Counter Pressed with Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Friends

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill for a round up of the final group games in the Women’s Champions League and to dish out the Counter Pressed Mid-Season Awards. We also unpack a very special delivery to celebrate the new sponsors of the League Cup. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Becky Taylor-Gill & Jessy Parker Humphreys Producer: Katie Baxter Learn more ab...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to digest a dramatic weekend in the WSL. Manchester City suffered a shock defeat to Everton, we examine their injury crisis and discuss Chloe Kelly’s future. We unpack Chelsea’s draw with Leicester, their first dropped points of the season, and also give some love to Alessia Russo following a big run of scoring form. Finally,...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to discuss a hectic weekend in the WSL, where 28 goals were scored across six games. Manchester United were busiest off the pitch after the club’s sporting director Dan Ashworth left and minority owner Jim Ratcliffe dropped more comments about the women’s team. They did actually beat Liverpool 4-0. We also touch on Chelsea’...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys, Becky Taylor-Gill and special guest Daniel Geey, partner in the sports group at law firm Sheridans and author of many books in sport. We chat to Daniel about contracts, wages, image rights and transfer clauses. We also dive into the differences between the WSL and NWSL, collective bargaining agreements and the future of sustainable leagues. Sho...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Becky Taylor-Gill to run through the big friendly between England and the USA at Wembley. We discuss the return of Mary Earps, an improved England defence and creative frustrations. We also touch on Scotland's, Wales's and Northern Ireland’s Euro 2025 playoffs. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Gilly Flaherty and Becky Taylor-Gill Producer: Katie Baxt...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill for an England-USA preview episode. First we celebrate the success of Barbra Banda and her BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year award. Then we look ahead to England’s showdown with the USA at Wembley. And we build our combined XI from the two rival nations. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylo...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill for the Women’s FA Cup third round draw. We discuss Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Manchester United and more frustrations for United fans. We also reflect on Marta’s fairytale ending….(or is it) with the Orlando Pride. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill Producers: Jonathan Fisher and Flo Ll...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to discuss the midweek action in Europe. All of the WSL sides have progressed to the quarterfinal stage, and they chat about their latest round of games and the competition so far. They also preview this Saturday’s NWSL Championship game and share news of an Adobe Women’s FA Cup draw. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Pa...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill for an instant reaction podcast from Chelsea vs Man City at Stamford Bridge. We reflect on the breaking news that Chelsea’s Kadeisha Buchanan has sustained an ACL injury. We then dive into Chelsea’s big win over Man City and the title race implications. Finally, we discuss Arsenal’s dominant North London derby victory. Host...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to chat through the weekend’s big wins for the WSL’s top teams. Manchester United delivered yet another poor draw, forcing manager Marc Skinner to defend his side’s performance. Arsenal finally record a huge win, but are still looking for a new head coach. Meanwhile, Chelsea beat Liverpool away and City continue their great st...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to review the new women’s football reality TV series 'The Offseason.' Created by Midge Purce and Alexis Ohanian, 'The Offseason' follows 11 NWSL players in the lead-up to the 2024 season. They unpack the show's story lines and characters and discuss whether a WSL version would work. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Park...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to chat through Manchester United’s draw with Arsenal (04:50) and an emphatic win for Chelsea (26:52). They also dive into Everton’s slump (36:07) and look at the WSL’s new media rights deal with Sky Sports and the BBC (46:30). Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys Producers: Jonathan Fisher...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys to unpack England’s calamitous 4-3 defeat to Germany at Wembley. We discuss the defensive issues, midfield problems and answer some listener questions. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guest: Jessy Parker Humphreys Producers: Jonathan Fisher and Flo Lloyd-Hughes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to discuss the New York Liberty’s win in the WNBA Finals and an emotional weekend for Gilly. We then get into the controversial goal in Chelsea’s win over Tottenham and why it’s time for goal-line technology in the WSL. We also dive into Manchester City’s comeback victory over Aston Villa and a frustrating draw for Manchester...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to chat through a big week in women’s football. They discuss the news that alcohol could be coming to the stands in women’s football. They then catch up on Jonas Eidevall’s exit and chat about who his successor could be. Plus, UWCL and a special birthday quiz for Flo. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker-Humphreys a...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty, Jessy Parker Humphreys, and Freda Ayisi to talk through another dramatic weekend in the WSL. Could Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat to Chelsea at the Emirates finally be the end for Jonas Eidevall? We discuss the future of the Arsenal boss. We also reflect on an important win for Chelsea and assess some of the areas Sonia Bompastor needs to focus on. We then dive...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill for the first UEFA Women’s Champions League episode of the season. They run through what happened in the first round of group games as Manchester City pulled off the result of the week with a memorable 2-0 win over Barcelona (05:59). There’s more pressure on Jonas Eidevall after Arsenal’s collapse in Munich (25:33), while C...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to talk through the big story of the weekend as Arsenal labored to a 0-0 draw with Everton. The performance raised more concerns for Arsenal fans ahead of a huge week, with games against Bayern Munich and Chelsea. We also reflect on the growing excitement in the WSL’s mid-table and answer some listener questions. Host: Flo Llo...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to chat through another chaotic week in the world of the WSL. Confusion and frustration over UEFA Women’s Champions League fixture scheduling left everybody annoyed. There were crucial three points for City and an impressive performance from Brighton. Is a new and stronger mid-table forming in the league? We also look at an ug...

In the first episode of this new miniseries, Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Callum McCarthy, editor in chief of SportBusiness, a sports industry intelligence platform, to take a look at media rights in women’s football. They explore the current landscape and trends in sports media rights around the world. They then dive into the WSL’s upcoming rights deal and the UEFA Wom...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to chat through the opening weekend of the WSL season. They break down the goals and missed chances at the Emirates as Vivianne Miedema returned to haunt her old club. Meanwhile, Chelsea just about squeezed past Aston Villa on Friday night, and United put their foot down against West Ham. They also check in with their fantasy...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys for part two of our WSL season preview. We’re also joined by Dani Gonçalves to talk about Fantasy WSL, the unofficial fantasy league game. We chat to Dani about creating the game and rank our lineup choices. Join our Fantasy WSL private league using code CP2024 Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Dani Gonçalves and Jessy Parker Humphreys Producers:...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to chat through the return of the WSL. We discuss the WPLL and what that really means for fans and hear from CEO Nikki Doucet. We then dive into the Big Four in the WSL and give our title predictions. Part two of our season preview will be out on Thursday. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Tay...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys to discuss Team USA’s gold medal victory over Brazil. Emma Hayes strikes gold in her first tournament with the USWNT, but it’s so long, farewell, and hopefully see you again for Marta. We also reflect on AKB’s bronze medal heroics for Germany and the weakness in Spain’s armor. Plus we dial up Becky Taylor-Gill from Paris to reflect on an amazing...

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys to discuss two dramatic semifinals at Paris 2024. Brazil disrupt and destroy a poor Spain team, but what went wrong for the world champions? There’s a silver medal guaranteed for Emma Hayes and the USA, even though there’s still plenty of room for improvement. Plus, will Marta finally get her golden moment? And will Germany be proud of being bac...