Hammarby will face FC Metalist 1925 in the first round of UWCL qualifying If they are to win that match they will face the winner of Manchester United v PSV Eindhoven Games to be played in Stockholm on August 27th through 30th

🇸🇪 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 Sweden preview ahead of #Euro2025 by @libertysimons.bsky.social thehalfwayline.com/2025/06/23/s...

Lots of talking points for Sweden this Euros. A goodbye for the head coach A captain still looking for gold And three youngsters willing to make their mark. I think this could be a summer with lot of fun. My preview below!

And if you fancy it, an excellent read from 2023 with Nina Patalon. A woman with clear intent and drive to grow women’s football in Poland www.sport.pl/pilka/7,6494...

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰: 𝐀 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 Read as @libertysimons.bsky.social previews a historic month in the making as Poland prepare to take on their very first major tournament. #Euro2025 🇵🇱 thehalfwayline.com/2025/06/21/p...

My Bajen heart is heavy, I won’t lie, but a great signing for Wolfsburg

𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐬𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 Smilla Vallotto departs Hammarby for the German side, with her contract running until 2028. More below👇 #TransferNews thehalfwayline.com/2025/06/11/s...

𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮! We are looking to hear from fans of all sixteen nations that have qualified for EURO 2025. Please complete the form below for a chance to feature in our ‘View from the stands’ article series! #WEURO2025 forms.fillout.com/t/5VsWToRzyrus

"During a time where the rights of women, queer people, people of colour, and immigrants are under such scrutiny it should be paramount for these governing bodies to protect these minority groups" The FA has failed. @dottiecardy.bsky.social explains with integrity thehalfwayline.com/2025/06/01/t...

“This is a gross overstepping of power by our nation’s sports unelected governing body, and they have sent a clear message to everyone who enjoys women’s football. You will enjoy football how we tell you to enjoy football.”

The FA Ruling that Excludes Transgender Athletes from the sport we all love The FA and the WSL want you to play and watch football on their own terms 💭 @dottiecardy.bsky.social thehalfwayline.com/2025/06/01/t...

💥 UWCL FINAL REVIEW 💥 AWFC #25: Champions of Europe (again) 🎙️: @Eulenberg_ @libertysimons @MaxRadwan 🔴 The Lisbon Experience 🔵 Brave Pressing Plan 🟡 Individual Performances ⚪️ Stina Blackstenius: Game Changer Listen Link below 👇

I’ll hold my hands up and take one for the team: I cried in this episode. Going to be hard to beat this one, champions of Europe baby.

Which anxiety character are you? 🔴Scream and shout ⚪Nail chewer 🔴Hide face in shirt

An ode to cup finals: two trophy lifts in five days. open.substack.com/pub/libertys...

I spoke to Johanna Rytting Kaneryd about winning titles, heading back to Wembley and being on the verge of achieving quite an extraordinary stat. @thehalfwayline.bsky.social thehalfwayline.com/2025/05/13/j...

'𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧' @libertysimons.bsky.social sat down with Chelsea forward Johanna Rytting Kaneryd ahead of the Adobe Women's FA Cup Final Full interview below #CFCW thehalfwayline.com/2025/05/13/j...

So 20 women can’t play at amateur level now? Other than that is completely ridiculous, it once again goes to show that those above truly do not understand the power football has to change lives, especially when literally everything else is against these women.

Trans women belong in women’s sports. The FA’s ruling to exclude them is cruel, unnecessary, and a sad indictment on the game. They claim "Football For All", but ban a tiny minority who just want to play the game we all love. Pot Shot stands with the trans community, always.

I took a look at the simplicity and the finesse of the finishes by Pajor and Pina for Barcelona against Chelsea over the two legs and how the two styles work so well to terrorise the Chelsea backline ✍️ For @thehalfwayline.bsky.social thehalfwayline.com/2025/04/29/p...

𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 '𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞' 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐒𝐋 🗣 Renée Slegers spoke to the press ahead of Arsenal's trip to Aston Villa and The Halfway Line was present to hear from the Arsenal head coach ✍ @libertysimons.bsky.social #AFCW thehalfwayline.com/2025/04/29/r...

Nice to have some unfiltered joy with @maxrads.bsky.social after what has been a turbulent season. 20/28 on the Russo goal count, Little supremacy and we are heading to Lisbon! @potshot.bsky.social t.co/ICDVPkP8n5

💥 UWCL FINALISTS 💥 AWFC #24: Great Trip 🎙️: @maxrads.bsky.social @libertysimons.bsky.social 🔴 The feeling of going through 🔵 Outplaying Lyon over 3 halves 🟡 Kim Little’s imperious performance ⚪️ Looking forward to Barcelona Listen 👉 pod.fo/e/2ce197

open.spotify.com/episode/7z8A... Recorded a @potshot.bsky.social UWCL finalists celebration pod with the wonderful @libertysimons.bsky.social

Renée Slegers has done absolutely wonders on this team. I’m out of words, unbelievable. Congratulations Coach

Kim Little just absolutely outstanding in this game, controlled everything from minute one.

Kim Little has been absolutely unbelievable today.

Ewa Pajor, inevitable. Greatest current striker in the world of football

Huge congratulations to everyone at Union Berlin who have back to back promotions to make it into the Frauen-Bundesliga

She might not be having her best season but God, Bonmatí is f***ing good.

💥 BIG COMEBACK 💥 AWFC #23: Chlowing Back The Lead 🎙️: @eulenberg.bsky.social @libertysimons.bsky.social @beltransoldmole.bsky.social 🔴 Big Comeback vs. Real Madrid 🔵 Issues in the first leg 🟡 Solutions and Mariona deeper ⚪️ Daphne van Domselaar spotlight Listen here 👉 pod.fo/e/2c1945

Trivia, DvD praise and good vibes. We are so back.

I love German football. I love the league, the talent it has. But it is at serious, serious risk of falling behind and it deserves better. My call to action after no German side will see the semi-finals of the UWCL following heavy defeats. thehalfwayline.com/2025/03/28/e...

𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐬𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐮𝐩 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 🔎 Analysis by @libertysimons.bsky.social #UWCL thehalfwayline.com/2025/03/28/e...

Thought Fernández had an exceptional game last night against Wolfsburg. Truly one of the best young defenders in the game right now. I dug into three of the top points that made her performance and how and why she did so well. ✍️ for @thehalfwayline.bsky.social thehalfwayline.com/2025/03/20/j...

𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚́𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐳 𝐯𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐬𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠: 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐖𝐂𝐋 @libertysimons.bsky.social ✍ talks us through how Fernández stood in and stood out for Barcelona last night #UWCL thehalfwayline.com/2025/03/20/j...

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐧 FT: Bayern Munich 0-2 Olympique Lyonnais #UWCL thehalfwayline.com/2025/03/19/b...

Delighted to hop on the mic to preview the Damallsvenskan before the season opening this weekend! Lots of excellent stuff from the team this week so have a listen!

Wolfsburg could easily finish the season without a single trophy and I don’t remember the last time that was a possibility

Alara has to be one of the most exciting young talents in the game right now

💥NEW POT SHOT ARTICLE💥 Managing The Weight Of Expectations, by @libertysimons.bsky.social 🟡 How has Alessia Russo dealt with the high expectations around her signing? 🔴 How has she improved in her time at Arsenal? 🔵 Could she be on track to be one of the greats? open.substack.com/pub/potshotp...

Can you tell I have a literature degree? 🤓 Feel as though I don’t talk about Russo quite enough so wrote all about her for Potshot this month ✍️ Really enjoyed writing this one!

💥 BIG DERBY WIN 💥 AWFC #22: Cooney-Crossing 🎙️: @eulenberg.bsky.social @libertysimons.bsky.social @maxrads.bsky.social 🔴 Assessing a dominant win 🔵 Pressing key to win 🟡 KCC influential in attack ⚪️ Impressions of Kelly & Nighswonger Listen Link below 👇

This episode starts with a Dead Poets Society potshot answer, has a 10 minute KCC interlude and ends with some Chloe Kelly appreciation all to the backdrop of North London is Red. It might be the perfect episode.

💥 RENÉEBALL 💥 AWFC #20: The Renéelution Will Be Televised 🎙️: @eulenberg.bsky.social @libertysimons.bsky.social 🔴 Renée Slegers, Permanent Head Coach 🔵 The squad and the transfer window 🟡 Mariona making the team tick ⚪️ Looking ahead to Chelsea Listen here 👉 pod.fo/e/2a30b2

Vibes are great so naturally this was one of the best conversations we’ve had this season. Seb and I genuinely couldn’t stop grinning throughout!

Some really good vibes on this weeks episode, some Renée chat, some transfer chat, some game chat, some Chelsea chat, lots of grinning during the recording.

Kika Nazareth v Athletic Bilbao in the first half 51 Touches 39/42 (93%) Accurate passes 6/6 Ground duels won 1/1 Aerial duels won ok ok ok

Attempted to breakdown the Alexia c Aitana goal from today because I haven’t stopped thinking about it vm.tiktok.com/ZGdSYwGHo/

I AM LOOKING FOR WORK! ✍️ As 2025 begins, I’m looking for paid work inside of women’s / men’s football. I have written & editorial experience as EIC of @thehalfwayline.bsky.social as well as current involvement in radio and podcasting. Get in touch 📧 [email protected]