Charlton promoted and Barcelona reclaim European crown: Women’s Football Weekly

About this episode

The episode discusses Bunny Shaw's decision to stay at Manchester City and Barcelona's victory in the Champions League final, along with Charlton's promotion to the WSL.

Faye Carruthers is joined by Sophie Downey, Emma Sanders and Ayisha Gulati to reflect on Bunny Shaw staying at Manchester City and Barcelona’s dominant Champions League final. Plus, Lucia Lobato joins to discuss Charlton’s dramatic promotion to the WSL

People in this episode

Host: Faye Carruthers

Guests: Sophie Downey, Emma Sanders, Ayisha Gulati, Lucia Lobato

Topics covered

• women's football
• Champions League
• WSL promotion
• Manchester City
• Barcelona
• Bunny Shaw

Keywords

• Bunny Shaw
• Manchester City
• Barcelona
• Champions League
• Charlton
• WSL
• women's football

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Manchester City, Barcelona, Charlton, WSL

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