines...

Battles and storylines everywhere in the WSL! This weekend featured the first full gameweek of 2022 and lots of chopping 'n changing, but we ended up pretty much as we were. We took in the tasty final fixture on Sunday, with front row seats of Jonas, Leah and Katie McCabe antics away at Manchester City! City led with a controversial goal but Taylor and the Cityzens had a late 'kick in the heath' w...

Another WSL weekend that wasn't short on shocks! In the battle to decide the one true English Second City, both Manchester sides (City & United) convincingly beat both Birmingham clubs (Blues & Villa) and that race for third place heats up. Plus, Lionesses fans must be happy seeing those performances from Galton and Stanway! Leicester City continue to spice up that relegation fight with a 1-0 win...