Women’s World Football Show, Episode 177 features a special Australia spotlight with in-depth analysis by Beyond 90 Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief Cheryl Downes.
When FIFA announced that the Women’s World Cup 2023™ will be staged in Australia and New Zealand, elation was felt around the globe. Not only is this monumental event important to the two host countries, who have done so much for women’s football with their national teams and leagues, it will be fruitful for the women’s game all over the world.
On this special episode, we visit with Beyond 90 Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief Cheryl Downes to discuss the upcoming World Cup, what it means to the Australia, the Matildas playing abroad, and much more. Three years is not that far away, so let’s get the conversation started!!
Cheryl Downes
Cheryl is the Co-Founder and Editor in Chief of Beyond 90. Having been involved in the coverage of women’s football for well over a decade, Cheryl has covered the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the AFC Women’s Asian Cup (2014, 2018) and more than seven seasons of the W-League.
Making her record-breaking 30th appearance on Women’s World Football Show (that’s a good thing, right?), Cheryl Downes provides us an inside look at the upcoming 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Her expert analysis brings us a close-up view of the tournament seen through the eyes of a Melbourne native. Plus, Cheryl gets us up to date with the Matildas playing abroad, some W-League news and more.
Did you know Cheryl got her start covering Field Hockey?? Well, we do now because Cheryl also shares her own personal football journey! It’s a side of Cheryl we never knew existed and after 6 years of appearances, it’s about time we got to know her! (6‘ & 37’)
Follow Cheryl on Twitter @ChicasFootball
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Photo Courtesy of: Cheryl Downes
Original Broadcast Date: September 2, 2020
Women’s World Football Show is hosted, written, edited & produced by Patty La Bella.
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pioneers of Australian women’s football, Sarah represented Australia at the 2004 Olympics, 2006 AFC Women’s Asian Cup and made a huge impact as part of the Matilda’s break out tournament at the 2007 Women’s World Cup in China.
Joining us to recap the year in England, is editor of Women’s Football Magazine, Helen Rowe-Willcocks. Helen sits down with Adam to discuss the highs and lows of women’s football in England in 2017. How did the Mark Sampson firing affect the program going forward and who is line for the job? Not to be dampened by the national team, Helen discusses the plenty of great things happening in the FAWSL over the year. What were some of the breakout moments? and how much of influence did Carli Lloyd have on the league. It’s all here and More! (49:17’)