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Lynsey Hooper and Natasha Dowie are here every week to discuss the latest news from women’s football, shining a light on the full pyramid from the Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship through to the Lionesses & news from across Europe.The Offside Rule X: @OffsideRulePod // Facebook: The Offside Rule // Instagram: offsiderulepod // YouTube: TheOffsideRuleTVThe Offside Rule is a production by Listening Dog Media & Offside Media Productions.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Match analysis, player insight and wider reporting give women's football the detailed, sustained attention its major stories and smaller developments deserve.
The Offside Rule turns women's football results into brisk, informed conversation. Lynsey Hooper and Natasha Dowie move between match reviews, previews and transfer discussion, covering the WSL while regularly making room for the Championship, Scottish football, European…
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Flo Lloyd-Hughes makes the case for women’s football coverage that blends analysis, criticism, and community.
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A grounded look at how cycle tracking, science, and club support meet for female athletes.
The Offside Rule gives an unusually serious treatment to a practical problem: how the menstrual cycle can affect performance, tracking, and support for female athletes.
A sharp women's football roundup that leans hardest into City-Liverpool and Liverpool's search for stability.
The Offside Rule is at its best when it stays with Manchester City's 4-0 win over Liverpool and the knock-on questions it raises for Liverpool's shape. The talk about lineup churn, unsettled partnerships, and the search for a settled best 11 gives the episode real edge.
A Lionesses chat that makes width the central tactical question.
England's width is the point here. The discussion keeps coming back to Lucy Bronze, Jess Park, and Lauren James, and to the problem of asking central players to do the work of a proper runner out wide. That tension gives the analysis its shape.
A grounded WSL round-up that turns one penalty into a wider, more useful conversation.
The Offside Roll uses Chelsea's 1-0 win over Arsenal as the hook, but it does not stay stuck there. Lindsay Hooper and Natasha Dowie widen the scope with Birmingham's 3-1 win over Bristol City and AC Milan's 3-2 result against Roma, so the episode feels like a proper round-up…
Fast, post-break women's football talk that widens one derby into the week's bigger questions.
The Offside Rule picks up after the winter break with a lively football conversation that moves from the Manchester derby to Arsenal's permanent appointment and the churn of the Championship.
A sponsorship dispute that opens into a broader debate about money, ownership, and women's football.
The Offside Rule treats the sponsorship dispute as more than a single controversy. It follows Team Action FC's petition against FIFA's sponsorship agreement with Aramco, a deal running through 2027 and tied to the 2026 Men's World Cup and the 2027 Women's World Cup, then…
A clear transfer-window chat that treats transfers as football decisions first.
The Offside Rule uses transfer-window talk to show how smaller moves can say plenty about team building. It opens with Hayley Ladd's loan from Manchester United to Everton, and the point lands because she is framed as the kind of player who sits in front of the back four,…
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Hannah from Fitter Woman discusses how tracking menstrual cycles can optimize female athlete performance, addressing ACL injury links, cycle phases, and tech integration.
Lynsey Hooper and Natasha Dowie preview key women's football matches, focusing on the WSL title clash between Chelsea and Arsenal, a Championship game between Birmingham and Bristol, and Juventus vs Inter in Italy.
Lynsey Hooper and Natasha Dowie review a thrilling 4-3 WSL match between Manchester City and Arsenal, analyzing defensive errors and key players.
Lynsey Hooper and Natasha Dowie preview key women's football matches, focusing on Arsenal vs Manchester City in the WSL, Sunderland vs Birmingham in the Championship, and PSV vs Twente in the Eredivisie.
The hosts discuss Manchester United's 4-2 victory over Manchester City in the WSL derby, analyzing tactical errors and Ella Toone's hat-trick.
Lindsay Johnson joins hosts Lynsey Hooper and Natasha Dowie to analyze England's 1-1 draw with Portugal in the Nations League, discussing tactical shortcomings, player fitness issues, and the team's evolving identity ahead of major tournaments.
The hosts interview Emma from Team Action FC about a campaign against FIFA's sponsorship deal with Aramco, citing environmental and human rights concerns.
Lynsey Hooper and Natasha Dowie analyze the WSL title race after Chelsea's win over Arsenal, discussing Chelsea's dominance, Arsenal's challenges, and key moments like a penalty decision.
The hosts review key women's football matches, including Man City's 4-0 win over Liverpool in the WSL, a thrilling Championship game between Durham and Blackburn, and a 2-2 draw between Glasgow City and Celtic in the SWPL.
Flo Lloyd-Hughes discusses her platform The Cutback, which provides in-depth analysis and community for women's football fans.
Lynsey Hooper and Natasha Dowie analyze key transfers in women's football, covering moves in the WSL, Championship, and abroad.
Lynsey Hooper and Natasha Dowie preview the Women's FA Cup 5th round, highlighting key matches like Wolves vs.
Preview of upcoming international women's football fixtures, focusing on England's squad injuries and the key match against Spain.
This episode reviews the FA Cup quarterfinal ties in women's football, discussing matches from Easter weekend.
Preview of the FA Cup quarterfinals focusing on Charlton vs Liverpool and Birmingham vs Manchester City in women's football.
Weekly review and preview of women's football, covering the Women's Super League, Championship, and international news.
Lynsey Hooper and Natasha Dowie discuss the winter break in women's football and reminisce with guest Emma Byrne about past breaks.
Hosts Lynsey Hooper and Natasha Dowie interview commentator Jackie Oatley about the upcoming NWSL championship game between Orlando Pride and Washington Spirit.
Lynsey Hooper and Natasha Dowie discuss the latest news from women's football, including WSL and Championship action, and preview an interview with Carla Ward.
Lynsey Hooper and Natasha Dowie discuss the latest in women's football, including a recap of their weekends and a deep dive into the FA Women's National League final day match between Exeter City and AFC Bournemouth.
Lynsey Hooper and Natasha Dowie discuss the latest women's football news, including WSL matches, relegation, and Champions League results.
Lynsey Hooper and Natasha Dowie discuss recent women's football matches including Spurs vs Man Utd, Championship relegation, and Chelsea's Champions League win over Barcelona.