Joining Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper it's former Lioness defender Laura Bassett to talk through game week four of the WSL.  This week: Is that one defeat too many for City? Are the Gunners just too good? And will Reading ever score?  All that plus an exclusive interview with Erin Cuthbert.  Running order:  PART 1 - Moments of the WSL with NOW! (03.44) PART 2a - Manchester City 0 - 2 West Ham (11.05) PART 2b - Aston Villa 0 - 4 Arsenal (20.08) PART 3a Chelsea 3 - 1 Brighton with Erin Cuthbert (23.14) PART 3b - Leicester 0 - 2 Tottenham (36.42) PART 3c - Birmingham City 0 - 2 Manchester United (40.10) PART 3d - Reading 0 - 3 Everton (44.07) PART 4a - Statement on men's World Cup timing (47.09) PART 4b - Last season's FA Cup this season (47.36)  PART 4c - Champions League action and a Manchester derby to come (48.50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Offside Rule: WSL Edition

City slip up, Arsenal gunning ahead and behind the scenes at Chelsea with Cuthbert

Joining Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper it's former England goalkeeper Siobhan Chamberlain to talk through game week three of the WSL. This week: Are City already out of the title race? Have Everton got their mojo back? And what happens to puppy teeth? All that plus a look ahead to the FA Cup - that's last season's FA Cup - will Leicester be able to pounce? We talk best goalkeepers in the WSL, and we show big love for Tobin Heath too. RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Arsenal 5-0 City (02.00) PART 1b - United 1-6 Chelsea (13.00) PART 2a - Spurs 1-0 Reading (22.30) PART 2b - Everton 3-1 Birmingham with Izzy Christiansen (27.00) PART 2c - Brighton 0-1 Villa (41.00) PART 2d - West Ham 4-0 Leicester (43.00) PART 3 - Last season’s FA Cup this season (45.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Flashes of Tobin Heath and Izzy Christiansen talks puppy teeth

Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are joined this week by The Athletic's Holly Percival to talk all about England and to preview the WSL fixtures for this weekend. This week: is Leah the best captain choice? Who knew Kirby could take corners? Not Emma Hayes that's for sure! And is Manchester United v Chelsea set to be a goal fest? All that plus we hear from City striker Janine Beckie ahead of their monster clash with Arsenal (that injury list is a worry though!) RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - The Women of FIFA 22 (02.00) PART 2 - Luxembourg 0-10 England (03.30) PART 3 - WSL Previews (16.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leah's Lionesses, City's ever-growing injury list, and Kirby's corners

Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are back and joined by Arsenal Womens correspondent for Arseblog News, Tim Stillman. On the podcast today; Arsenal, Spurs and Manchester United continue their impressive starts but all find themselves below Brighton & Hove Albion in the table - we hear from Brighton forward Ellie Brazil on the secret to their fantastic early season form. Plus Robyn Cowen joins us after Chelsea thrashed Everton 4-0 and the Champions League group stages are drawn.   RUNNING ORDER Man City 1-2 Spurs (3:20) Reading 0-4 Arsenal (8:30) Chelsea 4-0 Everton (16:20) Leicester City 1-3 Manchester United (26:00) Birmingham City 0-5 Brighton & Hove Albion (29:40) West Ham 1-1 Aston Villa (42:30) Get an Athletic subscription here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re cheering like we’ve won the Champions League

Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are back and joined by BBC Women’s Sport Reporter Jo Currie to reflect on an eventful opening weekend in the WSL. On the podcast today, we run the rule over all six opening fixtures including Arsenal’s impressive win over Chelsea, fantastic debuts for Man City, VAR controversy and a tribute to Lance Hardy. RUNNING ORDER Arsenal 3-2 Chelsea (2:10) Everton 0-4 Man City (15:45) Spurs 1-0 Birmingham (22:30) Manchester United 2-0 Reading (25:05) Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester (32:40) Brighton 2-0 West Ham (36:05) Get an Athletic subscription here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have we had purring on the podcast before?

Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are back and joined by She Kicks editor Jen O'Neil to get you in the mood for the upcoming WSL season. On the show you'll hear from not one, not two, but FOUR players from across the league. We'll be talking you through our contenders, ones to watch, and those who we think will be slightly treading water this season. So stop reading this and get listening! RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Contenders feat Arsenal’s Katie McCabe (05.00) PART 2a - Ones to watch with Man United’s Ella Toone (26.00) PART 2b - Newbies with Leicester’s Hannah Cain (37.00) PART 3 - Middlers with Spurs’ Shelina Zadorsky (45.00) PART 4 - Relegation worriers (55.00) Get an Athletic subscription here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2021/22 WSL Preview Show

It's Canada who become gold medal winners at the Olympics after they beat Sweden on penalties to become champions. Joining Lynsey Hooper to go through the final and the tournament as a whole is Kait Borsay and Tim Stillman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A gold medal winning show

Join Kait Borsay, broadcaster and Former Matilda Alicia Ferguson and Jen O'Neil from She Kicks for a full debrief of the bronze medal goal fest at Tokyo 2020. RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Australia 3-4 USA (1.30) PART 1b - Meg Linehan on USA (17.00) PART 2 - Gold medal match preview (24.45) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's bronze for the USA as Matildas waltz out of Tokyo

Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and former Matilda Alicia Ferguson are here with the latest following the conclusion of the semi finals from Tokyo 2020. It wasn't the goalfest of the group stages and quarter finals, but Canada and Sweden came through in tense semi finals. RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Canada - USA (04.00) PART 1b - Steph Yang on Canada - USA (17.00) PART 2a - Australia - Sweden (27.00) Part 2b - Mia Eriksson on Sweden (39.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Historic win for Canada as cautious Sweden get the job done

Kait Borsay, Flo Lloyd Hughes and Katie Whyatt are here with the latest following the conclusion of the quarter finals from Tokyo 2020. In a day that had everything, including plenty of penalties we are here to guide you through all the bits you may have missed RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Scrambled eggs PART 2 - GB 3-4 Australia (05.00) PART 3a - USA 2-2 Netherlands - USA win 4-2 on pens with Brooks Peck (19.00) PART 4a - Sweden 3-1 Japan (32.00) PART 4b - Canada 0-0 Brazil - Canada win 4-3 on pens with Steph Yang (37.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The pigs aren't working

It's Lynsey Hooper, Florence Lloyd-Hughes, and Alicia Ferguson here to take you through Matchday 3 at the Tokyo Games. We now know who the quarter finalists are and how they got there - well we know who some of the quarter finalists are we're still on the lookout for Abbie Miedema and Ellie White. Here's how it sounds PART 1 - Day Three overview  PART 2a - GB 1-1 Canada (05.00) PART 2b - Chile 0-1 Japan (16.00) PART 3a - USA 0-0 Australia with Steph Yangn (18.00) PART 3b - Sweden 2-0 New Zealand (30.00) PART 4a - Netherlands 8-2 China (35.00) PART 4b - Brazil 1-0 Zambia with Tim Stillman (41.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stitious not superstitious

Join Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay, and Crystal Palace goalkeeper Chloe Morgan for a full round up of matchday 2 at Tokyo 2020. An insane day of 59 goals, two hat tricks and six penalties! RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Japan 0-1 Team GB (02.00) PART 1b - Canada 2-1 Chile (14.00) PART 2a - Sweden 4-2 Australia with Frida Fagerlund (18.00) PART 2b - USA 6-1 New Zealand (26.50) PART 3a - Netherlands 3-3 Brazil with Annemarie Postma (32.50) PART 3b - China 4-4 Zambia (39.20) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Banda bonanza, patient GB and battling Brazil

Join Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay, and former Olympian Alicia Ferguson for a full round up of matchday 1 at Tokyo 2020. It was a day that saw a whopping 28 goals, goal 187 for Sinclair, and the brightest shirts you've ever seen. Find out who was a bit amateurish, which team looks like it's peaking just at the right time, and that Alicia has a nickname for absolutely everyone! RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Day One overview (01.00) PART 2a - GB 2-0 Chile (05.00) PART 2b - Canada 1-1 Japan (17.00) PART 3a - USA 0-3 Sweden with Meg Linehan (23.30) PART 3b - Australia 2-1 New Zealand (35.00) PART 4a - Brazil 5-0 China with Tim Stillman (43.00) PART 4b - Netherlands 10-3 Zambia (49.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10-3ing, ass kicking, and nick naming

It's Olympics time and at the Offside Rule we are here with you throughout the tournament from beginning to gold medal match. On this preview show Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper, Katie Whyatt, and Flo Lloyd Hughes are here to make sure that you are Olympic ready as they go through group by group, team by team to get the full Tokyo picture ready for kick off. Along the way we have some local voices to help us suss out teams USA, Japan, and The Netherlands, and throughout the tournament we'll have many many more. RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Olympics overview (02.00) PART 2a - Team GB (06.00) PART 2b - Japan with Dan Orlowitz (18.00) PART 2c - Canada (25.00) PART 2d - Chile (28.30) PART 3a - Brazil (33.30) PART 3b - Netherlands with Annemarie Postma (36.30) PART 3c - China (43.00) PART 3d - Zambia (45.00) PART 4a - USA with Steph Yang (48.00) PART 4b - Sweden (59.00) PART 4c - Australia (62.00) PART 4d - New Zealand (65.00) PART 5 - Sweepstake (67.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Big Olympics Preview Show

Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay are joined by former England and Chelsea player Claire Rafferty to look back at the Women's Champions League Final between Chelsea and Barcelona in Gothenburg. Now part of Chelsea's Commercial Team, Claire takes us inside the dressing room on a difficult night for Emma Hayes' side. We also discuss the latest news from the WSL, including Casey Stoney's departure as Manchester United Manager, plus we look back at the action from the FA Cup 5th Round, and we hand out the 'Offside Rule Awards' for the season. RUNNING ORDER: 3.55 Chelsea 0 - Barcelona 4 18.50 FA Cup 5th Round & Managerial Departures 30.10 Transfer News 33.20 The Offside Rule Awards Thanks for listening this season. We'll be back with you soon. Until then, get in touch using @OffsideRulePod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Offside Rule: WSL Edition

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