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Welcome to Upfront, the dedicated women's football podcast brought to you by the Football Ramble! Join Chloe Morgan and Rachel O'Sullivan every week for reaction and analysis throughout the season. We'll also tell the cultural stories that matter across the women's game, from the grassroots to the very top. 

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Upfront - A Women's Football Podcast

Chloe and Rach are here to round up another goalicious weekend in the WSL, as Chelsea won again - despite a sloppy display against a decent-looking Brighton - and Aston Villa’s lack of consistency might put Robert de Pauw’s job at risk. Plus, has Renée Slegers done enough to earn the Arsenal job full-time?

We also look ahead to the fourth round of the FA Cup as the WSL sides barge in and threaten to spoil the party and Chloe brings tales of her own 12-hour FA Cup coach trips, where she'd usually just end up on the bench. Ouch.

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Chelsea’s streak rolls on and could Renée Slegers stay on full-time?

It’s our final episode before Christmas! And Rach has got her special Christmas hat on – not that Chloe is particularly appreciative…

Elsewhere, Chloe might have been busy tending to her sourdough but it was a hell of a WSL weekend. Chelsea dropped points and then – oh no – Man City only got done by Everton, didn’t they?

We take a look across the table for our bumper mid-season review and try to work out what’s been going down at Aston Villa. Where better to start than LinkedIn…

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Man City slip up, De Pauw messes up, and who’s staying up?

What a year 2024 has been in the WSL and beyond. Today, we’re wrapping it up in style with our very own ‘Upfront Wrapped’. Join Chloe and Rachel as they relive their most-watched footballing moments of 2024 and reveal their ‘Top Artists’, ‘Biggest Hits’ and ‘Watching Characters’ — spoiler, that last category is a real good’un!

We also find out your New Year’s Resolutions for women’s football in 2025 and throw in some serious (and not so serious) suggestions of our own… 

Happy New Year, Upfront gang!

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Upfront Wrapped PLUS our 2025 New Year’s Resolutions for Women’s Football!

We’re back with our first episode of 2025! Chloe sits down with Maggie Murphy to unpack some of the big headlines set to shape women’s football in 2025: from Barclays’ renewed sponsorship deal to the record five-year TV broadcasting deal. 

Elsewhere, Maggie explains why Brighton’s proposed women’s stadium would be a game-changer, discusses whether the Championship should actually be rebranded as the ‘WSL2’ and looks at what impact Euro 2025 could have on the growth of the game. Plus, should we be worried about WSL attendances? Join us!

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Former Lewes CEO Maggie Murphy on what we can expect this year for women’s football

Chloe and Rachel are back together in the studio! And there’s nothing like a whole bunch of postponements to get us kicked off for 2025, is there?!

Besides that though, there were some very exciting returns in the FA Cup – we give our takes on Ella Toone, Viv Miedema and LJ’s returns, plus how the FA Cup can be made more competitive after another upset-less weekend.

We also react to Jonas Eidevall’s tell-all interview (and do a surprisingly good Jonas impersonation) and there’s the latest transfer news from WSL land!

Didn’t catch last week’s episode with Maggie Murphy? Listen here.

Follow us on X, Instagram, Bluesky and YouTube! Email us show@upfrontpod.com.

For ad-free episodes and much more from across our football shows, head over to the Football Ramble Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.

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Big returns and big scorelines in the FA Cup

The WSL is back from the winter break! And that Manchester derby was certainly worth the wait. Clo and Rach are once again full of praise for Ella Toone after her hat-trick and we wonder whether it’s crunch time for Gareth Taylor. 

Elsewhere, Liverpool put in a sharp display against Brighton to take all three points - but Matt Beard’s on a revenge mission against the PGMOL. And THIS time, he has videos... 

Plus, we caught up with Irish journalist Kathleen McNamee to discuss friend of the pod Carla Ward’s new job as the Republic of Ireland Head Coach!

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Manchester Derby DRAMA and Carla Ward heads to Ireland!

Welcome to a brand new season of On The Continent! Every week, join Dotun Adebayo and Andy Brassell as they bring you the biggest stories from across European football.

On today’s show, alongside The Independent’s Miguel Delaney, we look back on a tumultuous summer for Lionel Messi and ask where he and Barcelona will go from here. We also wonder what the start to the Ligue Un season might hold for PSG, after multiple players tested positive for coronavirus after a trip to Ibiza, and celebrate the Portuguese return of Andy’s one true love: Ricardo Quaresma!

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On The Continent: Lionel Messi’s summer of discontent, PSG face selection issues, and The Mustang rides again

Juventus will begin the Andrea Pirlo era this weekend with the return of Serie A – can they win their tenth consecutive title, or will one of the Milan sides spoil the party? We try to answer that question on this week’s episode of On The Continent!

Dotun Adebayo and Andy Brassell are joined by Nicky Bandini to look ahead to some returning European football. We look into whether Borussia Dortmund can halt Bayern’s dominance and pick through the aftermath of the brawl in PSG’s clash with Marseille. Plus, our Games of the Week returns! Free live football, anyone?

Got a question for one of our panel? You can email us on our new email address: otc@footballramble.com

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On The Continent: Dortmund try to halt Bayern, more drama in Le Classique, and who will win Serie A?

For the return of Football Ramble’s Book Club, a legend of football journalism joins Kate Mason and Jim Campbell in the studio: Julie Welch, the country’s first female reporter and author of ‘The Fleet Street Girls’!

Julie burst onto the scene in the 1970s, in a time when women were still forbidden from the male sanctity of the football press box. Despite this, she overcame seemingly relentless sexism and misogyny and established herself as one of the country’s best sportswriters. She joins us to discuss her memories of Fleet Street's glory years, from having afternoon tea with Alan Ball to enjoying her status as a trailblazing figure for women hoping to break into the industry.

You can purchase a copy of 'The Fleet Street Girls' here.

What should we read next? Let us know on Twitter @FootballRamble and @kvlmason.

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Book Club: The Fleet Street Girls, Julie Welch

Lars Sivertsen joins Dotun Adebayo and Andy Brassell on today’s episode as we take another leisurely stroll down the tree-lined avenues of European football. 

Today, we begin by wondering about Kylian Mbappé’s next step in his career – should he stay at PSG or leave Ligue Un so as to establish himself as the world’s best? We also break down Luis Suárez’s transfer to Atletico Madrid, as Barcelona seemingly forgot to leave Atleti off their competitors list. And, after their 8-0 humbling at the hands of Bayern Munich, we look at the mounting problems around Schalke and their repeated missteps in the transfer market.

Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us at our brand new address: otc@footballramble.com

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Manchester Derby DRAMA and Carla Ward heads to Ireland!

Manchester Derby DRAMA and Carla Ward heads to Ireland!

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