60 acast.com <![CDATA[Pitch Perfect: Women's Football Down Under]]> https://shows.acast.com/pitch-perfect en Joan Grey Joan Grey Join Joan Grey as she talks with players and experts involved in women’s football (soccer) in New Zealand and Australia. From FIFA World Cup experiences to career-defining moments on and off the pitch, each episode tackles stories and topics shaping the women’s game. Get a behind-the-scenes look at female football through the eyes of those who live it. 


About Joan

Now studying at the University of Queensland, Joan has written more than 100 articles on women’s football for New Zealand’s leading soccer news site Friends of Football. At the 2023 Women’s World Cup, Joan was the world’s youngest FIFA-accredited international sports journalist. Joan has played for Franklin United and Papakura City and is a coach at SuperStars, and The 18 Yard Club.

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]]> Join Joan Grey as she talks with players and experts involved in women’s football (soccer) in New Zealand and Australia. From FIFA World Cup experiences to career-defining moments on and off the pitch, each episode tackles stories and topics shaping the women’s game. Get a behind-the-scenes look at female football through the eyes of those who live it. 


About Joan

Now studying at the University of Queensland, Joan has written more than 100 articles on women’s football for New Zealand’s leading soccer news site Friends of Football. At the 2023 Women’s World Cup, Joan was the world’s youngest FIFA-accredited international sports journalist. Joan has played for Franklin United and Papakura City and is a coach at SuperStars, and The 18 Yard Club.

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]]> false Joan Grey pitchperfectjoan@gmail.com 679efeb02a5cfef562b24952 pitch-perfect episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/679efeb02a5cfef562b24952/1738548705537-edd64176-6463-48c0-873f-91c1e3c0ecfd.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/pitch-perfect <![CDATA[Pitch Perfect: Women's Football Down Under]]> <![CDATA[Canada's new Northern Super League with Milly Clegg ]]> Sat, 26 Apr 2025 01:51:36 GMT 26:25 680c071b2e4e0a1b46de18f3 false https://shows.acast.com/pitch-perfect/episodes/680c071b2e4e0a1b46de18f3 680c071b2e4e0a1b46de18f3 679efeb02a5cfef562b24952 full 1 4 At just 17, Milly Clegg made the Football Ferns squad at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. By 18, she had signed with NWSL side Racing Louisville in Kentucky. Now 19, the talented young forward is aiming to strike it big in Canada’s new Northern Super League with the Halifax Tides. Milly joins us from Nova Scotia to share her first impressions of the Canadian league and what it means to be part of a brand-new chapter in women’s football. 


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]]> At just 17, Milly Clegg made the Football Ferns squad at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. By 18, she had signed with NWSL side Racing Louisville in Kentucky. Now 19, the talented young forward is aiming to strike it big in Canada’s new Northern Super League with the Halifax Tides. Milly joins us from Nova Scotia to share her first impressions of the Canadian league and what it means to be part of a brand-new chapter in women’s football. 


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]]> Michigan to Maiden Castle with Football Fern Hannah Blake Michigan to Maiden Castle with Football Fern Hannah Blake Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:57:13 GMT 42:09 67e5bbf43e4472feec32b180 false https://shows.acast.com/pitch-perfect/episodes/67e5bbf43e4472feec32b180 67e5bbf43e4472feec32b180 679efeb02a5cfef562b24952 full 1 3

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]]> Tackling ACL injuries with Rosie Missen Tackling ACL injuries with Rosie Missen Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:04:02 GMT 31:23 67aa69c39c6f7f7f28bbd2d9 false https://shows.acast.com/pitch-perfect/episodes/67aa69c39c6f7f7f28bbd2d9 67aa69c39c6f7f7f28bbd2d9 679efeb02a5cfef562b24952 full 1 2 Former Newcastle United midfielder and Fencibles United captain Rosie Missen shares her story of ACL injury to recovery. Stats show female footballers are 2-6 times more likely to tear their ACLs than male footballers. Why are women more prone, and what can be done about it? 



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]]> Former Newcastle United midfielder and Fencibles United captain Rosie Missen shares her story of ACL injury to recovery. Stats show female footballers are 2-6 times more likely to tear their ACLs than male footballers. Why are women more prone, and what can be done about it? 



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]]> Millee Loxton’s U-17 World Cup Run Under the Dominican Sun Millee Loxton’s U-17 World Cup Run Under the Dominican Sun Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:08 GMT 26:52 67a44fe9340a5590cd34f576 false https://shows.acast.com/pitch-perfect/episodes/67a44fe9340a5590cd34f576 67a44fe9340a5590cd34f576 679efeb02a5cfef562b24952 full 1 1 New Zealand U-17 forward Millee Loxton reflects on her experience at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in the Dominican Republic. From rural roots to city boots, boys teams to women’s leagues, we gain insights from Millee’s trajectory to age-group international football. 


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]]> New Zealand U-17 forward Millee Loxton reflects on her experience at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in the Dominican Republic. From rural roots to city boots, boys teams to women’s leagues, we gain insights from Millee’s trajectory to age-group international football. 


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