Behind The Goals with Rachel and Leanne

Rachel predicts right as four sides are locked on 51 points at the top of the SWPL. Plus, Rachel and Leanne give us their players to watch ahead of Austria v Scotland in the Women's Nations League.

Rachel and Leanne are joined by BBC Senior Women's Football Reporter Emma Sanders to get to know Celtic's next European opponents, Real Madrid.

Rachel and Leanne reflect on the weekend’s SWPL fixtures as Hearts go top and a medical scare at Rangers v Partick Thistle.

Leanne gets Rachel's take on Scotland's Euro 2025 play-off opponents, plus a chat with Lisa Evans on her return to Glasgow City after more than a decade away from the club.

Rachel and Leanne chat Scotland ahead of the upcoming Euro qualifiers against Serbia and Slovakia. They react to Arsenal's League Cup victory over Chelsea on Sunday and discuss the full-time drama. They are joined by stand-up comedian and Celtic fan, Susie McCabe to chat about her picking up her latest award.

Talking from the Scotland team headquarters in Spain ahead of the Pinatar Cup Rachel is joined by fellow team mate Sophie Howard. "The manager is temporary" - Sophie tells Leanne how a conversation between them proved to be a pivotal moment in her career. We hear how difficult Sophie found it fitting in with the squad the first time she was called up by Scotland. How she nearly fell out of love wi...

Rachel Corsie and Leanne Crichton are joined by Aberdeen women's team coach Clint Lancaster. Clint explains why he decided Aberdeen were the right club to join. How they could improve the league structure in Scotland and his thoughts on the standards of officiating in the women's game in the UK.

Former Celtic coach Fran Alonso joins Rachel and Leanne to talk about his departure from Scotland. Fran tells us that despite winning more trophies than any other coach in the time he was in Scotland he still feels disapointed he could never deliver the title for the Celtic fans. How hard he worked to build a team and the difficulty of losing his top scorer year on year. Why his family are now Cel...

Leanne and Rachel catch up with Rangers and Scotland's Jane Ross. She talks about the cup semi-final victory over Celtic and how the atmosphere at Old Firm games has changed in the last few seasons. She looks back at her long journey to recovery from an ACL injury. Plus how much it still means to play for Scotland.

Jo Love the most capped outfield player for Scotland Women's team and regarded by Leanne and Rachel as "Scottish football royalty" Jo talks about her long journey back from her ACL injury and why Glasgow City need to win a trophy this season.

Rachel and Leanne pick their stand out moments of 2023. The World Cup in Australia - was it the best yet? The unbelievable climax to the SWPL season. Rachel re-lives her journey back from injuryk and asks if the game is finally coming to terms with ACL injuries? Plus Leanne announces the immenent arrival of Baby Crichton!

Rachel and Leanne are joined by Scotland internationalist and good pal Fiona Brown. Fiona talks about her return to Scotland and her pre-contract with Glasgow City. She tells us how the club has transformed from when she first played for them and her reaction to the league winning goal last season - "I was a mess". "I was done" - she shares her story of her recovery from serious injury and pays tr...

Aston Villa and England's Rachel Daly joins Leanne and Rachel. Why the Scotland v England rivalry means just as much to the English squad as it does in Scotland. On the team spirit that brought England success in the Euros and an honest reflection on being beaten finalists in the World Cup last summer. Plus how a bad night's sleep and some malfunctioning blinds actually helped bring the England te...

Rachel Corsie and Leanne Crichton catch up with Scotland International Christie Harrison-Murray. She talks about Birmingham City's prospects in the Women's Championship. How she is developing her role as a coach but still wants to fight for her place in the Scotland squad. Plus why she thinks the young players at Rangers are lucky to have Jo Potter at the club.

Rachel Corsie and Leanne Crichton catch up with Glasgow City and Scotland's Lauren Davidson. Lauren talks us through the incredible finale to last year's SWPL Championship - was that Glasgow City's most significant league title yet? How she found out she had been called up for Scotland while driving a delivery van for Tesco. Plus which classic card game are the Scotland squad obsessed with?

Rachel and Leanne are joined by Kirsty Maclean as they chat all things Rangers, Scotland and why did she get the nickname 'Ini'.

Scott talks about getting his pro-licence and his hopes for his future career in football. He celebrates the recent Women's World Cup and tells us how The Matildas helped sustain Australian football through the covid doldrums. He talks about playing under the "distant" and "edgy" Ange Postecoglou when the current Tottenham boss was head coach with the Australian Men's team. Plus he looks forward t...

Aston Villa captain Rachel Corsie looks back at a record breaking weekend as the WSL returns for the first time since the World Cup. Leanne with a very honest reflection on Motherwell's performance in the League Cup over the weekend. Plus a look back at the Scottish Women's National Team result against Belgium and the impact of the ACL injuries to Caroline Weir and Emma Watson.

Former Scotland internationalist Jen Beattie joins Leanne and Rachel and talks about the emotional moment when she met Prince William and was awarded the MBE. How the football community was an unbelievable help when she first received her cancer diagnosis and the importance of breaking down barriers to talk about women's health and normalising that conversation/ Jen says she's enjoying her footbal...

Joelle tells Rachel and Leanne about the "good feeling" of beating Hearts at Tynecastle and the hope of getting another bumper crowd with free entry to the derby game at Tynecastle this weekend. She talks about the "controversial" Capital Cup, maintaining her work life balance when going full time and the recent return of Hibs legend John McGinn to Easter Road.

Arsenal and England star Beth Mead updates Rachel and Leanne on her journey back to full fitness from her ACL injury - will she be back in time for the England v Scotland international? We get Beth's thoughts on the England performance in the recent World Cup and she looks back at the momentous day she helped the England team win The Euros.... And Rachel tells us aboutt he day Sarina Weigman beat...

Leanne and Rachel catch up with Glasgow City's head coach Leanne Ross and re-live the nerve shredding title winning moments from the very last game of last season. Leanne talks about what lessons she's learnt and how she plans to match the challenge from Celtic and Rangers in the upcoming SWPL season. We hear how difficult she found the transition from being a player to being a coach and how she b...

After Scotland win both international friendlies in preparation for the Nations League, Leanne and Rachel have reaction from head coach Pedro Martinez Losa and Emma Watson

In a special edition of the Behind the Goals podcast Iona Ballantyne speaks to Chelsea and Scotland midfielder, Erin Cuthbert

Scotland's Sam Kerr catches up with Leanne Crichton and Rachel Corsie she tells them her reaction when she first heard that Bayern Munich were interested "I was just relaxing in my room and my agent called saying: 'Bayern Munich have came in for you', and I said: 'Are you sure they've got the right Sam Kerr?' Sam tells us how she struggled with her previous big transfer from Glasgow City to Ranger...