Taking her club football overseas for the first time in 2016, Birmingham City’s German forward Isabelle Linden has come to appreciate both the beauty and illusion the game holds. As she looks forward at recapturing the kind of form that took her to Euro 2013, she can think back to that tournament with a smile at how Germany were too much for the opposition, as well as the construction! Read more →
A helping of compatriot and continental company has smoothed the transition for Dominique Janssen since her Arsenal Ladies arrival last year, with a little corner of home in the team culture always there to turn to for the Dutch defender/midfielder. Read more →
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Breaking through last year as Liverpool Ladies’ youngest debutant, England Under-19 Mayumi ‘Maz’ Pacheco has maintained her swift development this season, spending the past few months on loan with Doncaster Rovers Belles but all the while continuing to strike the notes in the name of the club she’s grown up bonded with. Read more →
Sunderland AFC Ladies
Adding her understanding and poise to Sunderland AFC Ladies as they reached new heights last year, former Everton midfielder Brooke Chaplen settled swiftly in the North East, finding her spot among a group possessing the steel and character to serve them so well on the pitch, along with a welcome unpredictability off it.
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Stephanie Roche’s name has spread far and wide over the past couple of years, introducing the Irish international to situations and settings that may once have been inconceivable, although no matter where the ride takes the Sunderland striker, the steady sounds of home remain. Read more →
Beyond the dance-move celebrations and the headphone-clad player stepping off the team bus, lies a whole world connecting football and music. Beats & Rhymes FC tells the stories of how a song lights the fuse on match day, how bands and artists colourise a player's life outside the game, and how music itself can bond an entire team.
The nostalgia of a first album, the weakness in the knees before an initiation song, or even those who've swapped the stadium for the studio. Since 2011, the performers and the personalities from all around the men's and women's game have stepped into this arena to share their soundtrack and more. The features also cover career talk, the teammates, the memories and the lessons learned from a life in this magical game.
