Tom Maher

Arjan Veurink lauds shared 'deeper purpose' with Carla Ward - The Halfway Line Netherlands head coach Arjan Veurink has celebrated the shared 'deeper purpose' that he has with Carla Ward to contribute to the women's game.

𝐀𝐫𝐣𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 '𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞' 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞

🗣️The Netherlands head coach was speaking ahead of his side's clash with Ireland.

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Marissa Sheva says more gametime has 'given me confidence' - The Halfway Line Marissa Sheva has lauded more gametime that has 'given me confidence' to perform for Ireland and Sunderland.

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 ‘𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞’

🗣️Sheva spoke to The Halfway Line ahead of Ireland's trip to Utrecht to face the Netherlands.

#COYGIG
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Carla Ward has 'plenty of options' despite O'Sullivan setback - The Halfway Line Carla Ward has said she has 'plenty of options' despite confirming a 'big loss' that Denise O'Sullivan won't be available to face Netherlands.

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 ‘𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬’ 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐎’𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤

🗣️ Ireland head coach Carla Ward spoke to the media today ahead their clash with the Netherlands.

#COYGIG
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Carla Ward has 'plenty of options' despite O'Sullivan setback - The Halfway Line Carla Ward has said she has 'plenty of options' despite confirming a 'big loss' that Denise O'Sullivan won't be available to face Netherlands.

Heard from Carla Ward this morning ahead of #NEDIRL tomorrow night, she spoke on:

- Denise O'Sullivan & Katie McCabe fitness 🤕
- 'Illusions' about McCabe's discipline ❌
- Similarities to her journey & Arjan Veurink's 🇳🇱

#COYGIG ☘️
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Katie McCabe insists 'we can't feel sorry for ourselves' - The Halfway Line Katie McCabe says that Ireland 'can't feel sorry for ourselves' after France came back to win 2-1 in Tallaght on Tuesday night.

𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 '𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬' 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭

🗣️ Ireland captain Katie McCabe spoke to the media after France's 2-1 comeback win in Tallaght.
#COYGIG
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Ireland 1-2 France: Player ratings as Les Bleues survive scare - The Halfway Line A magical Melvine Malard double secured all three points for France at Tallaght Stadium against Ireland in front of a crowd of 8,376.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞

FT: Ireland 1-2 France

A Melvine Malard double saw France overcome a spirited Irish showing.

#COYGIG
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Carla Ward affirms 'we can compete with the very best' - The Halfway Line Carla Ward affirmed after Ireland pushed France all the way in Tallaght that 'we can compete with the very best.'

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬 '𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭'

🗣️Ward spoke after a spirited performance for her Irish charges against France at Tallaght. Ward also provided updates on McCabe and O'Sullivan.

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#COYGIG

Emily Murphy praises Tallaght crowd 'they were massive for us' - The Halfway Line Emily Murphy heaped praise on the Irish crowd that 'were massive for us' after Ireland battled hard but fell to a 2-1 defeat to France.

𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝 ‘𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬’

🗣️Ireland's Emily Murphy spoke to the media after her POTM performance against France last night.

#COYGIG
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Carla Ward has 'no reason to believe' Canada spied on Ireland - The Halfway Line Ireland head coach Carla Ward has said she has 'no reason to believe' that Canada spied on Ireland at the 2023 World Cup.

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 '𝐧𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞' 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩

🗣️Ward's clarification comes after hiring former Canada assistant coach Jasmine Mander to her coaching staff.

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Katie McCabe warns you can never 'sit still' in international football - The Halfway Line Katie McCabe says that you can never 'sit still' in international football as her Ireland side prepare to face France on Tuesday.

𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 ‘𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥’ 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥

🗣️Ireland captain Katie McCabe spoke to the media this morning ahead of the visit of France to Tallaght on Tuesday.

#COYGIG
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Carla Ward lauds Ireland camp 'this group is so hungry' - The Halfway Line Carla Ward says that her Ireland squad are 'so hungry' for success and to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil in 2027.

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐬 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩 ‘𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲’

🗣️Carla Ward spoke to the press this morning ahead of France's visit to Tallaght tomorrow night.

#COYGIG
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Can the Matildas win the Asian Cup?

Asian Cup preview with @tom-maher-tm.bsky.social

We chat through Australia’s hopes, Japan’s super strength and all of the other nations ready to compete.

England and Ireland previews and NWSL kit rankings 😉 open.spotify.com/episode/1SNx...

Can the Matildas win the Asian Cup?

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 🎙️

I joined @jamiespangher.bsky.social to talk football yesterday (our beloved @bethmccowen.bsky.social will be back soon!)

Spoke on:

• Ranking new NWSL kits 👕
• Asia Cup in detail 🏆
• WCQs Ireland & the Lionesses ☘️🦁

#COYGIG
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Marc Skinner says that Chelsea 'got away with one' in FA Cup clash - The Halfway Line Marc Skinner lamented what he felt was the officials being too focused on 'trying to cull our passion' rather than addressing their concerns.

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 '𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞' 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐀 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭

🗣️After United's 2-1 defeat at the hands of the holders Skinner had his say about a late penalty call.

#MUWomen
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Player ratings as Girma fires Chelsea past Manchester United - The Halfway Line Chelsea defeated Manchester United 2-1 after extra time on Sunday to progress to the next round of the FA Cup.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝

FT: Chelsea 2-1 Manchester United (AET)

#CFCW #MUWomen
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Maeve Williams avows '100% I do want to play for Ireland someday' - The Halfway Line Waterford captain Maeve Williams sat down with The Halfway Line to talk leadership, modern goalkeeping and representing her nation.

𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐰𝐬 ‘𝟏𝟎𝟎% 𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐲’

🗣️Maeve Williams spoke to The Halfway Line ahead of her first full season as Waterford FC captain.

#COYGIG
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Renée Slegers delights in Arsenal players who are 'stepping up' - The Halfway Line Renée Slegers has praised her Arsenal charges who are 'stepping up' as a successful block nears its conclusion.

𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞́𝐞 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 ‘𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩’

🗣️ Slegers spoke to the media last night after Arsenal secured safe passage to the quarter finals of the #UWCL where Chelsea await.

#AWFC
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Arsenal player ratings as UWCL victory sets up Chelsea bout - The Halfway Line Arsenal qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League quarter final after beating OH Leuven 3-1 at Meadow Park.

𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐔𝐖𝐂𝐋 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚

FT Arsenal 3-1 OH Leuven (AGG: 7-1)

#AWFC #UWCL
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Carla Ward lauds Ireland that 'thrive' when up 'against the very best' - The Halfway Line Carla Ward has praised Ireland's ability to 'thrive' as an 'underdog' ahead of two crucial World Cup qualifiers against two of Europe's best.

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐬 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 ‘𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞’ 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐩 ‘𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭’

🗣️ Ward was speaking after naming her squad for two crucial World Cup qualifiers against France and Netherlands.

#COYGIG
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Manchester United nab win as Millie Turns the tide on London City - The Halfway Line Manchester United remained on track for European Football next season with a scrappy 2-1 win over London City Lionesses on Sunday.

𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐛 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬

FT: Manchester United 2-1 London City Lionesses

Talking points as United keep up the pace in the race for Europe.

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Tottenham Hotspur dismantle Aston Villa in 10-goal WSL thriller - The Halfway Line Tottenham Hotspur put seven past Aston Villa in a quite astonishing Barclays Women's Super League match on Sunday.

𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟎-𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐒𝐋 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫

FT: Aston Villa 3-7 Tottenham Hotspur

Yes you read that right!

Match report and talking points on an astonishing match at Villa Park.
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Sonia Bompastor 'really proud' of players after 'tough week' - The Halfway Line Sonia Bompastor has stated that she is 'really proud' of her Chelsea players after coming through a 'tough week' to beat Liverpool.

𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 ‘𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝’ 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 ‘𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤’

🗣️ Bompastor spoke to the media after her side beat Liverpool 2-0 at Kingsmeadow on Sunday.

#CFCW
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Gareth Taylor labels 'disappointment' at loss a 'mark of progress' - The Halfway Line Gareth Taylor has labelled his Liverpool side's 'disappointment' at their loss to league champions Chelsea a 'mark of progress.'

𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐬 '𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭' 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐚 '𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬'

🗣️ The Liverpool head coach also provided fitness updates on Alice Bergstrom, Denise O'Sullivan and Beata Olsson.

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Chelsea 2-0 Liverpool: Player ratings as James & Nüsken strike - The Halfway Line Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-0 in the WSL on Sunday after breaking down the visitors stubborn early resistance.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 & 𝐍𝐮̈𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐬

FT: Chelsea 2-0 Liverpool

Chelsea make it two wins on the bounce in the WSL after victory at Kingsmeadow.

#BarclaysWSL
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Madie Gibson talks tea with the President & trophies in the chippie - The Halfway Line Madie Gibson spoke to The Halfway Line about meeting the President, celebrating titles in the chippie and Athlone Town's European odyssey.

𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐞

🗣️ The Athlone Town star spoke to @tom-maher-tm.bsky.social of The Halfway Line ahead of the new season.

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𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐖

Join Tom Maher and special guest Laura Howard to talk all things WSL, WSL2, and to take a look at the FA Women’s National League.

🎧 Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

📸 @ArsenalWFC via Instagram.

#BarclaysWSL

Arsenal player ratings as Gunners put one foot in the quarter finals - The Halfway Line Arsenal ran out 4-0 winners against OH Leuven on Wednesday night in the first leg of their UEFA Women's Champions League play off tie.

𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐖𝐂𝐋 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬

FT: OH Leuven 0-4 Arsenal

A brace from Maanum and goals from Smith and Russo have Arsenal in the driving seat.

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Mia Dodd says she has 'got the enjoyment back' in her football - The Halfway Line Mia Dodd spoke to Tom Maher from The Halfway Line about her start in football, Shamrock Rovers' aims and her centre midfield heroes.

𝐌𝐢𝐚 𝐃𝐨𝐝𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 '𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤' 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥

🗣️The Shamrock Rovers midfielder spoke to The Halfway Line about her start in football, Shamrock Rovers' aims and her centre midfield heroes.

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Aoibheann Clancy reflects 'football gives me a purpose' - The Halfway Line Aoibheann Clancy spoke to The Halfway Line recently about meeting Carla Ward, her Shelbourne aspirations and what inspires her in football.

Had the pleasure of speaking to Ireland midfielder Aoibheann Clancy last week, she spoke on:

• First time meeting Carla Ward 👩‍💼
• Shelbourne’s season ahead 🐚
• Finding inspiration in her younger self & in Irish legends 🇮🇪
• Playing in the 6, the 8 & the 10 🪄
#COYGIG
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Aoibheann Clancy reflects 'football gives me a purpose' - The Halfway Line Aoibheann Clancy spoke to The Halfway Line recently about meeting Carla Ward, her Shelbourne aspirations and what inspires her in football.

𝐀𝐨𝐢𝐛𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 '𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞'

🗣️Shelbourne star Aoibheann Clancy spoke to The Halfway Line ahead of the new season in the first of a series of League of Ireland interviews

#COYGIG
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