Crossways - A Women’s Football Show With Steph Houghton and Ian Wright

Lethargic Lionesses, Bonmati’s Ballon d’Or, and the WSL Returns

After the friendlies with South Africa and Germany made the Lionesses look lethargic and disorganised, Ian Wright and Steph Houghton are a little worried about them ahead of next year's Euros. There were standouts, however, including Grace Clinton, who impressed both with her physicality and her ability to keep the standard over many games. Steph was at the Ballon d’Or this week, where Aitana Bonmati won her second in a row. She gives her verdict on who was best-dressed, before getting serious about flaws in the ceremony. Finally, with the WSL returning, they look ahead to arguably the biggest fixture of the weekend, which will see Arsenal travel to Manchester to face an impressive United side. It's Episode 6 of Crossways.

Hosts: Steph Houghton and Ian Wright
Executive Producers: Roscoe Bowman and Ryan Hunn
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Crossways is a women's football hosted by former England internationals Steph Houghton and Ian Wright - two football legends, from two sides of the game and with two very different journeys to the top, combining their experiences for the brand new podcast.
Every week, Crossways will not only set you up with everything you need to know about the Barclays WSL and beyond, it’ll also bring you stories from girls’ grassroots football, as well as take a look behind the scenes of the women's game. It’ll also be available to watch and listen to on Spotify, or listened to wherever you get your podcasts.