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The World Football ProgrammeSeason 39 Episode 44The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday, 29 November 2025.The World Football Team are (almost) all in the studio this Saturday for our final show of 2025. We say a big thanks and Merry Christmas to Hugh Best who will be listening from afar, our listeners and partners, WA Futsal and Gate and Fence Hardware WA.In studio is Penny Tanner Hoath, Peter Szkiela, Sean Kelly, Dave Kindness, Jim Webb and Murray Stevens. Watch out for the usual Christmas cheer in the post show photos.In a very relaxed but chockers show...
2025-11-291h 57
Football360 TodayIntroducing football360.com.au and The Women's GameWelcome to football360.com.au's podcast feed and the first episode of Football360 Today. Before bringing you a daily bite of news and analysis, we kick-off with football360 Co-Founder David Weiner and The Women's Game Managing Editor Ann Odong to tell you all about our new project and partnership.
2025-10-0816 min
The Full Frame, a Sony PodcastAnn Odong on her 20-year journey to put female athletes in the spotlight through photographySports photographer and Sony Digital Imaging Ambassador Ann Odong (@annodong) joins us to share how she turned an early love of football into a career documenting women in sport. Ann explains how a lack of imagery showcasing women's sport inspired her to pick up a camera and why telling the stories of female athletes is so important. She talks about her pride in playing a part in pushing female sport into the spotlight and also dives into the ways to navigate a career in sports photography.Follow Ann on Instagram @annodong or visit thewomensgame.com
2025-10-071h 03
Ideas at the HouseGame Changers | All About Women 2025From the Matilda’s Effect to the AFL commitment to close the gender pay gap, cross-code support for female athletes is at an all-time high. With record attendance, huge broadcast viewership and glass ceilings shattering, elite players are finally being taken seriously. None of this happened overnight. How far off is something that looks like parity?Join Kirby Bentley, Bec Goddard, Ann Odong, Lydia Williams and Tracey Holmes from on and off the pitch to hear first-hand experiences of the peaks and pitfalls that have come with the growing emphasis on women’s sport, and learn abou...
2025-07-2058 min
Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcastThe Year that Made Me: Ann Odong (2011)Ann Odong's journey from a child in war torn Uganda, to growing up in the suburbs of Perth is a story in itself.But that was just the beginning for a soccer mad kid who would eventually turn her passion for football into a career with the Matildas.GUEST:Ann Odong, Media Manager The Matildas
2025-06-1529 minThe World Football ProgrammeSeason 39 Episode 20The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday June 14, 2025.The World Football Team this week for season 39 is Sean Kelly, Peter Szkiela and Penny Tanner. We are the longest running soccer radio show in Australia!The guest list for this Saturday is:Shannon Bennison, Head Coach Swan United. It's all changed at Swan and the new coach joins us to tell us a bit about himself and his ambition for Swan and beyond.Ann Odong, PR Manager, Matildas. After 8 years with the Tillies, Ann is moving on, we will...
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the [female] athlete projectmanaging the matildas: media + pr manager ann odongThe Tillies are the Australian football team taking the country and the world by storm. But behind every great football team, there’s an amazing team of experts working behind the scenes, incredible women who help to manage the Matildas. On today’s episode, we meet Ann Odong, the Media and PR Manager for the Matildas. Ann is responsible for making sure the fans get access to the players and get to learn about their lives. But she’s also equally responsible for looking after the players, and remembering that sometimes they too need a...
2024-07-2441 minThe World Football ProgrammeSeason 37 Episode 40The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday October 21, 2023.Joining Penny in the studio this week, directly from abroad, is the much-travelled Jim Webb.The show will heavily feature women’s football, with the upcoming Festival at the State Football Centre and impending Olympic Qualifiers landing on our Perth doorstep.Rita Saffioti, Deputy Premier. The Minister will give us a little insight into her relationship with football and what’s happening in the Perth football space over the next 4 weeks. We talk about Friends of Football and how that will factor into...
2023-10-212h 02
Football NSW Community PodcastBonus Episode: Female Football Week - Women in Sports Media PanelIn late May, Football NSW celebrated its largest ever Female Football Week in the lead-up to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. In addition to the community celebrations taking place across the country, Football NSW hosted a series of panels focusing on various participation opportunities that exist across the sport.This episode of the Football NSW Community Podcast recaps the Women in Sports Media Panel. Hosted by media personality and Football NSW Deputy Chair, Stephanie Brantz, the panel featured Football Commentator, Grace Gill, ABC Journalist, Samantha Lewis, and Football Australia Women’s Football & Community Media Manager, Ann Odon...
2023-09-271h 13
Beyond 90The Wall of West Ham (Cap 161: Ella Mastrantonio)Australia's longest-running women's football podcast (est. April 2019).
History: Ella Mastrantonio, Matildas Cap 161
Matildas Debut: 2008 (played for the national team until 2021)
Appearances: 7 (1 goal)
Position: Midfield
Club:
2008–2010 Perth Glory
2010–2011 Melbourne Victory
2011–2014 Perth Glory
2014–2015 Melbourne Victory
2015–2016 Perth Glory
2018–2019 Melbourne Victory
2019–2020 Western Sydney Wanderers
2020–2021 Bristol City
2021 Lazio
2022 Pomigliano
2022 Perth Glory
Awards
AFF Women's Championship: 2008
World Cup News
Quarter-finals
Spain 2-1 Netherlands
Japan 1-2 Sweden
Australia 0 (7) - 0 (6) France
England 2-1 Colombia
Semi-finals
Tuesday 6pm - (6) Spain v (3) Sweden
Wednesday 8pm - (10) Australia v (4) England - Katrina Gorry's...
2023-08-1559 min
Centre for StoriesGame Changers - Lydia WilliamsGoalkeeper for international Women’s Super League clubs and Australia’s national team the Matildas, Lydia is a proud Nyungar woman who grew up playing in the red dirt of Kalgoorlie, a small town north-east of Perth, before moving to Canberra to pursue her career in soccer. She has been inducted into the Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame.
Game Changers is a collection of stories from WA elite athletes past and present considered to be the best in the game; and from community role models who are courageously making soccer more accessible and equitable for future generations of wome...
2023-08-0739 min
Centre for StoriesGame Changers - Ann OdongSports journalist Ann Odong travels with the national Matildas team and is Digital Content Project Manager for Football Federation Australia. Ann’s story begins when her family were forced to flee Uganda as refugees. They resettled in Perth, Western Australia. Growing up in a new country, Ann found the best way to connect with other kids was through a shared passion for playing soccer.
Game Changers is a collection of stories from WA elite athletes past and present considered to be the best in the game; and from community role models who are courageously making soccer more accessible and equitable fo...
2023-07-2549 min
The State Library of WAGame Changers: Pass the Ball On (with Ann Odong)In the lead-up to Perth hosting some of the games for one of the world's largest sporting tournaments, the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023, we hear stories from local women who rose up against inequality and stereotypes to champion the game of soccer as far back as the 1970s. We hear from elite athletes past and present considered to be the best in the game both locally and globally; and from community role models who are courageously making soccer more accessible and equitable for future generations of women, young girls and newcomers of all genders to the game...
2023-07-1349 minBeyond 90Binge List (Cap 145: Louisa Bisby)Australia's longest-running women's football podcast (est. April 2019).
History: Louisa Bisby, Matildas Cap 145
Matildas Debut: 1999 (played for the national team until 2007)
Grassroots Club: Aston Villa
Appearances: 2 (1 A international)
Position: Defender
Playing History
2008-2013: Inaugural Melbourne Victory team - played 22 games
2004-2006: FC Brauweiler (Germany)
1996-2003: W-NSL playing for Victoria Vision and South Australia
2002: Sichuan (China)
Awards:
Victorian Player of the Year (2000, 2003, 2011)
Louisa's playing career ended in 2012 and he has since gone on to successful roles in football management.
Hot Topics
World C...
2023-05-0358 minThe World Football ProgrammeSeason 37 Episode 3The World Football Programme on 107.9FM - Saturday, February 4, 2023.Join Penny, Hugh and local Coach and avid football passionado, Tim Slack, for a morning of football. The Team welcomes a great line-up of guests to add to the conversations. First up the team brings you up to date on local and wider football news. Night Series, Perth Glory, A-League, Juande’s injury, match times and Australian summers, Graham Arnold’s new Socceroos contract, international news.Mel Andreatta, Matilda’s Assistant Coach. Progress on building Australia’s WWC winning team, have we identified and captured...
2023-02-041h 59Beyond 90Travel Plans (Cap 119: Thea Slatyer)Australia's longest-running women's football podcast (est. April 2019).
History: Thea Slatyer, Matildas Cap 119
Matildas Debut: 2002 (played for the national team until 2012)Grassroots Club: Greenwich & Northbridge (Sydney)Appearances: 55 (3 goals)Position: Defender
AFC Women's Asian Cup 2006 (R/U), 2010 (Winners)
FIFA World Cup - 2003, 2007
Olympics - 2004
Hot Topics
News
The Draw
Tazuni
Junior Matildas to play three games against Korea Republic during their training camp on the Gold Coast
Could there be a Women's Australia Cup in the future?
Ballon d'or results
Dub News & Signings
Fre...
2022-10-251h 09The World Football ProgrammeSeason 36 Episode 17The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle Saturday May 28, 2022.This Saturday morning’s World Football Team are Penny Tanner Hoath and Dave Kindness. Join them for two hours of football banter. A great line-up of guests includes-Ben Smith, Seven West Media Sports Reporter. Ben joins us to chat local football.Matt Stacey, Perth Glory Fan. What’s happening in the Perth Glory space.Anjyeo Odong, Football Australia Media. Coming from a long history in media for women's football which all started in Perth. Ann now works with our aspiring youn...
2022-05-281h 59The World Football ProgrammeSeason 35 Episode 28The World Football Programme on 107.9FM - Saturday, August 28, 2021Join Hosts, Penny Tanner and Hugh Best, for a review of football for the week. The Team welcome a great line-up of guests to add their thoughts and news into the conversation. Bobby Despotovski, Dianella White Eagles Head Coach and Club Technical Director. Dianella’s stirling season, promotion and plans for the summer to step up to the next level.The studio team review fixtures across local NPL and State League competitions.Miranda Templeman, Future Matilda, Junior Matilda, Adelaide W-League Go...
2021-08-281h 59
Beyond 90Live, unscripted and jealousThe podcast crew had a couple of weeks off during the Olympics while Cheryl moved house, but don't worry (no one was) ... because we're back live, unscripted (no show notes) and jealous.In this episode, Dale and Cheryl talk about the highs and lows of the Olympic women's football tournament plus, a much more organised Steffen delivers his Nordic wrap. Queens of the WeekThe amazing Christine Sinclair gets a gong from Dale.A post shared by Christine Sinclair (@c_sinc12)Cheryl gets a freebie and votes for An...
2021-08-1054 minB90Live, unscripted and jealousThe podcast crew had a couple of weeks off during the Olympics while Cheryl moved house, but don't worry (no one was) ... because we're back live, unscripted (no show notes) and jealous.In this episode, Dale and Cheryl talk about the highs and lows of the Olympic women's football tournament plus, a much more organised Steffen delivers his Nordic wrap. Queens of the WeekThe amazing Christine Sinclair gets a gong from Dale.A post shared by Christine Sinclair (@c_sinc12)Cheryl gets a freebie and votes for An...
2021-08-1054 min
Full Time: A show about women's soccerThe Six Degrees of Ann OdongAnn Odong zooms in from Australia and we catch up on a decade-plus of trying to grow the game and coverage of women’s soccer, look ahead to the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand (yes, this includes quokka talk) and discuss managing burn-out, sightseeing on soccer trips and most importantly, community.Follow Ann on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnnOdongFollow The Matildas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMatildasAn entire documentary on quokkas: https://youtu.be/JLJ7NnpmGus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
2020-11-051h 03
Our Man In StockholmFor The Love Of the Game - Ann OdongLong before the glossy production and the fan zones, long before the slick social media presence and the souvenir stores in host cities, Ann Odong and her friends were covering women's soccer.
A lawyer and journalist, she essentially used her profession to fund her obsession, often allowing her heart to rule her head, and she has finally been reaping some reward as a digital content producer for FIFA at the Women's World Cup.
She told me about making the athletes visible, how to build trust and how she came to shoot one of the most vi...
2019-06-2529 min
The Catherine Plano PodcastEpisode 112: The Women’s Game with Ann OdongCatherine is here today with Ann Odong. For those of you who are active followers of women’s football in Australia, this will be a name that rings a bell and a loud one at that – Ann Odong.
At a time when women’s sport is starting to gain traction and attention, for over a decade, Ann has been part of a new wave of digital publishers with her website “The Women’s Game” at the vanguard of women’s football coverage.
Ann has sacrificed the better part of close to ten years in favour of covering wo...
2018-04-0300 min
2 Drunk Fans94. Put some knowledge on the barbieIn this episode, special guest host Ann Odong drops some serious knowledge on the 2017 Euros and the Tournament of Nations
Also: should we trust Jill Ellis' process, NWSL week 16 results, what Maddy Evans' retirement says about the state of the league, score predictions, and more.
2017-08-141h 15
Burn It All DownEpisode 13: NF'nLIn Episode 13 of Burn It All Down, the whole gang is back together to discuss the NF'nL. Julie DiCaro, Shireen Ahmed, Lindsay Gibbs, Brenda Elsey, and Jessica Luther talk about the NFL where domestic violence investigations continue to be terrible, CTE is back at the forefront of the discussion, and where Colin Kaepernick still can’t get a job, Lucky Whitehead can't keep his, and John Urshel doesn't want his anymore.
Then Brenda and Shireen interview Ann Odong, expert on all things women's soccer and editor of The Women's Game (http://thewomensgame.com), about the UEFA Women's EURO 2017 soccer tournament.
Pl...
2017-08-011h 05
Football SpotlightWomen's Soccer Zone - W-League PreviewA short and snappy look ahead to this season's W-League campaign down in Australia with The Women's Game's Ann Odong.
2016-11-0318 min
Football SpotlightWomen's Soccer Zone - Episode 24Packed show with plenty of guests.
New Manchester City Women signing Kosovare Asllani talks about her move to England, while FC Rosengard's Anita Asante talks about how things are going in Sweden.
The Women's Game's Ann Odong and Equalizer Soccer's Jen Gordon check in to speak about the W League and USWNT CBA dispute respectively, while one of Sky Blue FC's latest draft recruits, Leah Galton, talks life in America and her hopes with her new club.
2016-02-101h 08
Football SpotlightWomen's Soccer Zone - W-League Grand FinalAnn Odong of The Women's Game joins Kieran as they look ahead to the W-League Grand Final between Melbourne City FC and Sydney FC.
2016-01-3017 min2 Drunk FansWorld Cup Special #5: The Final CountdownAussie extraordinaire Ann Odong of The Womens Game is on our show today!
Reviews of the England/Japan and and Germany/USA seminfinals, the evolution of the international game, and previews of Germany/England and the USA/Japan final.
Filmed in front of a live audience in Vancouver, who you may hear from time to time injecting their opinions in an otherwise great episode.
Check out The Womens Game here: http://thewomensgame.com/
2015-07-0426 min
FTBL Podcast442 FM 10.24: A Grand FinaleThe boys end the season on a high with special guest Ann Odong, editor of The Women's Game, to pick the bones of the grand final and look forward to the Matildas at next month's Women's World Cup.
2015-05-201h 18
Football SpotlightWomen's Soccer Zone - Reaction to Women's World Cup drawWe gain reaction to the Women's World Cup draw from Ann Odong of the Women's Game in Australia, Sarah Gehrke of the Soccerdesk.com in America, and our very own Linda Eriksson, based out in Sweden.
We pick out the main talking points, our players to watch, and who we think might spring a few surprises.
2014-12-0851 min
Hens FCHens FC: August 31Debbie is joined to discuss the big issues in Sport by Football writer from the Women’s Game, Ann Odong, W-League player and media law student Carlie Ikonomou and Channel Ten and Fox sport journo Leanne West. ABC News Reporter Jen Browning also joins the crew live from the US Open as Lleyton Hewitt finishes his 2nd Round clash against Juan Martin Del Potro.
2013-08-3154 min