Should Bunny Shaw win the Ballon d'Or? Plus, Kelly Smith joins the show!

About this episode

The episode discusses Bunny Shaw's historic hattrick and her candidacy for the Ballon d'Or, featuring insights from Kelly Smith and Sue Day on women's football.

The fastest hattrick in WSL history! Bunny Shaw makes history in 13 minutes - but should she be in the conversation for the Ballon d'Or? Lianne Sanderson thinks so! Plus, the legend Kelly Smith joins Lianne to reflect on her incredible career - her current role as a striker coach at Arsenal and what it was like to watch them win the Champions League last year. And director of women’s football at the FA, Sue Day, chats to us about a fantastic campaign which is aiming to increase access to football for girls at school. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Lianne Sanderson

Guest: Kelly Smith

Topics covered

• Ballon d'Or
• WSL history
• women's football
• Kelly Smith
• football access for girls
• Champions League

Keywords

• Bunny Shaw
• Ballon d'Or
• WSL
• Kelly Smith
• women's football
• Champions League
• football for girls

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arsenal, FA

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