Sam is joined by Chelsea and USWNT forward Cat Macario to talk through a pivotal week in the WSL title race, her current club and future USWNT head coach Emma Hayes, and her emotional goal scoring return from 22 months out injured. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Show Notes:Stefanie and Gina have been called up to international duty this month and we’ve got some exciting QUIF’s first ✨🌈⚽️ Pride episodes for you! Friends, this is a special one, Nora McConnell-Johnson is the founder of Babe’s Sports Bar soon-to-be in Chicago, IL. We dive into Nora’s journey, in sports and toward opening a bad-ass women’s sports bar and creating inclusive spaces to celebrate WOMEN’S SPORTSSSS! We get the backstory on her bar’s namesake…it’s a good one…it’s a gay one 😉 *tap*

Join Ted, Ry and Daz for a special North East Footy Breakfast as Ted has to win his way through a number of games to win a coveted new Sunderland shirt. Don't miss this one!

Join Steve, Ted, Ry and Daz for the first NEFB of the week as the lads mull over all of the north east updates, transfer plans and re ready for another rendition of 'Steve's X-Files'

Jason went to Disneyland this weekend and he had an incident on the Matterhorn ride, Alexis went to a soccer game and had a chair malfunction, and Holly attended Grand Old Day and ruined a game for everyone. Plus, Jennifer Lopez called off her summer concert tour, but we think it says more about the state of the live music industry than anything... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Turns out Emma Hayes might be a pretty good football manager... who's earned the right to coach another squad full of elite players.The USWNT looked dominant in a 4-0 victory over South Korea in Colorado on Saturday, but what were we able to glean from the starting 11, the substitutes, and the overall performance? In this episode, Grant and Dino discussed Sophia Smith showcasing her brilliant passing ability; the attacking four of Cat Macario, Mal Swanson, Sophia Smith, and Trinity Rodman;

Join top NE Journalist Ian Murtagh for his unique view on North East Football, with his special guests Andrew Musgrave and Neil Curstis.

Join our 3 Legends, Darren Williams, Lee Clark and Craig Hignett as they review the end of season for Sunderland and Middlesbrough, plus look ahead to see if Newcastle can make history by finishing above Manchester United for the first time in the Premier League?

The final NEFB of the week sees the lads joined by Daz as they recap the history making, record breaking unbeaten run and all things North East footy

Join Andy Campbell for his last Red Army of the season, as he digests the season gone and gets excited about the season to come. UTB!

Join Donna and Charlotte from Loose Lips for a very special interview with Aaron - The Conscious Self. You can find more about him at: https://www.facebook.com/ConsciousSelfLTD/

Join our Pimms and Needles' stars Donna and Charlotte for another wonderful edition of Loose Lips. As well as all your showbiz gossip, epic fails, agony aunt's advice, their special guest is The Conscious Self. You don't want to miss this one!

The penultimate NEFB of the week sees the return of Steve, alongside Ted and Daz talk all about holidays, and the big question, should players or managers ever return to a club that they have left previously, find out by listening in!

Join Ted, Ry and Daz, there's no Steve again but the lads are managing as they have the usual North East footy banter and the same brilliant features!

Stefanie and Gina crown Alexia Putellas GF of the European footballing season, gush over the the UWCL finale, step into our collective International Break/Emma Hayes/Taylor Swift Era(?), break down the USWNT last-roster-before-THAT-olympics-roster, and check in on how embarrassed Stefanie can get listening to a lesbian romance novel on audiobook!Queers United International Footballers celebrates the women and nonbinary side of the beautiful game. ✨🌈⚽ We’re examining the vibes, the happenings,

Steve's on the lash so Ted, Ry & Dave run riot. Ted's WTF is easy, but the lads don't get it - we big up Lando Norris and all agree Super Max is a Super Whinger, and oh yes - even the Mackem thinks Boro's chances next season are pretty good!

We wish we were joking. Kate recently went to her daughter Mae’s soccer training and found herself in a conversation with another parent who told her all about how to relieve a cat on heat. Apparently it’s legal, apparently it’s good for the cat, and apparently we all needed to know exactly how to do it. Thank you Kate for the weirdest and most insane segment we’ve ever done on air... like ever.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clarky, Higgy and Daz Williams look at the week's football in the North East. Lee's alarm sounds, and you should hear it!

Ian Murtagh welcomes to the show BBC football commentator Vicki Sparks and the Northern Echo's Sunderland man Matt Hewitt.

Join Steve, Ted, Ry and our Davey-Lad for the final NEFB of the week as they build towards the final game of the season for the Black Cats and for the Boro!