Kendall impresses again as Lionesses round off 2025 with wins over China & Ghana
BBC commentator Robyn Cowen, the Telegraph's Kathryn Batte, and David Walker reflect on England's two friendlies which saw them beat China 8-0 and Ghana 2-0. The player who grabbed the headlines in the latter game was Aston Villa's Lucia Kendall who scored her first goal for the Lionesses and was singled out for praise by Sarina Wiegman.
There's also reflection on a sometimes turbulent but ultimately triumphant 2025 for England and there's an eye on Sarina's contract situation with her current deal only taking her up to the world cup in 18 months time.
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England’s Dream & Nightmare World Cup Draw
Ali, George and Dave preview Friday's 2026 World Cup draw.
What are the easiest, hardest, most fun or most boring possible draws?
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Lionesses set to face China & Ghana, and Mary Earps fallout continues
BBC commentator Robyn Cowen, the Telegraph's Kathryn Batte, and David Walker look ahead to England's upcoming friendlies against China and Ghana - who will get the nod in goal with Hannah Hampton out injured? Will we see Sarina give any more debuts to the new faces in the squad?
There's also reflection on all the drama around Mary Earps' recent autobiography and her account of what lead to her decision to retire from international football ahead of the Euros in the summer.
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England's record-breaking qualifying campaign ends with 2-0 win in Albania
George and Ali discuss Albania 0-2 England.
Plenty of rotation and tactical experiment to discuss, as well as some more Jude Bellingham-themed headlines.
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Saka & Eze goals, Bellingham & Foden stake their claim, O'Reilly slots in nicely
Ali, George and Dave are at Wembley reacting to England's 2-0 win over Serbia, in a game that saw a pair of lovely goals from Saka and Eze, Bellingham return to an enthusiastic welcome from the crowd, Foden grab an assist off the bench, and Nico O'Reilly putting in an assured debut performance at left-back
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A show for England football fans, by England fans. Ali Maxwell, George Elek and David Walker have all travelled across continents to watch England play, and loved covering the team during Euro 2024. The England Pod believes that supporting England should be fun, and this show sets out to make it a reality for the millions of English football fans.
Expect passion, humour, and plenty of debates about squad selection. The England Pod will cover the England Mens Senior Team, the Lionesses and the England Under-21s, with match recaps, tournament previews and balanced discussion of key issues. There will also be interviews, retrospectives, and more.
If there are Three Lions on the shirt, we want to talk about it.
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