The Women's Football Talk Podcast

England just missed out on automatic qualification for next summer's Women's World Cup, following a 4-0 loss to Spain last Friday and a 3-0 win v Ukraine yesterday. We give our thoughts on how the Lionesses just fell short as they now have to plan for the play-offs near the end of the year. We also discuss the four European nations that have qualified for the Women's World Cup next year, and the c...

The club football season has drawn to a full close now for 2025/2026, and in this episode, we talk about the World Sevens tournament and the best moments from that. Plus we discuss Manchester City’s Women’s FA Cup final victory over Brighton, the action from the NWSL this past weekend, the crazy transfer window stories already happening, and also looking ahead to England’s Women’s World Cup qualif...

What a weekend it was for Barcelona and Charlton Athletic after they were both the winners of the two big games that happened this past Saturday. We talk about how Barcelona’s amazing second-half performance took them to a fourth Champions League title, and how a fantastic goalkeeping performance from Sophie Whitehouse guided Charlton Athletic to the WSL for next season. We also chat about some of...

Two big games await this Saturday with the UEFA Women's Champions League final between Barcelona and Lyon, plus the earlier kickoff where Charlton Athletic face Leicester City, with the winner being the team that will be in the Women's Super League next season. Subscribe to our free Substack newsletter: Women's Football Talk | Substack If you want to follow us on social media you can here: X (Twit...

We reflect back on the final day of the season in the Women's Super League as Manchester City got their hands on the trophy, plus Sam Kerr and Katie McCabe were the latest players confirmed to be departing their clubs this summer. We also look back on our predictions we had done at the start of the season, and discuss some of the talking points from the NWSL's most recent games. Subscribe to our f...

It is the final day of the 2025/2026 Women's Super League season this weekend, and we decided to do a reflection of all twelve teams' campaigns and give them a grade as to how well we feel they have performed. Plus, we discuss how all the teams could look going into next season as they stand currently. *Podcast was recorded on Thursday 14th May in case of any news that is announced Subscribe to ou...

We chat through many of the talking points from the weekend’s action, including in the Women’s FA Cup semi-finals after Brighton and Manchester City progressed to the final, and also Arsenal beating Aston Villa in the WSL to secure European football next season and a top-three finish. We also discuss what happened in the NWSL this weekend as the Washington Spirit equalled a club-record winning run...

We discuss Manchester City being confirmed as the WSL champions for 2025/26 following the draw between Brighton and Arsenal this past Wednesday, looking at how they achieved it and some of the key moments in their season. Plus, there's a discussion on the news of Khadija Shaw's future, which has been one of the biggest talking points this week. We also preview this weekend's upcoming matches in th...

A lot of drama happened this weekend, and we’ve got you covered as we discussed the action-packed Champions League semi-finals that saw Lyon beat Arsenal, and Barcelona get past Bayern Munich. Plus, we talk late goals in the WSL, including a late winner from Rebecca Knaak that keeps Manchester City in a good position to become champions. Also, we chat about Birmingham City and Crystal Palace getti...

Women’s Champions League semi final second legs, penultimate fixtures of the WSL season for some teams, and a three-way battle to earn promotion to the WSL awaits this week as we give you the rundown of what to look forward to this weekend in women’s football. We preview all that and also discuss a couple of news talking points such as Millie Bright announcing her retirement, Leah Williamson and S...

In this episode, we gave our reaction to the weekend's action, starting with the two Women's Champions League semi-finals as Arsenal claimed the early advantage against OL Lyonnes and Barcelona and Bayern drew. We also discuss how Brighton turned Manchester City in the WSL, as well as Man Utd's top three hopes now being out of their hands, and also the crazy ongoings with the promotion race in the...

It’s a busy weekend of women’s football that awaits, with the first legs of the UEFA Women’s Champions League and games across the WSL, WSL 2, and the NWSL. We discuss and preview each semi-final as Bayern Munich face Barcelona, and Arsenal take on OL Lyonnes. Plus, we look ahead to many of the league fixtures that are happening, with permutations beginning to build up as the season reaches its fi...

We reflect back on how the international break went for England after their two 1-0 victories over Spain and Iceland, as we discuss each of the respective performances from those games and how players such as Alessia Russo and Hannah Hampton impressed for the Lionesses. Subscribe to our free Substack newsletter: Women's Football Talk | Substack If you want to follow us on social media you can here...

International football has come back around in April, and we are here to give you a preview for the Lionesses’ next two Women’s World Cup qualifiers, with a big game to come against Spain, and a second tie against Iceland happening this weekend. We look at some of the notable stories heading into these games, with Leah Williamson’s fitness and questions about what England’s defensive line-up could...

In this episode, we chat through an entertaining midweek of second-leg action in the UEFA Women’s Champions League as Arsenal beat Chelsea in a game that also saw more VAR controversy. Plus, Manchester United also exited the competition after losing to Bayern Munich. We also have thoughts on Barcelona’s demolition of Real Madrid and OL Lyonnes leaving it until extra-time to get over the line again...

In this episode, we discuss the weekend's action in the Women's Super League after a load of entertaining matches. We discuss talking points such as Manchester City going closer to being champions, Manchester United manager Marc Skinner potentially being under pressure, and also Chelsea and Aston Villa's seven-goal thriller. There's also some chat about the NWSL matches at the weekend as Angel Cit...

We discuss the first legs of the UEFA Women’s Champions League from midweek, with early wins for Arsenal, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg. Plus, we give a few thoughts on some fantastic individual performances from those games, as well as some amazing goals. We have also previewed an action-packed weekend with a couple of derbies to look forward to in the Women’s Super League, and some more...

In this episode, we discuss all the action from the Women’s Super League and the NWSL, including some discussion on Khadija Shaw’s latest hat-trick against Tottenham, Arsenal’s dominant win over West Ham, Chelsea injury issues and a chaotic Cascadia rivalry match-up that saw two red cards. Subscribe to our free Substack newsletter: Women's Football Talk | Substack If you want to follow us on socia...

In this pod, we discuss the midweek games from the Barclays WSL as Chelsea beat Brighton, and Manchester United suffered a blow in their top-three hopes, while West Ham saw their survival hopes boosted. We look ahead to the weekend’s games in the WSL as well, and the NWSL action including the Cascadia derby between Portland Thorns and Seattle Reign. Plus, we talk Saturday’s Women’s Asian Cup final...

In this episode, we cover Sunday’s Women’s League final that saw Chelsea win yet another trophy as they won 2-0 against Manchester United. We discuss the performances of Lauren James and Veerle Buurman, plus what went wrong for United as they suffered a cup final defeat at the hands of Chelsea once again. There are also some thoughts from us on wins for Liverpool, Everton and Arsenal in the WSL th...

There is a lot happening this weekend in women's football! In this episode, we preview Sunday's Subway Women's League Cup Final and WSL action, plus we look ahead to the start of the new NWSL season, and talk about the Women's Asian Cup. Subscribe to our free Substack newsletter: Women's Football Talk | Substack If you want to follow us on social media you can here: X (Twitter) - @WFTalks Instagra...

We reflect on England's 6-1 victory over Ukraine from last Tuesday, plus we discuss the news that the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations has been postponed until July and what has gone wrong for that to have happened. There's also some reaction to the Women's Asian Cup action that has happened so far, as well as some thoughts on Portland Thorns appointing Robert Vilahamn as their new head coach, l...

We look towards England's upcoming Women's World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine and Iceland, discussing some of the talking points surrounding the Lionesses ahead of their matches. We also preview the Women's Asian Cup, which begins on the 1st March, as does the SheBelieves Cup involving the United States Women's National Team, where we talk about their squad and how things are looking ahead of th...

We discuss the Women's FA Cup fifth round action from this past weekend, which included wins for Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City, while Oxford went close to causing a shock over Charlton Athletic. We also reacted to the news from last week surrounding the U-turn from the FA on their future proposals to revamp the Women's FA Cup. Subscribe to our free Substack newsletter: Women's Football Talk...

In this episode, we react to the UEFA Women’s Champions League Knockout Round Playoff second legs that happened on Wednesday, as Arsenal and Real Madrid advanced to the quarter-finals. We also preview a couple of the Women’s FA Cup fifth-round ties happening this weekend, and discuss the proposals that were rumoured to be put forward by the FA to bring changes to the competition, which have since...