All episodes

I think it’s fair to say that it’s been very sad news for every single Liverpool supporter this past week – Jürgen Klopp has announced that he will be leaving the Reds at the end of the 2023/24 season. After an incredibly successful spell at the club, Klopp will be departing as one of the greatest. But what makes Klopp so good? Why is he so loved by the fans and the community and how come his players - present and past - speak so highly of their manager? In this episode we will be discussing managers in the game....

From crying in the changing room wondering what she was doing ‘here’ to winning the Women’s Champion’s League twice and being Belgium’s most capped women’s player - It’s fair to say Janice Cayman is an incredible athlete who used her passion for the game to overcome frustration and disappointment and to go and pursuit her dreams. Now, Janice is part of Leicester City’s set-up and is looking to bring her top-class quality and experience to this ‘exciting project’.
In this episode Janice shares her own story that led to her prosperous career. She gives us an insight into the foundation...

There’s no doubt that Women’s Football has come a long way in recent years and has undergone an incredible development to get to the stage that it’s at now. But what really are the biggest changes from a decade ago? What does a professional set up entail and what support is offered to the athletes to reach their potential? In this episode we will be discussing the impressive development of women’s football and will compare current set -ups with those from ten years ago. Further, we will be highlighting the demands of athletes on and off the pitch and will...

Head knocks and head injuries – a topic close to Sophie’s heart and a topic that she is not only passionate about but unfortunately also has a fair bit of experience with. Soph received her latest concussion during the last game in 2023 before the Christmas break and has fortunately managed to recover smoothly and quickly and is back on the pitch working hard. In this episode we will be discussing head injuries in football and will be highlighting Sophie’s experience herewith during her career. Finally, we will be looking at the impact of heading load on training management and...

We are finally back! In this very first episode of the second round of discussions we will be talking about contracts and the transfer window. What is the role of agents in contract talks? Why are contracts offered in women’s football so much shorter than in men’s football? And what factor does age play in the negotiations? In this episode we will be discussing the process of contract negotiations with Sophie giving us an insight into her experience, her current situation and what she thinks she would do differently having learned from her own mistakes.

As our final episode before Xmas and therefore our final episode for this year we are taking this opportunity to do a review of 2023. After a very eventful year both personally and career-wise, we a will be discussing each of our highlights and will be addressing potential low points of the year. What made us happy this year? What are we proud of and what are we looking forward to in the upcoming year? How did we deal with these mentioned low points and what role did family pay for both of us in 2023? Despite our career highlights...

Back on international duty, back to Nations League. Scotland currently sit bottom of the table and have everything to play for in these next two games against Belgium and England.
In this episode, we will be discussing the upcoming games for Scotland and the role the results of the remaining games within the group could have for not only the final standings but more interestingly the qualification for the Olympics in 2024. A bizarre situation to say the least. Further we will address the question around the immense load of players in relation to their wellbeing and welfare. For months...

What’s been happening? In this week’s episode we will be using the opportunity to recap the last couple of weeks. What’s been happening on the pitch for LCFC’s Women? What’s been the big take-aways from the recent tough games and where does this leave the group going forward? Furthermore, we are also giving a quick debrief on our latest two episodes where we will be discussing our favourite moments of Katharina’s and Shaunagh’s insights. Two completely different but very inspirational discussions leaving both of us and hopefully all of you with some thinking to do. How do you use your...

She’s a professional rugby player, a former hammer thrower, a gas engineer and a firefighter. And that’s only mentioning a few of her successful careers on and off the pitch. When Shaunagh is approached and seizes an opportunity, she commits wholeheartedly and gives it her all.
For this episode, we invited Shaunagh Brown to discuss her incredibly unique life story. She highlighted the important role her Mum played in developing her mindset and attitude towards life. And lastly, we dive deep into the discussion around body composition in sports where Shaunagh shares her experience and opinion on the importance of...

Katharina Kleinfeldt is one of the upcoming sports presenters in Germany. Currently, she is a TV presenter for the German broadcaster Sport1 and has spent many years covering the biggest sports competitions ranging from the German Handball Bundesliga to London’s famous Grand-Slam Wimbledon. We invited Katharina, who grew up playing football with Sophie’s twin sister, to join us on the podcast and explore her journey within sports journalism and presenting. Here, we discuss Katharina’s motivation to aspire a career within the world of media and how she managed to not only persevere but very much thrive within a male dominant...