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BBC Women's Football Weekly

Jill Scott’s Coffee Club

Champions League firsts and World Cup campaigns begin

24 February 2026

44 minutes

Available for 29 days

Ellen White and Jen Beattie kick off the countdown to the 2027 FIFA World Cup by speaking to vice-captain Erin Cuthbert ahead of Scotland's first qualifying match. We also hear from Wales head coach Rhian Wilkinson as she juggles parenthood and the campaign to make it back-to-back major tournaments for Wales.

Elsewhere on the international scene, the Asian Cup gets underway on the 1st of March. Which WSL teams will be most impacted by players leaving to compete there?

Plus, there's reaction to a mixed week for Manchester United who have qualified for their first Champions League quarter final but lost again to 'bogey team' Chelsea in the FA Cup.

TIMECODES:

3'25 Why can't Manchester United overcome Chelsea?

14'45 Champions League chat

20'16 Real Madrid being the only team not to host their quarter-final leg at their 'main' stadium

22'58 Rhian Wilkinson

28'00 Jess Fishlock returns to Wales

30'04 What impact will the Asian Cup have on the WSL?

33'36 Erin Cuthbert interview