Does Football Have a Coaching Problem?

Does Football Have a Coaching Problem?

From The RE—CAP Show with Tobin Heath and Christen Press by RE—INC

April 16, 2026 · 42 min

About this episode

Tobin and Christen discuss the current state of coaching in football, including new FIFA rules and pay disparities.

Are we in a coaching crisis? ⚽This week, Tobin and Christen don’t hold back on their opinions on the state of coaching in 2026. They discuss the new rule at FIFA, where women's teams in FIFA tournaments must have a woman head coach or assistant coach, the idea of coaching for your home country, and the major pay disparity between Emma Hayes and Mauricio Pochettino. Plus: - Christen and Tobin’s own Love & Football story - Red Cards: an NWSL epidemic? - Community Questions! New episodes every week. Watch the video version of the show on YouTube. Sign up for our newsletter, The RE—SET: https://re-website.com/pages/newsletter Follow RE: https://www.instagram.com/re__inc/ https://www.tiktok.com/@re__inc https://twitter.com/re__inc https://www.threads.net/@re__inc Follow Tobin: https://www.instagram.com/tobinheath https://twitter.com/TobinHeath Follow Christen: https://www.instagram.com/christenpress https://twitter.com/ChristenPress To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Tobin Heath, Christen Press

Topics covered

  • coaching crisis
  • women's football
  • pay disparity
  • NWSL
  • community questions

Keywords

  • coaching problem
  • FIFA
  • women's teams
  • NWSL epidemic
  • pay disparity

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Organizations: FIFA

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