Former Lewes CEO Maggie Murphy on what we can expect this year for women’s football

Upfront - A Women's Football Podcast

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Soccer, Womens World Cup, Girls Football, Lionesses, Womens Sports, Female Sports, Chloe Kelly, Womens England Football, Leah Williamson, Womens Soccer, Nwsl, Keira Walsh, Womens Football, England Womens, Sports

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

We’re back with our first episode of 2025! Chloe sits down with Maggie Murphy to unpack some of the big headlines set to shape women’s football in 2025: from Barclays’ renewed sponsorship deal to the record five-year TV broadcasting deal.

Elsewhere, Maggie explains why Brighton’s proposed women’s stadium would be a game-changer, discusses whether the Championship should actually be rebranded as the ‘WSL2’ and looks at what impact Euro 2025 could have on the growth of the game. Plus, should we be worried about WSL attendances? Join us!

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0:00.0	Welcome to Up Front. I'm Chloe Morgan. Today I'm delighted to be joined by a friend of the pod and one of the leading names in women's football.
0:11.7	It's former CEO of Lewis FC and former WSL and Women's Championship board member Maggie Murphy.
0:18.7	In our previous episode, Rachel and I discussed our and your New Year's
0:22.8	resolutions for women's football in 2025, what we'd love to see change and implemented this year.
0:28.8	But today, Maggie is here to talk us through what we can actually expect from women's football in
0:33.6	2025, from Barclay's new sponsorship deal to the new TV broadcast deal, WSL attendance figures and of course the Euros
0:41.5	Championship 2025.
0:50.1	Welcome back to the pod, Maggie.
0:52.6	And happy, happy new year.
0:54.4	You've got this gorgeous jumper on that I'm absolutely loving.
0:57.6	Thank you.
0:58.0	Yeah, bringing fresh energy and fresh vibes to our first ever pod of 2025.
1:02.5	Thank you so much for joining us.
1:03.8	It's so good to have you back.
1:05.4	It's really nice to be back.
1:06.8	And I'm feeling really optimistic about 2025.
1:08.8	I think it's going to be a good year.
1:10.1	So, yeah.
1:10.4	Big year, definitely.
1:11.9	How's the, how's the Christmas break been treating you?
1:13.9	What have been up to in New Year?
1:15.1	Have you got the rest of relaxation that you've deserved?
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