Jess Naz on her ACL recovery, England dreams and being a style icon

Upfront - A Women's Football Podcast

Stak Production

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

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

One of our favourite players in the WSL – a true baller and fashion icon – joins Chloe and Rachel in the studio today. It's Spurs star and Lioness, Jess Naz!

We catch up with Jess on her recovery since injuring her ACL in December – the second of her career – and how she's drawing on that past experience to come back even stronger. We also get Jess's perspective on Spurs' record-breaking season, working with Martin Ho, and why the dressing room's family atmosphere is driving the team's success.

Jess also reflects on her passions outside of football – from fashion, to art – and reveals that she does in fact play as Spurs on EA FC.

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0:00.0	This sounds so weird having a headphones.
0:01.5	It's nice, and it.
0:02.3	I like it.
0:03.3	I don't know how I feel about it now.
0:04.5	You can turn them up and down as well, so if it's too loud, you can turn it down a bit, this little thing up here. It's actually okay, yeah. Hello, hello, hello. Hello, hello. Hello? I can hear you. Yes. You swear we've never done this before. this is not our fourth season
0:20.5	God I bet you don't miss the last time
0:22.3	that I was in your ears do you mate?
0:24.0	Nope You swear we've never done this before. This is not our fourth season.
0:23.6	God, I bet you don't miss the last time that I was in your ears, do you, mate?
0:24.2	Nope. Oh, God. At least you were the other end of the pitch. I can still hear that. I can't far away. Oh, I'm sure you could. Yeah, too right. Squeeze. Yeah, it's my job. Doing my bloody job, Jess, is what I'm doing. telling you lot to push up
0:35.6	get the ball away from the
0:37.5	yeah sitting at my half the entire time
0:39.7	I was like we've got championship to I'm doing. Telling you lot to push up. Get the ball away from the...
0:37.6	Yeah, sitting at my half
0:38.8	the entire time.
0:40.4	I was like,
0:40.7	we've got a championship to win.
0:41.8	We need to be in the WSL. Get your asses up there. Don't let the ball near me. We'll never get up there. Yeah, just what you're doing back here? Taking a break. Go on. Are you young? Anyway, let's crack on with this intro.
0:53.7	Welcome to Up Front. I'm Clay Morgan.
0:55.6	And I'm Rachel Sullivan.
0:56.7	And today we are very... Anyway, let's crack on with this intro. Welcome to Up Front. I'm Chloe Morgan.
0:55.6	And I'm Rachel Sullivan.
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