Joe Montemurro on Coaching Arsenal, Juventus & The MatildasA tactical and leadership dive with one of the most influential managers in women’s football.Join us for 20 minutes with Joe Montemurro, current head coach of the Australian Women’s National Team and former manager of Arsenal Women, Juventus Women, and Olympique Lyonnais Féminin — a coach recognized globally for tactical innovation, cultural leadership, and advancing the women’s game. 20min with Joe MontemurroIn this exclusive interview, Joe opens up about:⚽ His coaching philosophy, values & mentors🔥 Creative possession football at Arsenal🇮🇹 Building a winning mentality at Juventus Women🇫🇷 Leading world-class talents at Lyon💚 Blending European influences into the Matildas’ culture🌍 The global growth of women’s football🧠 Leadership & communication at the elite level🚀 Player development & youth pathways🎤 Agents and modern football dynamics🌱 Advice for the next generation of coaches If you’re passionate about women’s football, coaching, or elite performance, this episode is packed with insight and inspiration.
Diana Matheson is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist who was a member of Canada’s Women’s National Soccer Team from 2003-2021. During her career Diana represented Canada over 200 times, played in four FIFA World Cups and three Olympic Games, and earned a bronze medal in both London 2012 and Rio 2016. Diana is perhaps best known during her soccer career for scoring the game-winning goal in the bronze medal against France in the London Olympic Games in 2012. During her time as an athlete, Diana co-founded the Player’s Association for Canada’s Women’s National Soccer team.Following her playing career Diana earned an EMBA from the Smith School of Business and a UEFA Master for International Players from the Université de Limoges. Matheson co-founded Project 8 Sports in 2022 with the mandate to spearhead the development of women’s professional soccer in Canada. She now holds the role of Founder and Chief Growth Officer at the Northern Super League – Canada’s first women’s professional soccer league set to kick-off in 2025.Host: Alexandra IbacetaWebsite: www.theriseofwomensfootball.comInstagram: @theriseofwomensfootballLinkedIn: The Rise of Women's Football
Jo Tongue is the CEO of Tongue Tied Management, with nearly 20 years of experience across sport, media, and commercial arenas — including roles at BBC, Somethin’ Else, and editing the flagship football show 606. She sits on the board of Women in Football and is a trustee for the Jason Roberts and Michael Carrick Foundations, supporting social change through sport.Remmie Williams is a FIFA-licensed football agent working with Jo Tongue. She's got over 10 years of experience spanning roles at Manchester City, where she supported marketing campaigns across all teams and coordinated player appearances, especially for the women’s squad. Moreover she worked at the FA, managing player activations, commercial partnerships, and legend appearances for the England Women’s national team.
Carly Telford is a retired English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born on July 7, 1987, in County Durham, England, she had a distinguished 20-year career in women's football.
She began her professional journey at Sunderland in 2002, before moving to Leeds Carnegie in 2007. She joined Chelsea in 2010, where she made 23 appearances. A notable moment during her time at Chelsea was captaining the team in the 2012 FA Cup final against Birmingham City, which ended in a penalty shootout loss. After a brief spell, she returned to Chelsea in 2017, contributing to the team's success with three Women's Super League titles, two FA Cups, two League Cups, a Spring Series title, and a Community Shield. In 2022, she transferred to San Diego Wave FC in the United States, making four appearances before retiring in 2023.
Telford earned 27 caps for the England national team between 2007 and 2021. She was part of the squads for the 2007 and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cups and the 2017 UEFA Women's Euro. Her first major tournament appearance came at the 2019 World Cup. Additionally, she represented Team GB at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 2021, stepping in as a replacement for the injured Karen Bardsley.
Since retiring from professional football in 2023, Carly Telford has transitioned into a significant off-field role at Chelsea FC. She currently serves as the club’s Brand and Partnerships Player Manager, a position she began in July 2023. In this capacity, Telford collaborates closely with Chelsea’s commercial partners to enhance the club’s brand presence and foster new partnerships .
Flo Lloyd-Hughes is an experienced broadcaster, writer, journalist and consultant who works across women's football. She's the Founder of The Cutback, a new women's football media platform dedicated to analysis.
Kelly Simmons pushed for more than three decades the development of the women’s and girls’ and grassroots game in England.During her career at the FA which began in December 1991, she held a variety of development roles in both the men’s and women’s game, has led on the creation and delivery of some of the most successful national game strategies and built some of the strongest teams. Now she's working as a sports consultant and Director of Women in Football.
Professional Footballer of West Ham Utd and Austria Nationalteam, Verena Hanshaw, is talking to us about the start of her professional football career and how she is building her own brand VOURO.
Beatriz grew up playing soccer. From age twelve she played for local club Oviedo Moderno in Asturias. From 2009 until 2019, Beatriz served as Club President at Oviedo Moderno, before going on to become the first woman to hold the position of General Director of Sports for Asturias.
Despite their chaotic start, Beatriz and her team have built out one of the strongest leagues in the world. Liga F boasts FC Barcelona Femeni, the current and previous Ballon d’Or Féminin winners (Aitana Bonmatí and Alexia Putellas) and many of the players from Spain’s World Cup winning squad.
Bianca Rech, who's been known to all as "Jay" since her playing days, returned to Bayern in September 2016. She'd previously worked as team manager at 1. FC Köln, where the midfielder ended her playing career. After three years in team management at the Munich club, the sports economics graduate was promoted to the position of sporting director in 2019. She was appointed head of section on 1 April 2023. She continued to work alongside Danner for the first three months before assuming sole responsibility on 1 July. Since she's been part of the management team, FCB Women have won the Women's Bundesliga title three times and have always finished in the top two, enabling them to take part in the Champions League every year. The team have also reached the final of the DFB Cup twice. As a player, "Jay" Rech made 95 competitive appearances for Bayern from 2006 to 2010, scoring 12 goals in the process. The 20-time Germany international won three league titles with 1. FFC Frankfurt as well as winning the UEFA Women's Cup, the forerunner of today's Champions League. She also played for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr and Swedish top-flight club Sunnanå SK.
Mark Parsons is known as the former head coach of Portland Thorns FC and Netherlands national team. We're talking to him about his move to the US at the age of 24 to chase his dream of being a professional coach and what it's like to guide the legendary Portland Thorns.
Our todays guest is Laura Freigang - Professional Football Player for Eintracht Frankfurt and Germany Nationalteam, Entrepreneur and Fan Favorite.
Laura is talking to us about her personality, the challenges she had to face with her first photo book publication and where she sees women's football in the future.
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Our first guest is Dr. Holger Blask, Chairman of the Management Board at DFB. We are talking about his personal career path, his views on women's fooball development in general, DFB's strategy with the Frauen-Bundesliga and its application as host of the EURO 2029.