USA pave the way, WSL needs to sell
The Game
The Times
3.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2019
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Natalie Sawyer, Molly Hudson, Rebecca Myers and former England star Claire Rafferty are back one last time to review a summer where it was no longer women’s football, it was just football.
The USA take home the tour de four as Megan Rapinoe makes the front pages once again. The panel are loving Lavelle but has this World Cup been a let-down for England after their 4th place finish? Plus there’s news of the WSL potentially in turmoil. Is the momentum generated by this tournament for the women’s game about to be squandered?
And we look back at our favourite memories from this World Cup. From great goalkeepers to iconic Italians.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a passenger announcement. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber eats. |
| 0:11.0 | So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's. |
| 0:15.0 | Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app. After a phenomenal four weeks in France, it is the Tour de Four for the USA. |
| 0:37.0 | Champions of the world once again. |
| 0:40.0 | It's been a tournament that could be a game-changer for the women's game. |
| 0:45.0 | But for now, it's the same old name on the World Cup Trophy. trophy. Hello and welcome to the game World Cup podcast from The Times. I'm Natalie Sawyer. |
| 1:18.6 | Yes, the USA retain the World Cup after a two-nill victory over the Netherlands in Leon on Sunday, a fourth title |
| 1:26.3 | for America after a summer where records were smashed both by those on the pitch and those |
| 1:31.3 | watching at home. |
| 1:32.3 | Here to look back on it all we're |
| 1:33.9 | joined by former England star Claire Rafferty. Down the line from France from |
| 1:37.7 | the Sunday Times we also have Rebecca Myers plus women's football reporter for |
| 1:41.3 | the Times it's Molly Hudson. |
| 1:43.4 | Later on, we'll be picking out our own highlights and low-likes from the tournament. |
| 1:47.9 | But we start with a record fourth World Cup victory for the USA. |
| 1:51.7 | Second half goals from Megan Rapino and Rose Lavelle |
| 1:54.4 | saw for brave resistance from the Netherlands as America ran out two-nill winners. |
| 1:58.4 | The deadlock was broken on the hour when the US were awarded a penalty after a high boot from Stephanie |
| 2:04.1 | Van de Gras on Alex Morgan. Claire. Any complaints about that decision? For me |
| 2:09.1 | none at all live I thought it was a penalty and then even in the replays I know what I think there was a |
| 2:13.9 | bit of reaction on Twitter that suggested otherwise but I think the graph it was |
| 2:18.1 | clumsy she she her leg was high in the air and she ended up catching her and you know we've seen them |
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