Counter Pressed with Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Friends

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to chat through three big stories from the world of women’s sport. We take a look at the IOC’s recent ruling on gender testing, Bay FC’s majority takeover of Sunderland, and Fifa’s legislation for coaching equality. We also look ahead to another England-Spain rematch at Wembley. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Becky Taylor-Gill Producer: Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to unpack the quarter-finals of the Women’s FA Cup. Arsenal delivered the biggest upset of the round losing to Brighton. Why can’t they get it down on a windy afternoon at Meadow Park? City, Chelsea and Liverpool also went through, and there’s already one underdog lined up for Wembley. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Gilly Flaherty & Jessy Parker Humphreys Producer: Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Tim Stillman in the studio to chat through Arsenal’s dramatic 3-2 victory over Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-finals. Kathryn Batte from The Telegraph also joins us to chat about Manchester United’s exit to Bayern Munich. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Tim Stillman & Kathryn Batte Producers: Katie Baxter & Flo Lloyd-Hughes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to chat through a hectic weekend of games in the WSL. There were tons of goals and tons of bad defending across all of the derby games. We also check in with a big twist at the top of WSL2. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys Producers: Katie Baxter & Flo Lloyd Hughes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to chat through the Champions League quarter-final first legs. Arsenal have a 3-1 lead in their tie with Chelsea, is there anyway back for the Blues? And could Arsenal be set to win it all once again? We also dive into Manchester United’s 3-2 defeat to Bayern Munich, Wolfsburg’s 1-0 lead over Lyon, and the very one-sided El Clasico. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill Producers: Katie Baxter & Flo Lloyd-Hughes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes Is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to discuss Chelsea’s dropped points against London City and ANOTHER hat-trick for Bunny Shaw. We then look ahead to this week’s Champions League quarter-final first legs and discuss Japan’s Asian Cup win. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to talk through the Subway Women’s League Cup final as Chelsea beat Manchester United in yet another cup final. Lauren James was once again star of the show, as United failed to really turn up. Will they continue to play the underdog card? We also discuss what else happened in the WSL and look ahead to the semi-finals of the Asian Cup. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Gilly Flaherty & Jessy Parker Humphreys Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to look ahead to the Subway League Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester United. We also discuss a big rumour involving the WSL’s top scorer, and some new rules in the NWSL. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Becky Taylor-Gill Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to discuss England’s 2-0 win over Iceland. We chat through Lucy Bronze and Lauren James’ standout performances. We also touch base on the Asian Cup and the end of Aerial Fantasy WSL. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Gilly Flaherty & Jessy Parker Humphreys Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to chat though England’s 6-1 win over Ukraine in their first World Cup qualifier. We talk about politics and football, the ongoing situation in Ukraine and Iran, and Israel’s participation in world football. Are we reaching a breaking point? Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Becky Taylor-Gill Producers: Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to chat through several big stories from the international break. The Asian Cup got under way in Australia, can the Matildas triumph on home soil? There’s frustrations as WAFCON is cancelled at the last minute. We also talk Chelsea’s new sporting director and a new innovation to stop goalkeeper timeouts. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Gilly Flaherty & Jessy Parker Humphreys Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill for another three stories episode. Each of us bring a story from the world of women’s football and women’s sport to discuss and debate. This week it’s Mary Earps’ apology, Hackney Women FC and the women’s football calendar. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Becky Taylor-Gill Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to chat through the fifth round of the Women’s FA Cup. There was a crucial goal for Chelsea from Sam Kerr, but will she be leaving Chelsea this summer? We also touch on the stadium between Millwall and London City Lionesses. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Gilly Flaherty & Jessy Parker Humphreys Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Tim Stillman to chat through the Champions League playoffs. Arsenal and Manchester United progressed from their ties with ease, but big quarter-finals await. Are we mentally ready for two legs of Arsenal-Chelsea? We then get into a little Arsenal mailbag with Tim. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Tim Stillman Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys, Becky Taylor-Gill and special guest Maggie Murphy, managing director of Aston Villa Women. We chat to Maggie about her role at the club, the challenge of running the commercial side of a women’s football club, kick off times and the proposed changes to the Women’s FA Cup. Then we get onto what happened on the pitch in the WSL over the weekend. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys, Becky Taylor-Gill & Maggie Murphy Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Becky Taylor-Gill and Max Radwan to breakdown a big night for WSL clubs in the Champions League playoff rounds. First, we check in with the Winter Olympics, then we chat through Manchester United’s 3-0 lead against Atletico Madrid, and Arsenal’s 4-0 advantage over Leuven. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Becky Taylor-Gill & Max Radwan Producer: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Moyo Abiona to discuss Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Manchester City that ended the league leaders’ 13-game winning streak. We also discuss Sonia Bompastor’s new contract and an important 1-0 win for Chelsea over Spurs. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Gilly Flaherty & Moyo Abiona Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill for a special Winter Olympics episode. Before we get into it, we reflect on Brian Sorensen’s departure from Everton. Why now? Then we look ahead to the Winter Olympics as Jessy and Becky are off to Milan. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Becky Taylor-Gill Producer: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to talk through a huge weekend of women’s football. Manchester City smash Chelsea 5-1. City are now 11 points clear and the title race looks over. But is there a crisis unravelling at Stamford Bridge? We also talk about Arsenal’s Champions Cup win over Corinthians. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Gilly Flaherty & Jessy Parker Humphreys Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to discuss the debut of the Fifa Champions Cup. Was the football any good? Not really. But was it fun? Absolutely. We’ll also talk through our dream WSL musical performances ahead of a big show at the Etihad. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Becky Taylor-Gill Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to chat through a big weekend at the top and bottom of the WSL. Manchester City have one hand on the title after Chelsea’s loss to Arsenal. Is this a breakthrough moment for the Gunners? We also talk about the big movements at the bottom of the table. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Gilly Flaherty & Jessy Parker Humphreys Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to chat through the Subway Cup semi-finals. There was drama at Meadow Park as Liv Smith got sent off and Manchester United made it through to their first ever League Cup final. We also discuss the confirmed format changes for next season, and Chelsea scamming a win against Manchester City. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Becky Taylor-Gill Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to chat through the fourth round of the Women’s FA Cup. Where were all the upsets? And why weren’t more games streamed online? Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Gilly Flaherty & Jessy Parker Humphreys Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to chat through the first round of WSL fixtures after the winter break. Arsenal’s 0-0 draw with Manchester United was overshadowed by goalkeeper-timeout discourse, is it time to bring in a new rule to stop the cynical stoppages? We also touch on the news around Renee Slegers’ new contract and Jodie Taylor’s new role at the club. We also dive into all the big stories from across the rest of the WSL. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Becky Taylor-Gill Producer: Larissa Dubrowsky-Ryan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill for a special show and tell episode. We discuss some of the big stories from over the winter break including a manager sacking and a recent women’s football “royal wedding”. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Becky Taylor-Gill Producer: Jared Harris Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes returns as quiz master for a look back at the highs, lows and Counter Pressed herstory of 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to discuss the last night of action in the Women’s Champions League league phase. Which teams dropped out? Who made it through to the quarter-finals and who was a complete flop? Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Becky Taylor-Gill Producers: Katie Baxter & Flo Lloyd-Hughes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humprehys to chat through Manchester United’s dramatic 3-3 draw with Spurs. How did Tottenham let a 3-0 lead disappear? We then get into Bunny Shaw’s unstoppable performance against Aston Villa, four goals, and now 103 goals for City in 120 games. How long before she chases down Viv Miedema’s WSL record? Is she the best we’ve ever seen in the league? Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Gilly Flaherty & Jessy Parker Humprehys Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and special guest Tim Stillman from Arseblog to discuss this week’s European fixtures. All three English teams are through to the knockout stages, what do we make of their Champions League performances so far? We then dive into an Arsenal focus with Tim and answer some listener questions. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Tim Stillman Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to discuss the end of Chelsea’s 34-game unbeaten run in the WSL. After 585 days Chelsea have finally lost a game, we discuss that defeat to Everton, Arsenal’s late win over Liverpool and some mid-table movements. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Becky Taylor-Gill Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to chat through the final international games of the year, including England’s 2-0 win over Ghana. We then dive into our listener mailbag as we chat through some of your football questions and silly requests. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Becky Taylor-Gill Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to discuss England’s 8-0 win against China at Wembley. We also touch on the Nations League final, England’s Under 23s and chat about some other big stories in the international break. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Gilly Flaherty & Jessy Parker Humphreys Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to recap last week’s Champions League drama. We also dive into the NWSL Championship after Gotham were crowned champions again. We then look ahead to the international break and chat about more talent coming through from England’s Under 23s. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Gilly Flaherty & Jessy Parker Humphreys Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes, Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys are joined by Nikki Doucet, chief executive of WSL Football. We chat to Nikki about her journey to the role, the big changes that have come this season in the WSL and WSL 2 and the league’s plan for investment. We also touch on 12pm kick offs, media rights, AI and VAR. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Gilly Flaherty, Jessy Parker Humphreys & Nikki Doucet Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to chat through a great weekend for Manchester City as they extend their lead at the top of the WSL table. City dismantled Manchester United in the derby while both Arsenal and Chelsea dropped points. Guests: Gilly Flaherty & Jessy Parker Humphreys Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys, Becky Taylor-Gill Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Kate Longhurst and Jessy Parker Humphreys to chat through a weekend full of drama. There were controversial calls in Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea, but is it really time for VAR in the WSL? We also touch on Manchester United’s defeat to Aston Villa and Manchester City going top of the league. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Kate Longhurst & Jessy Parker Humphreys Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to dive into Mary Earps’ autobiography and its controversial contents. We unpack the trend of leadership books in sport and whether it was the right time for Earps to publish her autobiography. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys, Becky Taylor-Gill Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes, Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to unpack the drama from the release of Mary Earps’ tell all book. Earps faced criticism after extracts were published in The Guardian detailing her disagreement with Sarina Wiegman over Hannah Hampton taking England’s number one goalkeeper spot. What has the reaction been and will Earps recover from this? We then dive into some football, discussing Chelsea’s win against London City Lionesses and Aston Villa’s progress. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker-Humphreys, Gilly Flaherty Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes, Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Kate Longhurst and Jessy Parker-Humphreys to discuss England’s disappointing 2–1 defeat in a friendly against Brazil. We examine Sarina Wiegman’s lack of experimentation and question whether we’ll see more changes in the upcoming game against Australia. The discussion then turns to Jess Fishlock’s remarkable career as she says goodbye to international football. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Kate Longhurst, Jessy Parker-Humphreys Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes & Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill for a brand new show format as we pick our combined best eleven players in Europe for a new intercontinental competition - think Ryder Cup and Laver Cup. The rules are they have to be current players and you can only pick two max per nation. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys, Becky Taylor-Gill Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes, Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Kate Longhurst and Becky Taylor-Gill to chat all things England. We chat through Millie Bright’s retirement decision she becomes the latest senior player to leave Wiegman’s squad. We also answer some of your listener questions and highlight some of the next gen talent. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Kate Longhurst, Becky Taylor-Gill Producers: Flo Lloyd-Hughes, Katie Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices