Andrew Gibney

Ligue 1: Winners and Losers – PSG and Nice lit up the league, but Stade de Reims failed to deliver their potential

May 17, 2016

The Offside Rule’s French football expert, Andrew Gibney, gives his thoughts on the Ligue 1 season following last weekend’s final round of matches. The curtain [...]

FA WSL favourites Chelsea Ladies overcome pressure from Liverpool Ladies… and themselves

April 29, 2016

Andrew Gibney was The Offside Rule’s reporter on the ground as Chelsea maintained their unbeaten record yet still went away disappointed with a 2-1 win over Liverpool. [...]

Ligue 1: Marseille are rotten to the core

March 22, 2016

Andrew Gibney looks at the multitude of problems throughout the club that have caused so much misery for Marseille fans this season. Last summer Olympique de Marseille [...]

FAWSL: England Lionesses continue to show signs of improvement despite defeat to world champions USA

March 4, 2016

Following the massive success achieved by the England team at last summer’s World Cup in Canada, the spotlight has been focused on the Women’s Super League and [...]

Arsenal Ladies boss Pedro Martinez Losa: Gunners are up to the FA WSL challenge

January 8, 2016

Having won 40 major trophies to date, Arsenal are the most successful club in English women’s football. However, after winning the first two Women’s Super League titles, [...]

Ligue 1 to watch: Best of the rest race is fascinating in French top flight

November 30, 2015

So you think Ligue 1 is boring because the title race is over? Think again, says Andrew Gibney. As an outsider looking in, it’s easy to dismiss this season in Ligue 1 as a [...]

What next for Manchester City Women?

November 13, 2015

After lifting the Continental Tyres cup at the end of the 2014 season, part one of Manchester City Women’s transformation was complete. With a strong foothold placed in the [...]

Women’s Champions League: Liverpool boss Beard fears fixture pile-up

August 21, 2015

Although we are nearing the business end of the 2015 Women’s Super League season, the excitement was cranked up a notch in Nyon on Wednesday when both champions Liverpool [...]

Why Ligue 1 footballers can’t resist the lure of England

August 10, 2015

With just under a month to go until the transfer window closes shut, there’s already an influx of players from across the channel in England. Although that’s nothing new, [...]

Women’s World Cup: Lionesses must roar once more in play-off against Germany

July 4, 2015

By Andrew Gibney. England’s semi-final defeat to holders Japan was filled with mixed emotions on both sides of the Atlantic as around 2.4million UK viewers tuned in during [...]