Why Always She?
Join Matt and Charli for a refreshing and irreverent take on the world of women’s football. From the WSL to the Champions League with a sprinkling of international football, our hosts take you through week by week from the perspective of fans. A recent convert to football as a whole, Charli brings all the joy and enthusiasm of someone discovering a new hobby, while Matt brings the reality checks and analytical skills of someone who has not only written and published two books about football, but has also been experiencing the occasional euphoria - but mostly, pain - of following men’s football for over 2 decades.
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5 days ago
5 days ago
This week, Charli and Matt use the FA Cup semi-finals as a backdrop to discuss: where Manchester United and Chelsea go from here. For United - was giving Skinner a new contract the right decision? What's gone well this season and what do they need to do next season to push on? For Chelsea - are they really "unconvincing", or have they proven they can get it done no matter what?
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Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Matt and Charli pick their winners and losers from a whirlwind week in women's football. Teams, players, leagues, concepts: everyone's getting a shout-out, good and bad. Spoiler alert: Leicester may or may not be one of the winners. What did you expect?
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
This week Charli and Matt recap the Subway Women's League Cup Final and ask what should Chelsea and City change - if anything - heading into their Champions League clash on Wednesday?
They also get into the weekend's events from the WSL and what it means for teams at the top and bottom of the table. Can Man United course-correct after a disappointing performance? Can Arsenal exact revenge on Liverpool? Are Villa in serious trouble now?
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
This week Matt and Charli kick off with a review of the weekend's FA cup games. They then do their best to preview the upcoming NWSL season - giving WSL fans and fans from across Europe a taste of what to expect from our footballing (soccering?) cousins across the pond, and reasons you should give it a chance instead of arguing on the internet about which league is the best. Players you might have heard of, teams to look out for, key differences to note.
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Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Strap in for a long ramble as Charli and Matt discuss the controversial proposal to scrap relegation from the WSL. What can we hope to achieve by doing this? Will it make the league more competitive? Later on they discuss whether Chelsea can get through their March of Madness to seal their 6th title in a row - or is there a dark horse in our midst?
Saturday Mar 01, 2025
Saturday Mar 01, 2025
Charli and Matt discuss England's important Nation's League win over Spain at Wembley, as well as Japan ending Emma Hayes' unbeaten run at the helm of the USWNT in the SheBelieves Cup. The team then get into Barclay's manager chat - did Matt Beard and Laura Kaminski deserve to get the sack? What does it mean for Liverpool and Palace for the rest of the season?
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Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
In this "quick" episode (things are never quick here on WAS) Charli and Matt get into the Nations League, and offer some perspective on England's performance against Portugal and the wider situation going into Wednesday's game against Spain and the Euros.
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
After a goal-filled weekend with some stand-out performances up and down the table, Charli and Matt celebrate the heroes of GW14 with the first (and probably last, what's a format?) Why Always She Team of the Week.
Wednesday Feb 05, 2025
Wednesday Feb 05, 2025
With a WSL breather this week to focus on the Cups - Subway and FA - Charli and Matt look at the teams outside of the top 4 in the WSL. They rate their season so far, talk about some of their strengths, weaknesses and where they could go from here.
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
The mood is jubilant in the Why Always She camp this week after their beloved Leicester recorded just their second win of the season over Liverpool. Charli and Matt use this as a springboard to talk about some of this weekend's goings on in the league outside of what looks like to be a pretty sewn-up title race following Chelsea's narrow defeat of Arsenal. They then get on to the biggest piece of news in women's football in recent weeks (maybe months, years) - the arrival of US international Naomi Girma at Chelsea for a record-breaking fee. What will she add to Chelsea, and what does it tell us about the ambitions of other top teams in the league?