Episode 185: Lucy Parker, Sophie Schmidt, Megan Oyster

Women’s World Football Show, Episode 185 features an exclusive interview with UCLA defender Lucy Parker; with soundbites from Canada Women’s National Team midfielder Sophie Schmidt and Houston Dash defender Megan Oyster

There’s something about starting anew! Whether its a new year, a new season, a new semester, or a new job, it’s always a time to hit the refresh button and restart. And new adventures in life also allows us a time to reflect a little and learn.

On this episode we do all that and more as we welcome one of the brightest young players in the game to day, UCLA defender Lucy Parker! We’ll also hear from a couple veterans in the NWSL who have some sage advice for the young players coming into the league.

Lucy Parker

One of the most exciting collegiate players in the game today, UCLA’s Lucy Parker joins us at a very pivotal moment in her career. Entering her final season with UCLA, Lucy is gearing up for her entry into the pro ranks when she joins Kansas City in the summer. Selected 16th overall in the draft by KC, Lucy takes us through her journey from growing up in Cambridge, England to finding herself on the West Coast in California.

The 3-time Arsenal Player of the year and 2-time FA Youth Cup Winner, Lucy has 22 international caps under her belt w/ the England Youth National Team from U15 to U21. What made her decide to give it all up to play college soccer in the States? And what did she learn from the experience. Lucy share it all with us and more. Do not miss this opportunity to get to know the young star as she stands on the edge of what’s sure to be a long and successful career! (12′)

Megan Oyster and Sophie Schmidt

Former UCLA defender and NCAA National Champion Megan Oyster and former University of Portland standout Sophie Schmidt bring us back to their college days and the experiences that shaped them on and off the pitch. The Houston Dash stars also give their advice for the young players transitioning into the professional leagues. (40′ & 43′)

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Photo Courtesy of: UCLA

Original Broadcast Date: February 14, 2021

Women’s World Football Show is hosted, written, edited & produced by Patty La Bella.

Additional assistance for this episode by Lucy Parker, Liza David, and Palamo Alatorre

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Episode 181: Arianna Criscione, Christen Press, Bev Priestman

Women’s World Football Show, Episode 181 features an exclusive interview with Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Arianna Criscione; soundbites from USWNT striker Christen Press; and Canada Women’s Soccer Head Coach Bev Priestman

WARNING: We’re spreading some positive vibes on Episode 181! If you’re up to the challenge, we hope you stay tuned in to experience one of the most inspirational and uplifting shows of the year (and we need it!)

Christen Press

We kick off the episode with one of women’s football’s most positivey vibey player – USWNT and Manchester United forward Christen Press. Listen in as Christen addresses the media and shares her thoughts on how playing in the FAWSL is helping her game, and in turn, helping her team. (7′)

Arianna Criscione

Our featured guest Arianna Criscione is here to give us more positive vibes and share her inspiring story. Starting out as a striker in her youth days, Arianna excelled in goal at UCLA and Boston College. She then moved to Europe to kick off her professional career and never left!

The Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper takes us on a journey of European titles, national team call ups, and the dream of playing in Paris. An advocate of higher education, Arianna gives her thoughts on why female footballers can benefit from a college degree and why its needed in football and beyond. Not only is Arianna a seasoned veteran, she is also serving as a Marketing Executive at PSG. You can’t walk away from this interview without a renewed sense of positivity and enlightenment! (16’’)

Follow Arianna on Instagram: @acfootballer

Read a few of Arianna’s articles:

A Thank You to the Unsung Heroes of Women’s Football

99 Problems and Wages are Just One

The Female Elephant in the Room

Learn more about Common Goal.

Bev Priestman

Canana Soccer announced the appointment of Bev Priestman as their WNT head coach. In this introduction press conference, Bev talks to the media about her new position, her long-term goals with the team, thoughts on bringing an NWSL team to Canada, and more!

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Photo Courtesy of: Paris Saint-Germain

Original Broadcast Date: November 29, 2020

Women’s World Football Show is hosted, written, edited & produced by Patty La Bella

Additional assistance for this episode by Arianna Criscione, Damon Wilson at Wilson Management Alliance; Richard Scott and Vanessa Racine at Canada Soccer; Aaron Heifetz and Illyanna Gutierrez at US Soccer.

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Episode 180: Lindsey Horan, Abby Dahlkemper, Lynn Williams, Sophia Smith

Women’s World Football Show, Episode 180 features soundbites from US Women’s National Team Players Lindsey Horan, Sophia Smith, Lynn Williams and Abby Dahlkemper

With the COVID pandemic still raging and the USA presidential elections, it’s an interesting (and STRESSFUL) time in the world. Thank goodness for women’s football! On this episode we catch up with international news and hear from some of the best players in the world – US Women’s National Team stars Lindsey Horan, Abby Dahlkemper, Lynn Williams and Sophia Smith

USWNT Players

The US Women’s National Team conducted camp recently in Colorado. We hear from Lindsey Horan, Abby Dahlkemper, Lynn Williams and young phenom Sophia Smith. All the players took to ZOOM to take questions from the media. Listen in as Lindsey and Abby D talk about their new roles as veterans on the team; Lynn shares her thoughts on being a role model; and Sophia gives us a glimpse into the mind of a rookie playing along side World Cup Champions, and so much more!

Here’s the order and times they appear:

Sophia Smith – 13’

Lindsey Horan – 21’

Abby Dahlkemper – 37’’

Lynn Williams – 46’’

Plus, we take a look at the 2021 UEFA Women’s Euro qualifiers; new international head coach appointees; and more!

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Listen to Lindsey Horan’s exclusive on Episode 65 of Women’s World Football Show

Read about Republic of Ireland’s heartbreaking loss against Ukraine in the Euros

Read more about the UEFA Women’s Euros 2021

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Photos by: Patricia La Bella

Original Broadcast Date: November 7, 2020

Women’s World Football Show is hosted, written, edited & produced by Patty La Bella.

Additional assistance for this episode by US Soccer

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Episode 161: Mykiaa Minniss

Women’s World Football Show, Episode 161 features an exclusive interview with Washington State defender Mykiaa Minniss; with sound bites from Washington State’s Morgan Weaver and Todd Schulenberger; UCLA’s Kaiya McCullough and Amanda Cromwell; UNC’s Alessia Russo; and Stanford University’s Sophia Smith, Naomi Girma and Sam Hiatt.

It’s the last episode of 2019! Instead of looking back, we’re looking forward to the next generation of women soccer stars. The 2019 NCAA Div 1 Women’s College Cup just wrapped up with Stanford winning their third national title, so a perfect time to spotlight women’s soccer Futures!

Mykiaa Minniss

The hero of the 2019 NCAA Div 1 women’s soccer quarterfinals, Washington State Sophomore defender Mykiaa Minniss scored the winning goal sending the Cougars to the College Cup for the first time in the history of the school. We talk with Mykiaa about her growing-up days in Colorado, her collegiate career, the future, and more!!

Establishing herself as a leader on and off the pitch, Mykiaa looks into the future of Cougars soccer program and how she’s looking forward to the next two years. (11′)

Follow Mykiaa on Twitter at @Mykiaa_523

Follow Washington State Cougars on Twitter @WSUCougarSoccer

Below is the lineup with an approximate time where they show up in the show. Enjoy!

Morgan Weaver – 34’

Todd Schulenberger – 36’

Kaiya McCullough– 37’

Amanda Cromwell – 38’

Alessia Russo – 45’

Sophia Smith – 45’

Sam Hiatt & Naomi Girma – 51’

Contributions to this episode provided by: NCAA.com

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Episode 154: Jordan DiBiasi, Beattie Goad, Christen Press

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Photo Courtesy of: Washington State Cougars

Original Broadcast Date: December 23, 2019

Women’s World Football Show is hosted, written, edited & produced by Patty La Bella

Additional assistance for this episode by Mykiaa Minniss, Ben Laskey, J.D. Hamilton

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Episode 131: Teagan Micah, Jovana Damnjanović, Jana Lange

Women’s World Football Show, Episode 131: Features interviews with UCLA goalkeeper Teagan Micah, Bayern Munich striker Jovana Damnjanović, and German sports journalist Jana Lange.

There are many great break-out stars playing Division l NCAA Women’s Soccer and one of them is UCLA goalkeeper Teagan Micah. The Australian standout sits down with Patty to chat about her unique journey, from a stellar career in the Young Matildas to the Westfield W-League’s Brisbane Roar and Western Sydney Wanderers.

In her third year at UCLA, Teagan gives us insight on what led her to play collegiate soccer, why did she choose UCLA (or actually why UCLA chose her), how does she stay focused while missing her family and friends back home, and more. Also, what does the future hold for the young star? Is the NWSL in her plans? The 20-year old lets us in on all this and more. Don’t miss this exciting interview with one of women’s soccer biggest rising star! (24:20)
Read Patty’s article on Teagan in The Women’s Game.

Jovana Damnjanović
The Serbian footballer, Jovana Damnjanović, is back! Now playing for FC Bayern Munich in the German Frauen-Bundesliga, Jovana stops by to visit with Adam and chat all things Bayern, UEFA Women’s Champions League, and more.

The striker takes us into her life in Germany, how she’s helping to build the league in the Frauen-Bundesliga, what some of her goals are during the season, how beating VfL Wolfsburg is at the top of her list, and more. If you’re ready to get behind a player in the Frauen-Bundesliga, Jovana is that player! (46’)

Germany Update with Jana Lange
WWFShow friend and German sports Journalist Jana Lange is here to chat all things German football. Starting with the recent Women’s World Cup qualifying of the German Women’s National Team, the head coaching situation, the new-look midfield, VAR and more.

The 2018/19 Frauen-Bundesliga season is officially underway! Jana gets us up to date on the improvements at Bayern and Wolfsburg, players and teams we should watching, and more! Plus, how is the German Federation helping to grow the women’s game? Jana is here and ready to share!
Follow Jana on Twitter @jott_ell

PLUS…
NWSL Championship Final recap; NWSL season wrap-up; FAWSL update; USWNT CONCACAF roster update; and MORE!Photos Courtesy of: UCLABruins.com; Teagan Micah; DFB.de, Doppelpass-online.de, FCBayern.com

Original Broadcast Date: September 23, 2018

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Episode 130: Press, Mewis, Dunn, Zerboni, Endler, Juniper, Brock-Taylor

Women’s World Football Show, Episode 130: Features interviews with US Women’s National Team players Christen Press, Sam Mewis, Crystal Dunn, McCall Zerboni, Head Coach Jill Ellis; an exclusive with Chile Women’s National Team captain Christine Endler; University of California, Irvine Head Coach Scott Juniper; and Nettleham Ladies player Chloe Brock-Taylor.

The United States Women’s National Team recently faced Chile in a couple of California friendlies and Patty was on hand to talk to a few of your favorite players:

• Christen Press was honored for her 100th cap in Carson, surrounded by family and friends. We chat with the introspective forward about the experience, her thoughts on team family, how she’s taken control of her career, and more. (16’)
• Crystal Dunn is at the top of her game for both club and country. The always uplifting Dunn shares her thoughts on her new role on the National Team, how playing at Chelsea helped her game, the college path, and more! (22:39’)
• Sam Mewis is back in California after spending her college career at UCLA. The hardworking midfielder talks about how UCLA prepped her for the pros, thoughts on her North Carolina Courage team, Paul Riley and more! (26:48’)
• McCall Zerboni chatted with us before her heartbreaking injury during the second match of the Chile friendlies. As the oldest player to earn a cap with the U.S. Women’s National Team, McCall shares her perspective on her career, her future, why she never says, “never,” and more! (31:47’)
• Christine Endler is a rising star in women’s soccer and we have an exclusive interview with the captain of the Chile Women’s National Team. The Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper talks about what it means for her team to play the USA ahead of Women’s World Cup, the growth of the women’s game in Chile, possibly playing in the NWSL, and more! You do not want to miss this interview! (35:51’)
• Jill Ellis has a few opinions on Christen Press, Crystal Dunn and VAR (Video Assistant Referees) in the women’s game. She shares it all right here! (43:23’)

England’s FA WSL 3rd Division (National League) is well into the season and one team on the rise is Nettleham Ladies FC. Adam sits down with Netts player Chloe Brock-Taylor to chat about this exciting time in her life and the season ahead. The young defender gives us a glimpse of life as footballer and student, as she balances football and university. In this spirited interview, Chloe shares her experiences playing for childhood idol Casey Stoney, how her football role models helped inspire her love of the game, and more. Despite the hard work it takes to follow your dreams, Chloe shows us that it can be done and it can be fun! (01:03’)

Continuing our college spotlight, Patty sits down with University of California, Irvine Head Coach Scott Juniper. The English native, in his 12th year as head coach, shares his thoughts on why the college system is the perfect avenue for young players to to take on their way to the pros. Scott also gives great insight on his 2018 squad, his scouting methods, and why saying yes to new opportunities is always a good idea. Ready to get an education… and a few laughs? Check out this interview with one of the most popular coaches in NCAA Div. 1 soccer! #TogetherWeZot (01:25’)

PLUS…
• More teams are qualifying for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup! We give you the rundown on new teams to qualify and upcoming qualifiers.
• The 2018 NWSL regular season is done and dusted. Now it’s time to talk playoffs!
• FAWSL season is underway – we give you the updates on all 3 leagues! And what’s the controversy with Manchester United Women? You’ll want to listen!
• And more!

Photos Courtesy of: USSoccer.com; Patricia La Bella; PSG.fr; Nettleham LFC Facebook; UCI.edu

Original Broadcast Date: September 9, 2018

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Episode 129: Randy Waldrum, Lachy France

Women’s World Football Show, Episode 129: Features an exclusive interview with University of Pittsburgh Women’s Soccer Head Coach Randy Waldrum; CollegeMatildas.com founder and editor Lachy France; and updates on NWSL, FA Women’s League Cup, and more.

A legend among college coaches in the United States, Randy Waldrum’s tenure at Notre Dame lasted 14 season, leading the Fighting Irish to two national championships, capturing the College Cup title in 2004 and 2010. His teams won eight Big East Tournament titles and appeared in eight NCAA Final Four games during that time. After a three-year stint as head coach of the Houston Dash, Waldrum is at the helm as head coach of the the University of Pittsburgh Panthers.

Adam sits down with the legendary coach for one of the more candid conversations ever to air on Women’s World Football Show. Coach Waldrum doesn’t pull any punches when discussing everything from his decision to leave Notre Dame for Houston, his experiences in the pro league, weighing in on youth club culture and the “Pay to Play” path, and more.

How long did it take Waldrum to miss the college game after leaving Notre Dame for Houston Dash? What happened with his Nigeria WNT appointment? What will it take for the NWSL to survive? And what lead the Coach back to the college ranks? It’s all here and its all riveting!

Whether your interest lies in youth, college or pro soccer, this is the interview you want to catch! And it’s guaranteed to have you following PITT this season and for seasons to come! (12′)
Follow Pittsburgh Panthers on Twitter @pitt_wsoc.

College Matildas
Our college soccer conversation continues with founder and editor of CollegeMatildas.com, Lachy France. Learn more about this unique website that covers all the Australians playing NCAA Div 1 women’s soccer. All the way from Sydney, Australia, Lachy walks us through his website, which features complete player profiles, stats, game previews and highlights, recruitment and commitment news, and so much more. If you love college soccer and Aussie football (who doesn’t?), this is the perfect storm of an interview! (01:15′)
Check out the website at CollegeMatildas.com and follow @CollegeMatildas on Twitter and Facebook.

FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup
The 2018 U-20 Women’s World Cup is in the books! Patty and Adam recap the Final match between Japan and Spain; the thrilling third-place match between England and France; and the tournament on a whole. Plus, your dutiful hosts delve into the decline that used to be a powerhouse of U.S. Youth Soccer. What’s killing the program and how much is the “Pay to Play” path hurting the future of women’s soccer in the U.S.? We roll up our sleeves and dive in! (2′)

PLUS…
• Focusing in on the 2018 NWSL playoff picture and its question marks.
• FA Women’s League Cup is underway and it’s already turning heads (did you see the crowd for Manchester United vs. Reading?!)
• MAC Hermann Trophy List announcements
• Riding the Orlando Pride nose dive
• AND MORE!!

Photos Courtesy of: PittsburghPanthers.com; CollegeMatildas.com

Original Broadcast Date: August 26, 2018

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