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Radio 5 Live,04 Mar 2026,41 mins

Six for the Lionesses, Three for Caroline Weir, and One Unsung Hero

BBC Women's Football Weekly

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Ben Haines, Ellen White and Soccer Aid's newest recruit, Jen Beattie are back together to look back on games which saw England and Scotland get their 2027 Women's World Cup qualifying campaign off to flying starts. The team focus on the performances of England's goalscorers, Alessia Russo, Georgia Stanway and Jess Park and ask whether a more experimental back line was tested enough against Ukraine. Captain Caroline Weir scored her first international hat-trick as Scotland hit five without reply against Luxembourg. Jen discusses how the side are finding their freedom again. Plus, ahead of International Women's Day, the pod give a huge shoutout to Jen O'Neill, their unsung hero of the women's game. TIMECODES: 00:15 - Jen is Soccer Aid’s newest recruit! 04:18 - England goalscorer focus against Ukraine, starting with Jess Park. 06:55 - Georgia Stanway showing why she’s in demand this summer. 12:00 - Alessia Russo is a ‘world-class’ number 9. 16:33 - A more experimental back four for England. 21:17 - What changes could we see against Iceland on Saturday? 24:20 - Scotland hit the ground running against Luxembourg. 29:00 - Scotland are finding their freedom again. 31:25 - Is Kirsty Hanson the most underrated player in the WSL? 33:22 - We name our Women’s Football Weekly unsung hero ahead of International Women’s Day.

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