Jacqui Oatley

Are the senior players thinking about going into coaching? Will Lucy Bronze take her coaching badges and pass on all this incredible experience? Or will these players see a more welcome pathway in media? Personal choices but helping players to pass on this knowledge is essential.

Just as I think I’m getting used to America’s 🇺🇸 tipping culture (often tax, then gratuity PLUS extra tip - as well as digital tipping at the till for takeouts…) then I see this beauty: they’ve helpfully added on 4% extra for “health and wellness” for their staff.

Messi is paid $20.45 million by Inter Miami and also earns from a revenue-sharing agreement with MLS partners Apple and Adidas who were both heavily involved in the All Star Game. A 20 minute cameo and a few autographs would have kept everyone happy. League ultimately had no…

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 will wear their home white shirts for the @WEURO2025 final v Spain 🇪🇸 who will wear all red. For the superstitious, England wore blue in World Cup final defeat v Spain, and white when they won last Euro final 😉 #WEURO2025

Oh my goodness… 🥰

UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Semifinals on FOX smashed US viewership records with both matches peaking in extra time at over 1 million viewers! ⚽️📺⤵️

Reminder of the importance of former top women’s players passing on their experience via coaching and mentoring. @chloekelly here looked up to the great @kelly_smith10 and is now coached by her at @ArsenalWFC

I popped down to the Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier to see my fellow West Midlander Ozzy Osbourne’s star ⭐️. Seems lots of people had a similar idea. #RIPOzzy

A rematch of the last FIFA Women's World Cup Final. 🍿 Who you got on Sunday in the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Final, England or Spain? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇪🇸

Germany’s 🇩🇪 fan walk ⚽️ 🏟️ #WEURO2025 🇪🇸 #GERESP

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England and Sunday's Women's EURO Final awaits the winner of today's massive 🇪🇸Spain vs. 🇩🇪Germany Semifinal on FOX! Watch the epic @WEURO2025 clash starting at 2:30 PM ET.

Of course the biggest story will be the Lionesses qualifying for another Euros final, but let’s not forget the abuse players have to face when things don’t go to plan. Chloe Kelly said yesterday that “winning masks racism” - we must keep pushing for change #WEURO2025

Michelle Agyemang getting her flowers 💐🥰 #WEURO2025

UEFA will also oppose moves to change rule on penalties so that if keeper saves the ball becomes dead (such a change - backed by some senior football figures - would have prevented England’s Chloe Kelly scoring from her saved kick)

When your idols are in the euro semi finals and Chloe Kelly has the chance to score the goal to take them 2-1 infront … ⚽️🩷 #lionesses #chloekelly #letsgo #mygirl #england #football #semifinal

Having commentated on 3 Italy 🇮🇹 games so far + today, that’s the lineup we expected (assuming LWB Boattin is still injured which is a shame for them as she’s fantastic). Expecting back 3/5 rather than the 4 in UEFA graphic. Italy greater than sum of parts, v united squad with a…

Women’s football TV records keep being smashed everywhere. The trajectory is ⬆️ so sponsors, hop on board 🚂

FREELANCE OPPORTUNITY: Women’s football writers interested in paid work for She Kicks/Her Goal (a magazine of 29 years, now on sale in UK supermarkets/retailers). Detailed knowledge of and prior experience covering the women’s game required. 📧 [email protected]