Football Inside Out

Latest Episodes:

Can you win the player of the tournament if your team doesn’t make the knockout stages? Jun 18, 2019

Show notes

In this episode, Susannah Collins, host of “MLS:The Call Up" steps in for Monki.

She joins Heath in the Copa90 Clubhouse to discuss a possible conspiracy theory about the USA team. Was Carli Lloyd’s muted celebration a response to the 13-0 controversy?

And is Chilean goalkeeper Christiane Endler the player of the tournament, even though her team may not make the knockout stages?

Plus, we hear from the Football Ferns’ forward Sarah Gregorius and Eli has the Inside Score on Jamaica and Australia.

Send us emails and voicenotes to footballinsideout@copa90.com - we’d love to share your thoughts on the show. And tweet using the hashtag #Copa90insideout

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Harry Parsons - Eden (&Friends)

Monki - Electricity (&Friends)

Monki - Love Magic (&Friends)

Monki - Voices (&Friends)

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How do you stay motivated when you know you're already out of the World Cup? Jun 17, 2019

Show notes

On today’s podcast, Heath and Monki discuss some of the unhealthy vices of their former teammates. And what motivates a team to play on, despite no longer having a chance to make it through the group stages?

Chelsea goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger tells us the amazing story of her journey back to football after she beat cancer.

Plus, Eli has the Inside Score on Spain and South Africa

Send us emails and voicenotes to footballinsideout@copa90.com - we’d love to share your thoughts on the show. And tweet using the hashtag #Copa90insideout

Make sure you check out the COPA90 store for the latest drops and merch around the Women's World Cup. Search Store.copa90.com

Harry Parsons - Eden (&Friends)

Monki - Electricity (&Friends)

Monki - ENG98 (DFTD)

Monki - Love Magic (&Friends)

Monki - Voices (&Friends)

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Are we haunted by our biggest sporting failures? Jun 16, 2019

Show notes

Heath and Monki talk nightmarish defeats. What are the scores that still haunt you?

And how do you deal with stress eating as a professional athlete? Heath makes a sour candy related confession.

Plus, we hear from Scottish forward Lisa Evans and Eli has the Inside Score on Thailand and Chile.

Send us emails and voicenotes to footballinsideout@copa90.com - we’d love to share your thoughts on the show. And tweet using the hashtag #Copa90insideout

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Harry Parsons - Eden (&Friends)

Monki - Electricity (&Friends)

Monki - ENG98 (DFTD)

Monki - Love Magic (&Friends)

Monki - Voices (&Friends)

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Could VAR take a leaf out of the NFL's book? Jun 15, 2019

Show notes

In today's podcast, discussion turns again to the most controversial subject of the tournament: VAR. Should its use be regulated in a different way, as it is in other sports such as the NFL? Heath and Monki respond to a listener email.

And post-career choices: what options are open to players after they retire from professional football? Heath and Monki share their experiences of education and discuss what footballers usually do after the game, and whether we'll see that change as the industry progresses.

There's an interview with the Netherlands' Vivianne Miedema and Eli has the Inside Score on the team too.

Send us emails and voicenotes to footballinsideout@copa90.com - we’d love to share your thoughts on the show. And tweet using the hashtag #Copa90insideout

Make sure you check out the COPA90 store for the latest drops and merch around the Women's World Cup. Search Store.copa90.com

Harry Parsons - Eden (&Friends)

Monki - Electricity (&Friends)

Monki - ENG98 (DFTD)

Monki - Love Magic (&Friends)

Monki - Voices (&Friends)

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Is the underdog mentality a positive thing? Jun 14, 2019

Show notes

Heather O'Reilly joins Heath and Monki in the studio to discuss the best crêpes in Paris....and tournament highlights and upsets. She and Heath compare experiences of playing in the US national team; what's it like to be the underdog? Plus find out what could have been in the Heather O-Pie-ly.

There's some quick-fire questions with England star Nikita Parris and Eli has the Inside Score on Italy.

Send us emails and voicenotes to footballinsideout@copa90.com - we’d love to share your thoughts on the show.

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Harry Parsons - Eden (&Friends)

Monki - Electricity (&Friends)

Monki - ENG98 (DFTD)

Monki - Love Magic (&Friends)

Monki - Voices (&Friends)

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How do you know when your time is up as a player? Jun 13, 2019

Show notes

Brazil's Formiga plays this year in what is unbelievably her seventh World Cup. But how do veteran players know when it's time to call it a day? Heath and Monki talk about players' lifespans, and how their games change as their bodies - and minds - age.

We've got an interview with fiercely proud Matilda Lisa De Vanna ahead of Australia's game against Brazil; hear about what still puts fire in her belly as a footballer.

Plus: playing clean vs playing mean. And Eli has the Inside Score on Brazil and China.

Harry Parsons - Eden (&Friends)

Monki - Electricity (&Friends)

Monki - ENG98 (DFTD)

Monki - Love Magic (&Friends)

Monki - Voices (&Friends)

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How should players handle difficult questions from journalists? Jun 12, 2019

Show notes

The world's eyes are on the players in this tournament; and that means the media scrutiny is greater than ever. Do we talk enough about the expectations around opening up to the media about difficult or personal issues?

Retired Norway player Hege Riise shares her experiences of playing on the team.

Monki and Heath compare experiences of playing in goal...with varying success.

Plus how a new generation of US-style football documentaries are giving fans around the world a new insight into how teams function. And Eli has the Inside Score on controversy-stricken Germany.

Music:

Harry Parsons - Eden (&Friends)

Monki - Electricity (&Friends)

Monki - Work It (Weapons)

Monki - Love Magic (&Friends)

Monki - Voices (&Friends)

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How do dual nationals decide which national team to play for? Jun 11, 2019

Show notes

New Zealand's Ali Riley talks about how she ended up captain of the Football Ferns despite being a born and bred Californian. Like many players in this tournament she isn't a native of the country she plays for: is it a difficult decision for athletes like her to make?

Plus Heath explains an unexpected linguistic side effect of his international football career.

Plus Eli has the Inside Score on New Zealand ahead of their Netherlands game.

Music:

Harry Parsons - Eden (&Friends)

Monki - Electricity (&Friends)

Monki - ENG98 (DFTD)

Monki - Love Magic (&Friends)

Monki - Voices (&Friends)

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Is there too much pressure on players to use their platforms for change? Jun 10, 2019

Show notes

Ahead of tonight’s Canada v Cameroon game we hear from Canada’s Erin McLeod, sadly missing this tournament due to injury, who shares her passion for campaigning for the rights of players and individuals around the world. But are our expectations of players to use their platforms to advocate for change too high?

Heath and Monki discuss the differences in US and UK sports academies and universities; and whether there’s such a thing as TOO young when it comes to signing new professional talent.

Plus Eli Mengem has the Inside Score: everything you really need to know about Canada and Cameroon.

Music:

Harry Parsons - Eden (&Friends)

Monki - Electricity (&Friends)

Monki - Love Magic (&Friends)

Monki - Voices (&Friends)

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Will England’s fans stay loyal to the Lionesses? Jun 09, 2019

Show notes

Ahead of tonight’s England v Scotland game Monki and Heath discuss the enormous pressure on the excellent England squad. Historically the country’s fans fans aren’t always the kindest to the team if things don’t go as planned. Will the Lionesses face the same scrutiny as the men’s team?

Plus England international Beth Mead reveals what it was like to get THAT email from Phil Neville. And Monki explains what international squad selection and pirate radio have in common; and Heath reveals how close he once came to ‘going Cantona’ on a fan.

Eli has the Inside Score on England and Scotland; it’s unbelievably Scotland’s first World Cup and, looking at the squad, expectation is extremely high.

Music:

Harry Parsons - Eden (&Friends)

Monki - Electricity (&Friends)

Monki - Love Magic (&Friends)

Monki - Voices (&Friends)

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