MERRY WOSO CHRISTMAS

'Make sure you’re there. Make sure Stamford Bridge is sold out.'

Read about Emma Hayes' 12-year journey to her final game at Stamford Bridge below. 👇

It will never not baffle me seeing how many people in football cba to do the absolute smallest things to promote the women’s game lol?

One reason it’s still so challenging for gay athletes to come out publicly is the way algorithms and clickbait publishers distort and twist stories. Here, Google has now labelled the topic “plans for homophobia” (!) and one downmarket site has added a “couples in hiding” line. /1

You can also watch below... Interview by Miriam Walker-Khan 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=HCxUXx…

THE DREAM TREAM

We sit down with former GB archer, Danielle Brown, who tells us how she was classed as not ‘disabled enough’ to continue with her sport.

TW/ SA + DV

This sport has a huge issue with violence against women that is not being addressed at all. Countless players arrested for sexual assault and domestic violence that continue to play in this league. Clubs and the PL need to take a zero tolerance approach.

Dawn contributed to the final episode of Sky Sports' Real Talk podcast, discussing the emotive topic of athlete retirement.

Dawn reflects sensitively and offers her insight to host Miriam Walker-Khan

Listen 🎧👇
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A very raw interview with Victoria Pendleton is part of our final (!) Real Talk episode on retirement.

Listen now - open.spotify.com/episode/4qocyy…

The mob 🤙

Huge one from everyone today, including the Blue, amazing ones in the stands 💙 Only half time though!

GET THE FUCK IN

THERE’S ONLY ONE ERIN CUUUUUUTHBERRTTTTTTTTT

Que lo que 💙

Terrific, important piece by Katie Whyatt. The treatment of Lauren James, arguably England’s most gifted female player, is an indictment on the women’s game and suggests it has far further to go than it thinks.

100 (99 now) days to go before the Olympics, but Emmanuel Macron is already working on a plan B + C to replace what would be a historic first Olympics opening ceremony outside of a stadium.

And as David Garrido points out, extra scrutiny on Parisian police after 2022 CL final

Had a chat with this little legend! Full interview on YouTube

If you’re one of the people who doesn’t recognise what’s happened is something in need of education and a humorous situation, maybe think of what it feels like for people like me (BAME) who will get an entirely different sense of pain for something you think is funny 3/4