Episodes

July 8, 2023

World Cup Preview!!!!

Who's in, who's not? Other news and things to watch for at the 2023 Women's World Cup. I sit down with Assile Toufaily, former Lebanon National Team Player and Host of the podcast Super Subs and Tom, all around footie fanati…
May 7, 2023

Go Down Moses

The true story of an amazing woman. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-mcglynn/message
Feb. 6, 2023

Soldier, Player, Racer, Spy: The Untrue Story of the Hyena of the Gestapo... And the true one!!!

Or the story of Josephine Baker's onetime girlfriend. Violette Morris was a famous footballer, athlete, and French war hero. She was later accused of being a Nazi Spy. She was definitely one of the most outspoken #LGBTQ wom…
Nov. 11, 2022

Assile Toufaily, Football in Lebanon and France

I chat with Assile Toufaily, former member of Lebabon's Women's National Team about her experiences, and the growth of women's football in the Middle East. Follower her @Assile_T10 and follow me @forgottenxi --- Send in a …
July 18, 2022

Roe v. Wade is Gone

I sit down with couple of other podacsters to discuss the end of Roe, what it means for Americans, and what can be done about it --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chris-mcglynn/message
Feb. 9, 2022

Manchester Corinthians The Interview

I recently sat down with Margaret Shepherd and Margaret Whittney to talk about their time with the Corinthians, what it was like playing under teh ban and the current state of Women's professional football. Follow the show o…
Dec. 5, 2021

The Lions of Kabul

Today is the 100 year anniversary of the English FA's ban on women's soccer. Afghanistan has a National Women's Team (had?). This is the story of the Lions of Kabul. Follow the show on Twitter ! Share this episode! Buy me a …
Oct. 15, 2021

The Man Who Stole Football

Did you ever wonder how FIFA got so big and so wealthy? What if it wasn't just because football is popular? What if it was just one guy's evil plot? Follow the show on Twitter ! Share this episode! Buy me a cup of coffee if …
May 4, 2021

La Tri y La Pele

In 1970, Mexico's Women's Team shocked Europe in the 1970 unofficial Women's World Cup to place third. How had they done so well? How did they get so good? This is the story of La Tri. Follow the show on Twitter ! Share this…
April 22, 2021

Petra Landers

Petra Landers played in and won the unofficial Women's World Cup for Germany in 1981. She later helped set the World Record for highest altitude football match, and women's football in Africa is part of her new projects. Fol…
April 14, 2021

The White Rose

In 2003, Germans were asked: 'Who is the most influential German of all time?' A huge number believed it was Sophie Scholl. This is her story. Follow the show on Twitter ! Share this episode! Buy me a cup of coffee if you li…
Feb. 9, 2021

About Me

Maybe you're wondering who your host is. Maybe you're wondering why this guy is so interested in Women's Football. Well, now you'll know. Check out ATA Football to watch women's football live. Follow the show on Twitter ! Sh…
Oct. 10, 2020

Carmen Pomies

Pomies played first with Femina, then Dick Kerr's, but that was just the begining of her amazing story. Follow the show on Twitter ! Share this episode! Buy me a cup of coffee if you like . Join the conversation, see PHOTOS …
Sept. 26, 2020

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Justice Ginsburg was a feminist icon who served on the Supreme Court for 27 years, but how she got there is just as important. Back to football next time, promise. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chris-mcgly…
Sept. 17, 2020

Rose Reilly

Before women played football in Scotland, one little girl was determined to play. Rose Reilly should be a house-hold name. Follow the show on Twitter ! Share this episode! Buy me a cup of coffee if you like . Join the conver…
Aug. 30, 2020

1881, Again

We have the real story of what happened in 1881. The first women's international match was more than just a single match. Thanks to Stuart Gibbs for his history Lady Players: The Strange Birth of Women's Football . Follow th…
Aug. 3, 2020

Granny Was a Footballer

What would you do if you found out that your grand mother had been a famous footballer? Stephen Bolton discovered exactly that just a few years ago. Follow him @STEPHEN11981196 on twitter. Follow the show on Twitter ! Share …
July 1, 2020

Dear Marta

Marta Vieira da Silva is perhaps the greatest female footballer ever. But she wasn't always that. Once, she was a shy young woman. This is her letter to her younger self. Be safe, wash your hands. If these links don't work, …
June 24, 2020

Manchester Corinthians LFC

In 1949, a man founded a women’s football club to help his disabled daughter. That team would go on to conquer the world and attain international stardom. Here’s a link to the 1957 match. Be safe, wash your hands. Follow the…
June 6, 2020

When Football Was A Crime...

Yes, women went to jail for the Beautiful Game. And you'll never guess where.... Be safe, wash your hands. Follow the show on Twitter ! Share this episode! Buy me a cup of coffee if you like . Join the conversation, see PHOT…
May 22, 2020

Chile

The Industrial Revolution changed the world. In Chile, the Industrial Revolution changed the face of football forever. Be safe, wash your hands. Follow the show on Twitter ! Share this episode! Buy me a cup of coffee if you …
May 8, 2020

Equal Pay? Any Pay....

The first US WNT got paid about $10 a day to play matches. Things got a little better in the 1990’s, but the team couldn’t live on those wages. Then the USWNT took matters in to their own hands. This is the back story of the…
May 1, 2020

Title IX (nine)

Can a single law, just one sentence, change the world? One law, in one country, did change the world. Title IX is the only law in the United States that recognizes the rights of women, but it started a revolution around the …
March 20, 2020

Second Class? Really?

The Danish Club BK Femina won the first Women’s World Cup in 1970. Their story is in many ways similar to the USWNT’s story. Unappreciated and unrecognized, they soldiered on. And I am joined by the hosts of NWSL podcast @_i…