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The Athletic FC Podcast

EURO 2022: England through to semi-finals!

The Athletic FC Podcast

The Athletic

Sports, Soccer,, Premier League, Champions League, World Cup

4.01.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

England legend Kelly Smith and She Kicks Editor Jen O’Neill join Kelly Somers to digest England and Spain’s rollercoaster of a quarter-final. How did England turn it around? And is this the best England side we've seen?

From Brighton Lynsey Hooper brings us Lucy Bronze and Sarina Wiegman's reaction.

Spanish journalist Bea Redondo reflects on what Spain could have done better.

Plus we look ahead to the next quarter-final, Germany v Austria, with Tom Middler in Vienna.

RUNNING ORDER

PART 1 - So much adrenaline. How will we sleep? (1.00)

PART 2 - England 2 - 1 Spain with Lynsey Hooper and Bea Redondo (4.00)

PART 3 - Coming up… Germany v Austria with Tom Middler (28.00)

Producer: Sophie Penney


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Transcript

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0:00.0

The Athletic. Welcome to the Athletic Football podcast. I'm Ian Irving and what a treat we have for you today because England are into the semi-finals of the Euros after an extra time win over Spain.

0:16.1

The Athletic Women's Football Pod with Kelly Summers has all the reaction from Lioness Legend Kelly Smith plus journalist Jen O'Neill, and you'll also hear from a jubilant England camp to a dramatic yet brilliant night at Brighton. Enjoy. Lauren Hiddles. So difficult to stop!

0:39.2

And so hold it to head.

0:40.8

And so come it there.

0:42.4

Farfan, in a harder.

0:44.0

Mine-em-ma, Miner Ma from the dog is with.

0:46.3

Minamah!

0:47.8

Goll, go, go, go, go, go, go, go.

0:50.8

Deo, Alexia, Montegia.

1:01.2

Well, hello and welcome to the athletic women's football podcast Euro's edition.

1:07.4

Coming up for England out on the tune, can anyone stand in the way of the lionesses and will fire singer light it up against Germany.

1:12.1

Well, it's Kelly Somers here and join me to reflect on a dramatic first night.

1:17.2

Of course, a final action is England legend Kelly Smith and former Sunderland player,

1:22.2

and she kicks magazine editor Jen O'Neill.

1:25.5

Well, the hosts England are through to the semi-finals, but they were just six minutes away from being knocked out in the quarters of a home euros. Jen, firstly, you're still at the Amex, you're carrying away in what looks like a kitchen very near, I'm told of beer fridge. I imagine there's a few journalists needing

1:45.3

some of those after what we've just seen there. Definitely, although they came in and grabbed

1:50.7

them and then they've headed off to the press conference in the mix zone. It's now the noisy

1:54.6

photographers who are flocking in. Tell us what was the atmosphere like there because on TV,

2:02.9

it looked tense but electric.

2:08.4

Yeah, it was fantastic.

2:11.6

The game against Norway was wonderful as well.

2:13.5

I think the crowd here just kind of get it. It's a bit more of a football crowd.

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