It’s been a wild, wonderful and empowering year for women’s football.
From fighting federations to moments of World Cup magic, we’ve seen it all.
It’s hard to pinpoint just one standout moment of the year, but we asked our women’s football experts to do just that…
The Athletic’s Charlotte Harpur, Michael Cox and Chloe Morgan spoke to Sophie Penney about their personal highlights of the year on our dedicated women’s football podcast Full Time Europe. Steph Yang, Laia Cervello Herrero, Meg Linehan, Katie Whyatt and Melanie Anzidei also provide their thoughts.
Listen in full to the episode below, on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or read the edited conversation below…
Sophie Penney: What was your moment of 2023?
Charlotte Harpur: When France captain Wendie Renard announced in February that she would no longer be available for national-team selection. This indirectly led to manager at the time Corinne Diacre’s departure.
The French Football Federation said the fracture between the players and the hierarchy seemed irreversible and it was detrimental to the interests of the national team.
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