Lionesses

Toone gives food for thought, but Neville is set on experienced players to see out his Lionesses tenure

December 2, 2020

Rich Laverty's Women's Football Column at The Offside Rule

The England head coach’s emphasis on fitness and endurance throws down the gauntlet for young players to train up and work hard, writes Rich Laverty. Phil Neville set his [...]

Talents of rival Manchester sides set to star in Lionesses November camp

November 18, 2020

Manchester City’s Laura Coombs and Manchester United’s Lauren James are deserving of their international call-ups – and their recent WSL form proves it, writes Rich [...]

The battle for Lionesses first choice goalkeeper position

November 6, 2020

The quality of goalkeepers is well on the rise in the women’s game, particularly at the top level with regular goalkeeper coaching now something of a normality rather than [...]

Cancellation of international matches could wreak havoc on young Lionesses’ development

October 30, 2020

Cancellations or postponements such as England’s aborted match versus Germany this week are a blow for young players itching for competitive international debuts. They may [...]

England women captain Houghton: ‘The professionalism shown by the girls has been world class’

October 26, 2020

Houghton insists the Lionesses have not taken their eye off the ball in Neville’s final year in charge but they’ll have to wait to prove it after cancelling their [...]

The Offside Rule WSL: Feed the Viv (Miedema), Reading rock Man City, and Lionesses aim for the top

October 20, 2020

Yes, after Vivianne Miedema became the top scorer in the WSL, this is now a Viv stan podcast. Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are joined by The Athletic’s [...]

Lionesses squad selection based on future planning as Phil Neville looks ahead

October 14, 2020

Rich Laverty explains why international managers make the selections they do and the reasoning behind making tough calls. For as long as I can remember, I’ve had the same [...]

The Offside Rule WSL: England v England, Jen Beattie interview, and FA Cup quarter finals preview

September 22, 2020

Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are joined this week by Rich Laverty to talk all about the inter-England matches, if it’s time to move on from Steph Houghton, and to [...]

“It’s the best thing I’ve ever done”: Phil Neville’s Lioness journey and the path to Euro 2021

March 28, 2020

To mark 500 days until Euro 2021, Chelsea Harper spoke to Phil Neville at Wembley Stadium about his time managing the Lionesses, and the excitement surrounding this upcoming [...]

The Offside Rule WSL: Title tussles, survival scrappers, and a Lionesses legend

January 20, 2020

With the title race blown wide open after the drama at Meadow Park, Arsenal & Lionesses legend Kelly Smith is with us to try and dissect the result. We hear from the [...]