Part-time football writer (women’s) @theathleticfc & ghostwriter for Beth Mead's book. DMs open or email kwhyatt (at) theathletic (.com). Views mine
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Today is my first day - gulp! - as Women's Football Correspondent for @TheAthleticUK.
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Why have I joined and how did I get here?
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The positive Manchester United result (on Eva Olid’s transformation) nytimes.com/athletic/7724684…
Interesting seeing conclusions that because Dele Alli isn’t playing he’s struggling, as if he hasn’t said that when playing he was addicted to sleeping pills & crippled by trauma/the rejection inherent to sport. We don’t know how he is!!! Yet we cling to one definition of success
Anger at the Sydney Sweeney ad comes because women’s sport feels so precarious - a weakness continually profited from because resistance means spotlighting the thing you’re trying to hide. This is an enduring issue, more significant than the ad itself
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The challenging thing about the advert is many people had never seen it/heard of the site/SS depending on your age until the outrage amplified it, which is probably what the people behind it wanted. It’s tricky for women in sport to challenge it without giving it more prominence
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Ella Rutherford's TikTok post announcing her move to fifth-tier Millwall Lionesses was viewed by 800,000 people. The club itself has a TikTok following of around 2,000.
Rutherford is one of many examples of lower-level women's footballers who have become far bigger 'brands' on social media than the clubs they represent.
It gives them a platform, opportunities and valuable extra income - but also comes with questions about whether they are taking the sport seriously enough.
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Meet women’s football’s most exclusive club: the players who have more followers than the clubs they play for
How do @ellarutherford_ @KelciBowers @tiaraxmae manage their online fame with football careers at Millwall, Hashtag United and West Brom?
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𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | STRONGER THAN YOU THINK by Kerry Evans, @KatieWhyatt
The story of how one woman’s indomitable spirit enabled her to overcome the odds and make an immeasurable impact on the lives of football fans with disabilities and their families.
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How do superstars adapt to life after superclubs?
That is the question facing Alexia Putellas, who has left Barcelona and joined London City Lionesses.
To find out the mindset required, @KatieWhyatt has spoken to former Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea players who have made similar moves.
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We’re hosting our latest talent ID day on Wednesday October 21 to help identify the next generation of sports journalists.
If that’s you, you’re 18+ & UK based: send us 200 words on your experience & contact details.
📧 [email protected]
Deadline: Wednesday September 9, 5pm BST.
Alexia Putellas to London City, Lia Walti to Brighton - how do superstar players manage the mindset shift of moving to smaller clubs with little history of success? And what would it take for them to disrupt the WSL status quo?
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An interview with Mark Beard, brother of the late women’s football legend Matt, on mental health in football, the grief of those left behind and how pain, love and hope can coexist, especially when you ask for help
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Heartbroken reading this. Behind the person everyone saw was someone carrying pain that we never knew about.
A reminder that vulnerability is not weakness, asking for help is not failure, and behind every person is a story we may never fully know 💔
Met with Mark Beard, brother of the late women's football legend Matt, to talk about their story as brothers, life for those left behind amid incredibly public grief and how Mark has found hope and purpose in speaking about mental health in football nytimes.com/athletic/7480974…
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Reflecting on the death of his brother, Mark Beard paints a searing portrait of grief and what it means to witness a family member in a mental health crisis.
Determined to make sure no one else feels the way Matt did, Mark wants mandatory, thorough mental health support for managers and a culture shift that recognises coaches' humanity and vulnerability.
Mark spoke with The Athletic about the memories of his brother, their shared mental health struggles and how his life holds grief and hope at the same time.
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Met with Mark Beard, brother of the late women's football legend Matt, to talk about their story as brothers, life for those left behind amid incredibly public grief and how Mark has found hope and purpose in speaking about mental health in football nytimes.com/athletic/7480974…
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🚨 Exclusive: Thomas Partey is unavailable to play in Ghana’s opening World Cup match against Panama in Canada on June 17 as he has been denied entry to the country. Full story @TheAthleticFC: nytimes.com/athletic/7354492…
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Welcome to Stars of Soccer, The Athletic’s World Cup player guide.
Lionel Messi is here, and there’s room for Cristiano Ronaldo too.
There are legends of the game, the current elite, rising stars and others who really make their teams tick.
They are old and young, some at their first World Cup, some at their sixth.
They are players you should enjoy this summer, and we are here to tell you all about them (and how to pronounce their names).
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Is this how it will always be from now on? Katie McCabe’s move to Chelsea reflects new ground for WSL fan culture - free to read
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Excl: Bunny Shaw’s new 4yr contract w/ Man City will earn striker between £1.6 - £1.7m per year, acc to documents seen by @TheAthleticFC.
Performance-related bonuses could lift package beyond £1.7m.
Full details @charlotteharpur @TheAthleticFC
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What are the considerations for same sex couples in women’s football who want a baby?
Who will carry & provide the egg? How will they pay for fertility treatments? What about sperm?
Footballers from across the world on their experiences - free to read
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