Their Pitch

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Frida Maanum was once described as one of Norways biggest talents.Maanum joins us for the seventh episode of Their Pitch. We talk about everything from her development as a defensive midfielder, her journey from Toppserien in Norway to Arsenal in the Women's Super League in England. That and as usual, a lot of tactical analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elisabet Gunnarsdottir is the Icelandic coach who has been in damallsvenskan and Kristianstad over 10 seasons. On this episode she talks about her career and future as well as tactical analysis. That and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Montemurro is the head coach for Juventus women. The Australian has many years of experience in the women's game, and he has been coaching in Australia and England and, in June 2021, he was appointed head coach for Juventus Women. In this episode Montemurro speaks about coaching in different leagues and clubs such as speaking about philosophy, tactics and analysis. Happy listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bianca Rech is the sporting director of FC Bayern München's women's team. In this week's episode, she shares her story, both on and off the pitch. Her career as a professional footballer, why she decided that coaching was not for her and what a day as a sporting director can offer. What is the profile of an FC Bayern München player, and how do the biggest club in Germany work with their girl's and women's academy to add quality to German football? Director of publication: Alexander Rosenlund Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's guest is Catarina Macario, who plays as a midfielder for multiple French champions Olympique Lyonnais and the US national team. In this episode, she shares the story behind coming to America, why she opted to play for the USA instead of Brazil and why she looks at herself as a hybrid between a number 9 and a number 10 out on the pitch. Macario also reveals why she chose to go to Europe to play football and why Lyon was the place to go. We hope you will enjoy this episode of Their pitch, participating in Catarina Macario's story. If you like it, feel free to leave a review and subscribe for more stories to be told from the pitch in women's football! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jessie Davis is the FC Nordsjaelland captain who might be doing her last professional season. The american tells us about her long break from football, coming back to the professional life and as usual a lot of tactical analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Renée Slegers is the headcoach who was forced to quit her professional career as a player. She has led FC Rosengård to back to back championships. On this episode we talk about everything from her career as a player, her as a coach and where she could see herself in the future. That and as usual, a lot of tactical analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katja Snoeijs grew up in the Netherlands and like many other professional women's footballers she started off by playing with boys. That was also something that could have gotten her to quit playing for good. Today she is a forward at Everton FC in the Women's Super League and in the Dutch national team. She has represented three clubs back home in the Netherlands in the Eredivisie Vrouwen; SC Telstar, VV Alkmaar and PSV. After becoming the top scorer in the league more than one time she moved abroad to play for Bordeaux in France before signing with the Toffees in the summer of 2022. In this episode we talk to Katja Snoeijs about why she signed for Everton and what she thinks a forward needs to be really good at on the pitch in the WSL to perform at the very highest level. Feel free to leave a review and subscribe to this podcast. Enjoy listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jelena Čanković left the Swedish topside FC Rosengård as one of the absolute best players in the Damallsvenskan. She joined Chelsea, the multiple Champions of England, on a three-year deal in August 2022. The Serbian national team midfielder is an experienced winner herself, both from back home in Serbia but also from playing in Spain with Barcelona, in Hungary with Ferencvaros and in Sweden with both Växjö DFF and Rosengård. In this episode, she talks about growing up in Serbia, how she sees herself as a football player, how vital scanning is to her as a tool out on the pitch, and why she decided to join Chelsea. Čanković turned out to be a football nerd, and we thought this episode turned out well, and we hope you will too. Happy listening, and don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and enjoy it as much as possible! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Linda Sembrant is the Swedish international centreback who plays for Juventus. On this podcast she talks about the Euros, upcoming world cup, and her contract situation with Juventus. That and as usual a lot of tactical analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ingrid Engen is the Norweigan international who joined Wolfsburg as a promising talent. The midfielder now plays for Barcelona and recently extended her contract with the Spanish club. We talk about everything from the journey from Norway to Wolfsburg, the “new” national team under Hege Riise and as usual a lot of tactical analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nadine Kessler represented the German national team 29 times and has won tournaments like the Euros and Champions League as well as winning the Ballon D'Or before she was forced to quit her career. She is now the managing director of Women's football at Uefa – on this episode she talks about her career and role at Uefa. That and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matilda Lundblad is a doctor who has worked as a team doctor for many years in elite football with both men and women. She is involved in different projects within the Swedish Football Association, where she works with national team football and futsal. This week she is our guest on the podcast to talk about the differences and similarities in medicine when working with men and women that play football at the absolute highest level. Lundblad also talks about her research on knee injuries and what she thinks can prevent them when women's football schedules grow with more games and competitions. Happy listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ella Masar never really took a proper break from football after retiring from it as a professional player. She got her UEFA A coaching badges and went to the NWSL to become an assistant coach in Kansas City Current. As a player, she has represented clubs at the highest level in the USA, France, Norway, Sweden and Germany. In this episode, Masar talks about when she was about to retire, and Vfl Wolfsburg showed up out of nowhere, how it is to be a mum while coaching elite football and what she has learned during her first year coaching in the NWSL. Enjoy listening, and feel free to leave a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lotta Schelin is the football legend who has represented the Swedish national team 185 times and won the Champions League with Lyon. On this episode she talked to us about everything from being forced to quit her career to the transition from Sweden to France. That and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emma Holmgren started her career with Gusk before she took the step out in Damallsvenskan. The Swedish international has been called up multiple times to the national team but has yet to debut. On this episode she talks about everything from life with Lyon, how it was to take the step out in Europe as well as what it was like winning the Champions League. That and as usual, a lot of tactical analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian Sørensen is a Danish football coach, currently in charge of Everton in the Women's Super League in England. Back home in Denmark, he has coached players like Pernille Harder, Signe Bruun and Amalie Vangsgaard. In this episode, Sörensen talks about what football he wants his team to play and what made him leave Denmark to go to England to coach Everton. Enjoy while listening and feel free to leave a review and subscribe!Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Damaris Egurrola left Everton for Lyon and won her first Champions League-title with the French club. “Dama” tells us about the three choices of national teams she had, and why she ended up choosing The Netherlands, what it's like playing with players she used to look up to and as usual, a lot of tactical analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olli Harder is the coach who has coached in the United States, China, Norway and England. He tells us about why he left West Ham, his dream of coaching The Football Ferns and how he won the league in Norway with SK Brann. That and as usual a lot of tactical analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carly Wickenheiser started her career in college where she played for Texas Tech. She then joined Morön BK in elitettan before she signed for Kif Örebro in Damallsvenskan. The Örebro-captain talks to us about the honor of wearing the armband, her future with Kif Örebro and as usual a lot of tactical analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caroline Graham Hansen moved abroad at a young age to pursue a professional football career. The Norwegian international has since then become one of the best players in the world. On this episode of Their Pitch the Barcelona winger talks about everything from playing at Camp Nou, how she has dealt with her injuries over time as well as why she is currently taking a break from the national team. That and as usual a lot of tactical analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eli Sarasola started her professional goalkeeping career at the age of 16. But in 2020 she ended her professional career after having played for Barcelona, Ajax and PSV. She now dedicates her time with Vantage, a company that works with Individual sports development program for elite athletes - where she works with some of the biggest footballers in the world. But how is it to go from a football player to an individual coach? What does Sarasola think about the situation within the Spanish national team, and did she see the Barcelona potential when she player there? That and as usual a lot more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carina Wenninger debuted for the Austrian national team in 2007, the same year that she signed for Bayern Münich. This summer she was part of the Austrian team that made it to the quarterfinal. On this episode of Their Pitch she talks about going to Roma on loan, what it means to wear the captains armband and her time with Bayern Münich. That as well as Romas historical advancement to the Champions League group stage – and as usual a lot of tactical analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonna Andersson recently returned back home to Sweden after a successful spell in the Women's Super League and Chelsea. In this episode Sweden's left fullback talks about why she chose to sign for Hammarby IF, how the Damallsvenskan has developed since 2017 when she moved to London and was there ever an option to stay in Chelsea? We also talk about how she ended up as a defender and it's important to be able to run up and down the pitch when playing in the fullback position. Please subscribe, feel free to leave a review and most importantly - Enjoy listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lena Oberdorf is considered as one of Germany's greatest talents and she joined multiple Frauen Bundesliga Champions Vfl Wolfsburg in the summer of 2020 coming from SGS Essen. Only 18 years old she just had been named “the world's most talented teenager” by Goal, as Germany's youngest ever World Cup player.Two years later, in 2022, she showed off on the biggest stage in the Euro in England and was then rewarded with two nominations; UEFA's best player of the year and the Balon d'Or. The midfielder joined in for an episode on the podcast talking about her extension with Wolfsburg, why the club is the best environment for her at the moment and why she has a private football coach that she trains with when she is not training or playing games with Wolfsburg or Germany's national team. Enjoy listening to this unique interview with one of Germany's greatest talents! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ali Riley is the fullback who left USA to try her luck in Europe. After eight years abroad, she returned to play in the NWSL and is now the captain of Angel City FC that is playing their first season ever. On Their Pitch, the New Zealand international talks about the upcoming World Cup in her home nation and about what Angel City is doing so well in women's football. That and a lot more. Enjoy while listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Teagan Micah debuted about a month before her first Olympics. She talks about the experiences and feelings during the games in Tokyo and why then left her club in Norway to sign for FC Rosengård. That and as usual a lot of tactical analysis! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amalie Vangsgaard is the Danish striker that currently can't seem to stop scoring in the 2022 season in the Damallsvenskan. She plays for Linköping FC and has put herself in an excellent position to win the Golden Boot with 18 goals scored so far, with seven rounds left to play. The 25-year-old recently made her senior national team debut, although many might have been surprised since Vangsgaard stopped playing professional football a few years back because she was tired of it. The break lasted for two years. What made her come back to the game, and how does she explain the current success? This and a lot more in this week's episode of Their Pitch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrine Stolsmo Hegerberg started her professional career, 16 years old, with Kolbotn in the Norwegian top-flight, Toppserien. She is this week's guest on the podcast. Listen to Hegerberg's journey in her career where she shares her story about having played in six different leagues, her return to the Damallsvenskan and BK Häcken, recovering from an ACL injury and her dream as a child to be Paolo Maldini. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elena Sadiku is the youngest coach in Damallsvenskan who was forced to quit as an elite player due to multiple injuries. She then made the decision that she wanted to become a football coach and inspire other people. She talks about what motivates her, how she wants to become the best in the world and what lessons she's learnt from hardships. This is the Elena Sadiku episode. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Willie Kirk is the highly appreciated football coach who stumbled into women's football by accident and didn't have the support from the people closest to him when he left his accounting job. Since then, he has quit coaching and is the football director of Women's football at Leicester.In this episode, we dive deep after this summer Euros and get to know Kirk. What inspires him? What impact has Casey Stoney had on him? Will he ever go back to coaching? Which player in the world would he sign for Leicester? That and much more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 8th and last episode of the Euro 2022 Special, Mia Eriksson and Willie Kirk are once again joined by data analyst Jesper Haglöf from the football analyst platform PlaymakerAI and women's football expert and commentator from Viaplay, Pär Lagerström. Jesper, who was with us in the preview episode before the tournament kicked off, is happy that his simulation of the outcome came true and Pär gives us his thoughts about England winning and how Swedish football can benefit from it. Willie, who recently was appointed as the women's football director in Leicester Football club, shares his thoughts about why Sarina Wiegman had international success once again and we also talk about Chelsea's newest addition; Swedish national team player Johanna Rytting Kaneryd who was rumoured to have signed for the Blues when we recorded this. What do Willie, Jesper and Pär think of Johanna's chances to break into Emma Hayes' already star stacked attacking line?Thanks to each and every one of you that have been with us throughout this Euro Special. We love you all. Please keep on listening, leave a review and subscribe to this podcast! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the 7th Euro 2022 Special, Mia Eriksson and Willie Kirk are joined by two journalists and women's football experts in their respective countries; Tom Garry from The Telegraph in England and Jasmina Schweimler, a freelancer from Germany. Tom might have to regret his words from the preview episode where he predicted that Germany wouldn't make it from the group, and Jasmina is very happy that he got it all wrong. Willie says that the quarter-final between France and Germany is one of the best games he has ever seen, and he also feels a bit sorry for Peter Gerhardsson and Sweden. We also predict the final, and Willie explains why both teams can win this UEFA Women's Euro 2022 final and get their hands on the trophy on Sunday, July 31. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The knockout stage has begun, and in the sixth episode of the Euro Special, Mia Eriksson and Willie Kirk are joined by Manchester United women's analyst Luke Wright and Orri Rafn Sigurdarson, an Icelandic football commentator and journalist, to talk about Sweden's win against Belgium in the quarter-final and then, with Om Arvind, an analyst, writer and podcaster from the USA to breakdown the match between the Netherlands and France. Enjoy this one, and please, keep listening, don't forget to subscribe and follow us on social media; we are on Twitter and Instagram! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the fifth Euro 2022 Special, Willie Kirk and Mia Eriksson are joined by Abdullah Abdullah, a women's football analyst and a tactical author. We speak about the impact of Alex Greenwood when England beat Spain in the first quarter-final, Alex Popp's importance for tGermany and Magdalena Eriksson's vital role in the Swedish backline. Listen and enjoy! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the fourth episode of the Euro special Mia Eriksson and Willie Kirk are joined by Lotte Bransen, women's football data scientist and researcher Lotte Bransen from the Belgian university KU Leuven and Line Johansen, former Danish national team goalkeeper who now is working as a women's football agent. They talk about the group stage in the Euro so far, Sweden's latest and improved performance vs Portugal, Denmark's stable game plan and tactics against Spain and Norway's exit. Lotte also presents data and analysis that compares the women's game in the World Cup 2019 with the football being played in the Euro 2022. This and of course a lot more - Enjoy while listening See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joined by Eskilstuna United's coach Elena Sadiku and Dutch football analyst Marc Lamberts, Mia, Willie Kirk and Amanda discusses Sweden's performance vs Switzerland and Hanna Bennison's beautiful strike that gave the Swedes the win. That and Sarina Wiegman's impact on England, Spain's ability to keep possession without scoring from open play and of course, a lot more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With the Euro 2022 underway, Willie Kirk and Mia Eriksson are joined by Rafa Roldan, assistant head coach and analyst in Hammarby's women's team and former Spanish national goalkeeper Eli Sarasola who now works as a coach and analyst for Your Vantage. Recorded in the morning July 10 we talk and analyze the group games played so far. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Laura Freigang is set to play her first, big international tournament with Germany. In this episode Freigang talks about what it means to be selected to play for a national team with such a big winning mentality and holds so many big stars. She let's us know what she would've have told the younger version of herself with what she knows today and she gets into football analysis to share thoughts on what's the most important things to think about playing as a forward for both club and country. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Maren Mjelde got injured in March 2021 and has recently made her way back to the pitch. In this episode, she talks about her journey back, the competition in the WSL and in the Champions League and what it means to her to play for Norway. She also talks about the support from her family and about what her brother said when she hung the WSL medal around his neck after winning the third consecutive league title in a row with the Blues. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 27 is our first Euro 2022 special featuring professional football coach Willie Kirk. He will be our sidekick and expert throughout the tournament and in this first Euro episode we are joined by Tom Garry, football journalist on The Telegraph in the UK and Jesper Haglöf, football analyst at PlayMakerAI. We talk about Sweden's chances to finally win a gold medal with Peter Gerhardsson as head coach, the group of death (Spain, Germany, Denmark and Finland) and of course, we ask ourselves: Will it come home? Oh, and also, Willie and Tom go up against each other in a quiz about Sweden. How much do they know about the Swedish national team? Listen to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this mini-version of Their Pitch Amanda talk with Ella Toone from Manchester United and the English national team. Ella shares her expectations on the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 that will be played in her home country, what it means to play for the Lionesses and how it would feel to step out at Old Trafford, her club's "home ground" in the national team shirt. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Their Pitch, our guest is the Swedish head coach Peter Gerhardsson. He talks about the idea he had and wanted to try on the Swedish women's national team when he got the job, about the importance of coaching each other and about that his belief is that it all comes down to the players themselves if they really want to get better and learn new things on the pitch. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Martin Sjögren won the Damallsvenskan with Linköping FC back in 2016 and was shortly after, announced as Norway's new head coach. Worth mentioning is that he also won the Swedish league title twice with LdB FC Malmö in 2010 and 2011. In this episode Sjögren reflects about opinions about the way he coaches and expectations on the upcoming UEFA Women's Euro 2022 in England. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week's Their Pitch guest is Denmark's head coach Lars Søndergaard. In this episode, he shares the thoughts he had before going into coaching women's football, what Denmark's captain Pernille Harder means to the team and the expectations he has for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 in England. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week's Their Pitch player is Swedish international defender Magdalena Eriksson. On this episode we talk about her national team career, what kind of advice she would have given to her younger self and who she would want to go up against in a Euros final. That and as usual a lot of tactical analysis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week's Their Pitch player is English goalkeeper Mary Earps. On this episode we talk about her national team career, what it means to play the Euros on home soil and her journey to become one of the top goalkeepers in English football. That and as usual a lot of tactical analysis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week's Their Pitch player is Belgian superstar Tessa Wullaert. On this episode we talk about how she never dreamed of playing football professionally, what it means to be a captain, the development of Belgian football as well as her national team career. That and as usual a lot of tactical analysis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.