8 | Early Season Check-In + The Mary Earps Fallout

8 | Early Season Check-In + The Mary Earps Fallout

It's been a while but I'm back with another episode of The CFCW Catch-Up Podcast! This one is more of a casual update because I mostly wanted to weigh in on the discourse surrounding Hannah Hampton and Mary Earps. I had a lot of feelings about it as you'll soon hear!

7 | West Ham 0-4 Chelsea Women Reaction! The Chelsea FC Foundation's 5 Year Strategy + Lucy Bronze's Important Advocacy Work #CFCW

Another episode of The CFCW Catch-Up is LIVE for your listening pleasure! Join me as I cover Chelsea’s massive victory over West Ham, Sonia Bompastor's evolving tactics, the Chelsea FC Foundation’s new 5 year strategy, and the important advocacy work Lucy Bronze is doing to make the women’s game more sustainable for players. (00:00) Intro (01:13) FA Play Safe Weekend (01:51) West Ham vs CFCW Match Reaction (02:12) Aggie Beever-Jones FREE KICK GOAL (03:22) Johanna Rytting Kaneryd SCORED? (04:06) Erin Cuthbert WORLDIE! (04:41) RED CARD! DON'T TOUCH ALYSSA THOMPSON! (05:31) Hannah Hampton Denies Viviane Asseyi and Ffion Morgan! (06:02) Wieke Kaptein and Catarina Macario make it 4! (06:33) Sam Kerr and Guro Reiten gave me war flashbacks (07:04) Arsenal drop points & Bompastor makes sure to capitalize (07:42) Bompastor's Confusing Tactics (08:13) Breaking down the 3 at the back formation (09:36) Veerle Buurman and Alyssa Thompson Connection (10:32) Bompastor's Future Plans for Aggie and Kaptein (11:13) Kaptein's every changing role as Aggie's attacking partner (11:56) Sjoeke Nüsken snubbed again (13:11) Maika Hamano Nominated for the AFC Asian International Player of the Year (14:20) Chelsea FC Foundation 5 Year Strategy (16:18) Lucy Bronze and FIFPRO's "Footballers Unfiltered" Interview (17:45) Cole Palmer Keira Walsh Promote NIKE Phantom 6 at EA Sports & Baller League UK Event (18:38) Mara Alber & Livia Peng on We Are Chelsea Podcast (19:34) Karen Carney jives on Strictly Come Dancing (20:11) Personal Note from Host Shadow

6 | HANNAH HAMPTON GOAT! Chelsea 1-0 Leicester Match Reaction, UWCL Draw, Gamer News, Ballon d'Or Awards + Remembering Matt Beard #CFCW

Back with another episode of The CFCW Catch-Up! Hit play to hear about Chelsea Women's 1-0 victory over Leicester City, The new Champions League set up and League Phase draw. The “unapologetically ambitious” trademark Chelsea registered. The Ballon d’or Awards. Some exciting Gamer News and The Ongoing Sponsorship Saga, plus a whole lot more. (00:00) Intro (01:01) Injury Updates (02:53) Sjoeke Nüsken Rumors Addressed! (04:03) Good results! Not so good performances... (05:00) Fans want Bompastor gone?? (05:31) CFCW 1-0 Leicester Reaction (06:23) AGGIE AGGIE AGGIE! GOAL GOAL GOAL! (07:46) Cat Macario and Wieke Kaptein HOOKED at half (08:29) Alyssa Thompson at Left Wing-Back?! (09:24) Bompastor still figuring out player combos and tactics (10:14) Is Sonia playing 4D chess?? (10:53) Erin Cuthbert BOOKED! (11:33) Hannah Hampton saves the match! (12:09) TINY MARGINS (12:41) New UEFA Women's Champions League format (14:15) UWCL League Phase Draw (16:05) Barcelona and Wolfsburg (17:36) Erin and Sam Kerr mentality monsters (20:54) Chelsea Women trademark "Unapologetically Ambitious" (22:43) Chief Revenue Officer leaves club! NO FOS SPONSOR! (24:22) Women's Football coming to Football Manager 26! (26:05) incels crashing out over optional game mode (26:41) Niamh Charles guest speaker at RAISE Global Women's Sport Conference (27:24) Lack of diversity and representation in leadership roles in sport (28:15) WE ARE CHELSEA PODCAST RETURNS & SAM KERR ON FRIENDLIES WITH SAM MEWIS (29:44) NIKE & VERSUS collab feat. Lucy Bronze, Kaptein, Mariona Caldentey, Chiamaka Nnadozie (30:23) BALLON D'OR JRK SMOKE SHOW (31:02) HANNAH HAMPTON WINS YASHIN TROPHY (32:18) CFCW Ballon d'Or rankings and nominations (33:04) Remembering Matt Beard & Hannah's Tribute

5 | SAM KERR IS BACK! Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea Reaction, New Maika Contract, Cat Mac's Footballer Journey, #CFCW Worth 1 BILLION?! BlueCo Wants Santos FC, ATP Rules, EA FC 26 Ratings AND MORE

We're back with episode 5 of The CFCW Catch-Up! A lot of things happened this week, but most importantly SAM KERR IS BACK! The world is healing. Join me as I react to her comeback and 100th goal during Chelsea’s victory over Aston Villa. Alyssa Thompson's debut! Maika’s contract extension. Cat Macario's Piece for the Player's Tribune. Naomi Girma's collab with The Mayfair Group. Chelsea's deeply impactful community initiative to support victims of domestic abuse. BlueCo's interest in Santos FC. Potential FOS sponsor update? Those pesky FC 26 ratings and MUCH MUCH MORE! (00:00) Intro (01:35) Alyssa Thompson's bazooka cast (02:20) Naomi Girma still injured (03:03) Gettin cooked by Aston Villa (03:58) Midfield? What midfield? (04:55) Nusken beefing with Bompastor? (06:38) Hannah Hampton best keeper in the universe! (07:58) FIRST GOAL! AGGIE AGGIE AGGIE! (08:38) Guro Reiten and Niamh Charles having a bad day :( (09:09) Triple Substitution! Erin Cuthbert, Sandy Baltimore, Alyssa Thompson debut! (10:26) ASTON VILLA OWN GOAL! Thanks Keira Walsh (10:57) SAM KERR IS BACK BABY! (12:18) SAM'S 100TH GOAL FOR CHELSEA WOMEN (15:58) SK20 GOAL STATS - Thanks Harry Edwards! (16:44) Sonia Bompastor's post-match comments (18:20) Maika Hamano's contract extension! (20:36) PERISSINI PENITENTIARY BACK IN BUSINESS (21:44) Naomi Girma and The Mayfair Group collab to raise mental health awareness (22:38) Reacting to Cat Macario's piece for the Player's Tribune (24:52) CHELSEA WOMEN'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL (25:42) Alexis Ohanian and his 1 BILLION DOLLAR CFCW DREAMS (27:29) Livia Peng, Mara Alber, and Bompastor on Chelsea's professional environment, staff, diversity, team cohesion, etc (28:36) Alyssa wants to make Chelsea her home away from home (29:13) Chelsea's initiative to support domestic abuse victims (30:25) BlueCo wants Santos FC?! (31:31) Man City vs Premier League ATP settlement and what it could mean for Chelsea (33:18) EA FC 26 RATINGS IN THE MUD (34:47) Bompastor says CFCW squad is undervalued. AND SHE'S RIGHT (35:33) Cat and Niamh visit Zecira and baby Zarah + We Are Chelsea Podcast is back! (36:13) Any advice for me?? COMMENT!

4 | WSL IS BACK! Chelsea 2-1 Man City Match Review + Reflecting On Our Summer Transfer Window + New Back Of Short Sponsorship Announcement #CFCW

Back with another episode of The CFCW Catch-Up! Tune in to hear about Chelsea Women's nervy WSL season home opener against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge. Plus I reflect on our transfer window now that it's officially closed, and talk about a new groundbreaking initiative by the club! (00:00) Intro (00:56) WSL IS BACK! Pre-Match Fanfare with the Lionesses & Alyssa Thompson (01:43) All Eyes On Sam Kerr! (02:26) Sonia Bompastor's Use of Psychological Warfare In Lineup Form (03:17) Chelsea Women 2-1 Manchester City Match Reaction (03:48) Let's Gush About Ellie Carpenter! (04:47) FIRST GOAL! Aggie Beever-Jones Striker Era Continues (05:18) HANNAH HAMPTON BEST KEEPER IN THE UNIVERSE! (05:49) SECOND GOAL! Maika Hamano and Wieke Kaptein. The Kids Are Alright (06:20) OWN GOAL! NIAMH GET BEHIND ME (07:00) Armchair Tactics Critiques (07:40) Bright Spots! ABJ, Carpenter, Maika, Keira Walsh (08:17) Areas to Improve (09:04) "WE WANT SAM!" We Don't Want Emily Heaslip! (09:55) Player Welfare In The Mud. Get Well Soon Lily Murphy (10:40) Sonia Bompastor Breaking Records AGAIN (11:04) Squad Outgoings - Alejandra Bernabe and Jorja Fox (12:06) Reflecting on Chelsea Women's Transfer Window (13:36) Alyssa Thompson's Official CFCW Announcement Video (14:07) Thompson's 1st Chelsea Interview and Emma Hayes Influence (15:00) Unrivaled - The CFCW Treble Documentary (15:37) "Here We Flo" Back of Short Spon Deal (16:29) Injury Updates - Erin Cuthbert and Naomi Girma