Into the Channel ⚽️ A Podcast Primarily About Women's Football

We got some midweek NWSL action with Gotham FC beating the San Diego Wave 2-1 and Angel City FC beating Racing Louisville in a wild 3-2 finish on Wednesday. We started with Gotham playing direct against the Wave and San Diego not having a lot of answers. Everyone loved Gotham's offseason moves, then they started slow. Now, the Bats are on a run, and they don't even have Lynn Williams and E...

We've reached the midpoint of the season, and multiple players have stood out as the potential MVP of the league. In this episode, Dino and Grant run through their five-player MVP ballots as if the season ended at time of recording and compare notes. We wrapped up with some honorable mentions and players who just missed the cut, but we're sure you have some players in mind who we might hav...

The top-4 in the NWSL had some interesting results this week: - KC Current drew Chicago Red Stars 2-2 - Orlando Pride drew NC Courage 0-0 - Washington Spirit drew SD Wave 1-1 - Gotham FC beat Racing Louisville 2-0 Before we got into that, Dino and Grant discussed Seattle Reign FC and Portland Thorns (well, some of them) also playing to a 0-0 draw in the Cascadia derby -- and you know Grant was in...

In a landmark episode of our show, Lianne Sanderson joins the program to discuss a wide range of topics. Sanderson was a goal-scoring machine in her career. She is a quadruple winner from her days at Arsenal, she has a third-place medal from the 2015 World Cup with the Lionesses, and now she's one of the premiere football analysts in the media space. We peppered the legend with questions about...

The 2023-24 UEFA Women's Champions League is over, and Barcelona are Champions once again. UEFA had a say with their Starting 11 from the tournament, but now it's time for us to weigh in. In this episode, Dino and Grant utilize a draft format to each pick their "Favorite 11" from the UWCL. Let us know which team you think would win in a Final-type match with the possibility of ex...

Fans of the USWNT finally got to see 16-year-old Ajax midfielder Lily Yohannes on the field -- and she delivered. In this episode, we forsake the idea of talking about a match in chronological order, and we go right to the 82' when Yohannes scored her first national team goal just 10 minutes after being subbed onto the pitch. We discussed her incredible poise and confidence for a young player,...

Turns out Emma Hayes might be a pretty good football manager... who's earned the right to coach another squad full of elite players. The USWNT looked dominant in a 4-0 victory over South Korea in Colorado on Saturday, but what were we able to glean from the starting 11, the substitutes, and the overall performance? In this episode, Grant and Dino discussed Sophia Smith showcasing her brilliant...

After about 48 hours to fully digest the UEFA Women's Champions League Final, Dino and Grant regained their composure and called on someone who was live in Bilbao for the match to help break it down one more time. Chris Sharples is a freelance sports commentator and voice over artist who called the UWCL Final alongside Lucy Ward for DAZN. In this episode, we chatted with Chris about the incred...

Barcelona has climbed the mountain for the second-consecutive year; this time, defeating fellow European powerhouse Lyon 2-0 in an intriguing match from start-to-finish. Dino and Grant hopped online and recorded their immediate reaction right after the match, and we were joined by several of our favorite Internet pals from this UWCL journey. We talked about the battle between the midfields; Caroli...

The UEFA Women's Champions League Final is upon us, and Grant and Dino have enlisted the help of a real footballer to help preview the matchup. Assile Toufaily is a former player on Lebanon's women's national team, and she's currently a freelance sports journalist and contributor to Forbes covering D1 Arkema, among other football matches and storylines. In this episode, Dino, Grant...

Ajax midfielder, American Wonderkid, and Into the Channel-favorite Lily Yohannes has been named to the USWNT's upcoming squad for two friendlies against South Korea. We jumped in the studio to record our instant-reaction to the news while trying to provide a little context around a 16-year-old American player competing at a high-level in Europe and getting such a serious look at the national t...

The Global Game certainly lived up to its name this past week. In this episode, Dino and Grant talk about a couple of league-winners over in Europe before bouncing back stateside to cover a match of importance to both of them. First, we discuss Lyon's victory over PSG in the D1 Arkema Final, which saw OL jump out to a 2-0 lead before PSG relied on its resilience and fantastic play from Tabita...

For the majority of clubs, we are 35 percent of the way through the NWSL season, and Dino and Grant have some thoughts about what we might see the rest of the way. We started with the four favorites to win the NWSL Shield and discussed a relevant storyline related to each club: Orlando Pride: Depth, flexibility, BANDA Washington Spirit: Croix Bethune is very, very good Portland Thorns FC: Sophia S...

In this episode, we (figuratively) travel to France and discuss the Division 1 Arkema semifinal matches and preview the final between our old pals: Lyon and PSG. We've watched these clubs battle both in their domestic league and the UEFA Women's Champions League, so we're looking for another banger between these great squads. Subscribe now to catch all of our women's football talk,...

Let the NWSL midweek action begin! Dino and Grant discuss Wednesday night's action and take a quick look at what's next for those six clubs. Houston Dash vs. Gotham FC Gotham FC was able to notch a road victory in H-Town, and they're starting to show some signs of life after a slow start, but are they really the juggernaut everyone thought they'd be after their noisy offseason? Mea...

In this special WSL-focused episode of Into the Channel, Dino and Grant take a look at the title race across the pond. First, we quickly recap Chelsea's mid-week stumble vs. Liverpool and the idea that the Blues were gasping for air on their way to the finish line. Then, we cover Manchester City's devastating home loss to Arsenal, with a little extra reporting by Grant, who was in the buil...

The UEFA Women's Champions League Final is set. And even though plenty of people expected Barcelona to face off against Lyon for the trophy, neither club had an "easy" road to get here. In this episode, Dino and Grant first talk about Barcelona's 2-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. We dove into the interesting lineup and formation changes Barca made, the Aitana Bonmatí m...

We're poised for another incredible week of NWSL action. In this episode, we take a quick look at each of the seven games this week. 0:00 - Washington Spirit vs. Orlando Pride 10:30 - Angel City FC vs. KC Current 15:55 - NC Courage vs. Seattle Reign FC 22:00 - Chicago Red Stars vs. Portland Thorns FC 30:15 - Utah Royals FC vs. Houston Dash 38:05 - SD Wave FC vs. Bay FC 43:50 - Gotham FC vs. Ra...

Well, we thought the first-leg matches of the UEFA Women's Champions League were going to be bangers, and we've never been more correct about anything in the history of this show. To start the show, we tackled Chelsea's incredible 1-0 victory over Barcelona in Spain (!!!), where the Blues were able to neutralize Barca's key attacking players. We talked about the great work from Jes...

The first leg of the UEFA Women's Champions League Semifinals are Saturday. Dino and Grant take a look at the recent form of the four clubs still battling for the coveted UWCL trophy. We started with Barcelona, fresh off some dominating victories in Liga F, and talked about all the factors opponents need to beat them. We then moved to London to take about those Chelsea Blues, who have had some...

"Beef" has been a popular topic of conversation the past few weeks. While we won't get into the dynamics of the current rap beef that's consuming social media, we scribbled in our notepads and put together the latest edition of the NWSL tiers. We placed all 14 teams on tiers based on their current vibes, the way they played this last week, the way they've played over the cour...

Hello, friends. The USWNT won the SheBelieves Cup with victories over Japan and Canada. We talked about our beloved 4-2-3-1 formation, the terrifying sight of a potential Naomi Girma injury (she is day-to-day, based on the last report), the Shaw-Horan combo in midfield, and many other things from those two matches. Make room in the trophy case, USWNT. After that, we worked together to build an Oly...

The NWSL table is easy to find. You can go to the NWSL's website. You can go to our pals at FotMob (online or the mobile app). Or you can visit our other friends at FBRef. But sometimes football fans need a little more info, and that's why we created the ITC NWSL Tiers (the official name is a work-in-progress). In this episode, Dino and Grant place all 14 clubs across five tiers, with the...

The quarterfinals of the UEFA Women's Champions League is complete, and while we're excited to watch four incredible clubs compete in the semifinals, we spend a good chunk of this episode memorializing the four incredible clubs who've been eliminated. We start, where else, in Bergen, Norway. We honor the club and the Brann Battalion, but please remember, this isn't "goodbye;&q...

We saw another wild week in the NWSL, as the "Chaos League" marches on in this young season. In this episode, we cover: - Chicago Red Stars reach the top of the table with a win over the Seattle Reign - Orlando Pride find a draw vs. Angel City on the strength of Marta's left boot - KC Current are level on points with Chicago after another win and impressive showing from Temwa Chawing...