Extra Time with GirlsontheBall

Extra Time at World Sevens Wrapped 01.06.2026 26min

Join Sophie and Rachel from GirlsontheBall fs they wrap up their World Sevens mini-series. 3 days of fun filled football, happy players, elaborate walkouts and incredible celebrations. They also pick the best team, player, walkout, vibe bringer and more. Plus they speak to William Smith who leads on the social outreach arm of the tournament. Make sure you’re subscribed wherever you listen or watch this podcast and follow GirlsontheBall cross their socials.

Extra Time at World Sevens | Match Day 3 30.05.2026 26min

Join Sophie and Rachel from GirlsontheBall for the final match day of their World Sevens mini-series. 3 games, 28 goals and more blistering sun! This time they talk through both semi-finals and a record scoring final. They also include a detailed run down of their favourite walkouts and they have input from World Sevens Chief Strategist, Aly Wagner. Make sure you’re subscribed wherever you listen or watch this podcast and follow GirlsontheBall and World Sevens across their socials. And tune in for the final episode on Monday.

Extra Time at World Sevens | Match Day 2 29.05.2026 26min

Join Sophie and Rachel from GirlsontheBall for match day two of their World Sevens mini-series. 6 games, 41 goals and yes, it was still HOT! Again they talk through their favourite fixture, who stood out and explain some of the more elaborate walk outs which seem to be getting more bizarre! Plus they have input from one of PGMOL’s referees taking part in the tournament. Make sure you’re subscribed wherever you listen or watch this podcast and follow GirlsontheBall and World Sevens across their socials.

Extra Time at World Sevens | Match Day 1 28.05.2026 24min

Join Sophie and Rachel from GirlsontheBall for match day one of their World Sevens mini-series. 6 games, 35 goals and 28 degrees of sunshine. They talk through their favourite fixture, who stood out and who caused the most chaos. Plus they have input from one of World Sevens own, Claire Bloomfield. Make sure you’re subscribed wherever you listen or watch this podcast and follow GirlsontheBall and World Sevens across their socials.

Extra Time at World Sevens: The lowdown 27.05.2026 22min

Join Sophie and Rachel from GirlsontheBall for this very special World Sevens mini-series. The will be at every match day for this London edition, providing insight and analysis as 8 Women’s Super League teams vie for the coveted trophy. With 30 minute, 7 v 7 matches you are guaranteed to hear all about the flare, the tactics and the show offs across the next few days. Make sure you’re subscribed wherever you listen or watch this podcast and follow GirlsontheBall and World Sevens across their socials.

WSL 2025/26 Season Review Part 2 22.05.2026 36min

Join Sophie and Rachel for part two of their look back on another season of the Barclays WSL. They delve into the final six teams in this double episode. So if you’ve missed the first, go back and watch it. They discuss who were each team’s MVPs or most underrated players? What were their season highs and lows. Music: Jamaica by Alex MakesMusic

WSL 2025/26 Season Review Part 1 19.05.2026 32min

Join Sophie and Rachel as they look back on another season of the Barclays WSL. Who were each team’s MVPs or most underrated players? What were their season highs and lows. They delve into six teams in part one of a double episode.

A weekend of FA Cup drama 11.05.2026 35min

Join Sophie and Rachel from GirlsontheBall as they look back on an action packed, drama filled Adobe Women’s FA Cup weekend. Both Brighton and Manchester City pulled off heroic comebacks to seal their spots plus Arsenal continue to play catch up... Music: Jamaica by Alex MakesMusic

Everything everywhere, all at once 05.05.2026 50min

Join Sophie and Rachel from GirlsontheBall as they recover from a very busy weekend. In this week’s episode they look over all they look back over all the action in the Barclays WSL, the conclusion of WSL2, Arsenal crashing out of the UEFA Women’s Champions League and England’s first game at WEURO U17. Music: Jamaica by Alex MakesMusic

Seagulls soar and advantage Arsenal in UWCL 28.04.2026 37min

Join Sophie and Rachel as they look back on an action packed weekend. From WSL upsets to Champions League drama to more madness in WSL2 as it reaches it’s conclusion. There was plenty to chat about on this weekend’s episode of Extra Time with GirlsontheBall. Music: Jamaica by Alex MakesMusic

BONUS | Domestic football returns and Tracey Neville joins us 24.04.2026 43min

Join Sophie and Rachel in this bonus episode of Extra Time with GirlsontheBall as they look ahead to the return of the Barclays Women’s Super League this weekend as well as the UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-final. They also sit down with Managing Director of Stockport County Ladies FC and former England Netball coach Tracey Neville. Music: Jamaica by AlexMakeMusic

Come with us to Iceland 21.04.2026 21min

A slightly different episode today... Join Sophie and Rachel from GirlsontheBall on their trip to Iceland for England’s last fixture of this international window. Don’t worry, the pair do talk football in the second half of the episode but they wanted you to feel like you were on this journey with them. Hope you enjoy!

Another chapter of England v Spain 15.04.2026 35min

Join Sophie and Rachel as they discuss the latest fixture between England and Spain, who seem destined to meet each other at every opportunity. The Lionesses recorded an important 1-0 win over them at Wembley in their quest to qualify directly for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027. The pair also discuss Ireland’s important win in Gdansk and look at how the Home Nations faired too. Music: Jamaica by Alex MakeMusic Music: Jamaica by Alex MakeMusic

FA Cup semi-finalists confirmed 07.04.2026 29min

Join Sophie and Rachel from GirlsontheBall as they look back on a weekend of Adobe Women’s FA Cup quarter finals. Was the Arenal v Brighton result a cupset? Can Charlton and Birmingham be pleased with their run out? And what can we look forward to in yet another international break? Music: Jamaica by Alex MakeMusic

Derby Day Delights 30.03.2026 1h 6min

Join Sophie and Rachel from GirlsontheBall as they look back on a delightful day of derbies in the WSL, Chelsea’s tight encounter with Aston Villa and how the English teams faired in the UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter finals. Plus how much more exciting can the Barclays WSL2 get?! Music: Jamaica by Alex MakeMusic

A weekend of 5 star hatties 23.03.2026 44min

Join Sophie and Rachel from GirlsontheBall as they look back on a weekend of goals. From Bunny Shaw’s hat-trick in Manchester City’s 5-2 defeat of Tottenham or Chloe Kelly’s hat-trick in Arsenal’s 5-0 win over West Ham. Plus how will Chelsea’s draw away to London City Lionesses impact their fight for UWCL next season. And what about WSL2 as it draws closer and closer to it’s inevitable exciting end...

Chelsea lift the first silverware of the season 16.03.2026 43min

Join Sophie and Rachel from GirlsontheBall as they look back on a jam packed weekend. They discuss Chelsea’s win over Manchester United in the Subway League Cup Final and the four Barclays Women’s Super League fixtures including Manchester City’s draw with Aston Villa and Liverpool’s win against bottom of the table Leicester. Plus they run through all the wild goings on in WSL2.

Subway League Cup Final Bonus 12.03.2026 26min

Join Sophie and Rachel from GirlsontheBall as they look ahead to the Subway League Cup Final between Manchester United and Chelsea with input from Melvine Malard. They discuss the teams’ recent form, players to watch and what colours they think the ribbons will be on the League Cup. Plus as the Barclays WSL returns after a long international break, hear from Spurs goalkeeper Lize Kop as she looks ahead to their clash with Everton at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium this weekend.

Takeaways from a long international break 09.03.2026 33min

Join Sophie and Rachel from GirlsontheBall as the look at the main takeaways from a long international break. They discuss: - England’s two fixtures against Ukraine and Iceland - Ireland’s start to life in League A... again - How the Home Nations faired - And a quick look back at how England’s youth teams got on Make sure you’re subscribed wherever you listen and leave us a review.

Paws in Play | A walk with Newcastle's Aoife Mannion 02.03.2026 34min

Join Sophie and Rachel from GirlsontheBall for the latest episode of Paws in Play as they head out for a walk with Newcastle United and Republic of Ireland defender Aoife Mannion and her dog, Noodle. In this episode, Aoife opens up about overcoming two ACL injuries, how it impacted her mental health and what more needs to be done to protect players on social media. Paws in Play is a series dedicated to exploring mental health across the footballing world — from players and managers to those working behind the scenes. Each episode sees Sophie and Rachel take a walk with their guest (and their four-legged friend) to have open, meaningful conversations that deserve to happen more often. If you need support or would like to speak to someone about any of the topics raised in this series, please visit https://www.mind.org.uk/