Rangers and Glasgow City maintained their five point advantage at the top of the table on an afternoon where Forfar Farmington's Northern Irish goalkeeper Lauren Perry would be an unlikely hero for her side. Chris Marshall is back to look at his three takeaways from the weekend's SWPL1 action. GOALS ARE GOING TO MATTER For …
"Being a doctor or being a scientist I would be recognised by thousands of people. But being a footballer, I'm followed by millions." It's a statement that leaves you wondering what it must feel like to have over a billion of your countrymen and women watch your every move from thousands of miles away but …
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In the latest meets podcast Chris is joined by Scotland international and FC Rosengård attacker Fiona Brown to discuss her path from Dunblane to the Damallsvenskan and everything in between. Including coming through at Celtic and success at Glasgow City to coming back from not just one but three ACL injuries and to her current …
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In the latest Leading the Line Meets Chris is joined by FC Pirin Blagoevgrad goalkeeper Jeni Currie to share her life in behind the gloves from youth football at Mussleburgh Windsor to Hibernian to playing pro under the Pirin Mountains in one of women's football's most most unlikely of outposts, Bulgaria. The Leading the Line …
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In something a little bit different Chris is joined by Steven Lawther (@stevenredcircle) author of a new book documenting the rise of SWNT called Arrival. They discuss how the book came about, why he took the plunge to write it, what you can expect inside and share some of their experiences as fans of the …
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Chris and Campbell get together to pick over the wreckage of a Scotland qualifying campaign that ended in yet another defeat marred by the same old problems. What happens next and where has it all gone so wrong? The Leading the Line Podcast · LTL Podcast Ep. 84 - Same Old Problems If you enjoyed …
When Linda Sällström scored a 93rd minute winner for Anna Signeul's Finland on Friday she not only secured automatic qualification to Euro 2022 for her nation but also ensured that Portugal would have to settle for a place in the playoffs with defeat leaving the Portuguese requiring an eight goal victory over Scotland and for …
By Chris Marshall // @mershdoes These last two qualifiers may not save us from spending next summer sat at home but two victories from the upcoming games against Cyprus and Portugal will go a long way towards starting the healing process. With Portugal travelling to Finland later on in the day, Scotland will be hoping …
It would be fair to say that enthusiasm for Scotland's final two, now redundant, Euro 2021(2) qualifiers is low. As top seeds Scotland were not only expected to qualify but to do so top of their group as a talented squad looked to recover from World Cup heartache. The form immediately followed that night in …
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Chris Marshall and Campbell Finalyson are back to cover all the things that have happened in the world of Scottish women's football since they went there separate ways from New Tinto Park on the 20th December: 1:14 - The continued absence of Scottish women's football and it's place on the fringes of Scottish football discourse. …
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