Upfront - A Women's Football Podcast

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Revisited: ACL injuries in Women’s Football Jan 08, 2024

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After news of Sam Kerr’s ACL injury broke at the weekend, we wanted to revisit our exploration of ACL injuries in women’s football just over 12 months ago – when another of the WSL’s stars was ruled out for the rest of the season, Beth Mead.

In this episode, Chloe and Rachel looked into the alarming rate of ACL injuries across women’s football and what can be done to help those players affected.

We spoke to Dr Emma Ross, a female athlete health specialist, to understand why women are up to six times more likely to suffer an ACL injury than their male counterparts. We were also joined by then-Aston Villa midfielder Remi Allen, who was recovering from an ACL injury at the time and gave us a unique insight into the mental and physical hurdles that accompany such a career-threatening setback.

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Upfront is your definitive women's football podcast, the Lionesses and every team in the WSL – Arsenal, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Brighton, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Liverpool, London City Lionesses, Manchester City, Manchester United, Spurs, and West Ham United. We'll take you inside the biggest rivalries, like Arsenal vs Chelsea and Man City vs Manchester United. Subscribe for new podcasts every Tuesday throughout the season.

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Our Top Five Stories of 2023! Dec 26, 2023

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Chloe and Rachel count down their top five stories from one heck of a year! Featuring emotional moments in Australia, a title race to end all title races, and the start of a long goodbye for one of the absolute titans of the women’s game.

It’s been real, 2023. Thanks so much everyone for joining us for the ride! We’ll be back in the new year.

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Our WSL mid-season review! Dec 19, 2023

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The title race, the relegation battle, the top four disruptors – it’s all on the table on today’s ep!

Chloe and Rachel give a top-to-bottom review of the WSL season so far before the winter break begins. Why have Man United already dropped more points than in the WHOLE of last season? How did Spurs rewrite history against Arsenal at the weekend? And are Liverpool the real deal? Join us for all that and more!

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BONUS: Inside Arsenal's fan culture Dec 11, 2023

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Ahead of Sunday’s showdown against Chelsea, Chloe and Rachel headed to - that’s right - Wetherspoons! After steaming through many pints and cooked breakfasts (not really), they sat down with Tara and Zoe, two of the biggest figures in the Arsenal Women’s Supporters Club, to find out how Arsenal has become the best-supported club in English football.

Plus, Chloe catches up with Arseblog’s Tim Stillman about the likelihood of every Arsenal Women’s game moving to the Emirates soon! WARNING: very catchy Cloé Lacasse chant in this pod…

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Arsenal stun Chelsea! Dec 10, 2023

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We’re at the Emirates! Chloe and Rachel took in a dramatic 90 minutes between two of the WSL’s heavyweights and then headed to the press box to react to it all!

How did Arsenal pull off one of the best performances of the Jonas Eidevall era? What happened to Chelsea and Lauren James? Where does this leave the title race? And who has bonce of the year?!

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Dutch Courage, NewCo, and the New Champions League Dec 05, 2023

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England fought back on Friday! Not that Chloe would know, she was already on her way to Boxpark…

Chloe and Rachel discuss the showdown with Scotland, NewCo, and welcome a Queen of the Jungle to the Hall of Fame!

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The Roebuck Riddle and Sinclair’s Send-Off Nov 28, 2023

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What’s going on with Ellie Roebuck? Chloe and Rachel try to figure out the question on everyone’s lips on today’s show!

While Roebuck failed to make Sarina Wiegman’s squad, Beth Mead is back, people – and back amongst the goals! Don’t worry, we marked it with an appropriate song. But where does she fit into England’s revamped frontline?

Plus, we say goodbye to Christine Sinclair before her final games for Canada. Canadian soccer journalist Har Johal joins us to explain why she leaves the stage as one of Canada’s most influential athletes ever.

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Sweary Earps, devastating James, and player drug tests Nov 20, 2023

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Earps, I did it again.

Chloe and Rachel look back on an eventful Manchester derby where Mary Earps once again swore in full view of the cameras – and for good reason.

Plus, Chloe reminds us of her sleepless nights after facing LJ between the sticks and we wonder why Chelsea don’t get better attendances at Stamford Bridge.

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New disruptors, Rapinoe’s last bow, and the UWCL returns! Nov 13, 2023

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Just whenyou thought the WSL was about to calm down, it throws up a weekend like that!

Chloe and Rachel unpack Brighton’s shock defeat of Manchester City and *that* Arsenal second half against Bristol City, which gets us thinking about some of the tough halftime team talks Chloe received over the years!

Plus, we call up US soccer writer Megan Swanick and and DAZN football reporter Alex Ibaceta to hear about events overseas in the US and Spain. What kind of Real Madrid side awaits Chelsea on Wednesday?

We’ve been nominated for Best Podcast at the FSA Awards! Vote for us here, Clo Sullivans: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/fsa-awards-2023.

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Stay another day, Emma Hayes Nov 07, 2023

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Chloe and Rachel react to Saturday’s seismic news that Emma Hayes will be leaving Chelsea - and the WSL - at the end of the season!

We discuss what’s next for Hayes, Chelsea and the league as a whole – plus, we speak to one of the journalists who broke the news of Emma Hayes’ move to the US Women’s National Team, Jeff Kassouf from Equalizer Soccer!

Elsewhere, Chloe blames literally every element of the weather on goalkeepers’ mistakes this weekend and Rachel tells us about her trip to Bristol City, where they won their first game of the season!

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