So far, so good for the Lionesses - will the road to the World Cup remain smooth?
About this episode
The episode discusses the Lionesses' World Cup qualifying success and features insights from various guests on women's soccer and advocacy.
As the Lionesses maintain their perfect record in World Cup qualifying thanks to hard-fought wins over Spain and Iceland, Lianne Sanderson breaks down whether England can hang on to avoid the dreaded playoffs! She is also joined by Uma Gurav to reflect on what it means for England Women to have reached 500 games. Plus, award-winning broadcaster Vaishali Bhardwaj joins the show to reflect on what it was like being the first ever South Asian female writer in the Premier League! And former Mexico international Janelly Farias opens up about her new book Surviving Women's Soccer and talks about how she uses her platform and personal experiences to advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Lianne Sanderson
Guests: Uma Gurav, Vaishali Bhardwaj, Janelly Farias
Topics covered
- Lionesses
- World Cup qualifying
- Women's soccer
- LGBTQ+ advocacy
- Sports journalism
Keywords
- Lionesses
- World Cup
- qualifying
- women's soccer
- LGBTQ+
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: England Women, Premier League
Products: Surviving Women's Soccer
Places: Mexico
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