Top Soccer Podcasts for Women: Listen Up ⋆ NLS

I listen to podcasts all the time! Soccer podcasts, specifically, are my go-to form of entertainment now. I listen to them when I’m walking my dog, traveling, and (ugh!) cleaning my place.

Some of the podcasts have really enhanced my understanding of soccer, like Attacking Third with Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman. Others just make me laugh, like Snacks with Sam Mewis and Lynn Williams. And some aren’t just soccer podcasts – they cover female athletes from many different sports – like Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy and Just Women’s Sports with Kelley O’Hara.

Below, I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorite soccer podcasts and categorized them:

Focus: women’s soccer, women and men’s soccer, women athletes

League: national, club

Type: conversational, game analysis, interviews

Best for: newbie, casual fan, die hard fan

Use the filters below to find a podcast that hopefully brings you some joy. If not joy, then at least find one that will have you talking like the pros at the next NWSL game that you attend with your friends.

And if you don’t see your favorite women’s soccer podcast on the list, let me know in the comments below.

Most podcasts are available via platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Overcast, Spotify, iHeart, etc.

Filter Podcasts

Attacking Third: A CBS Sports Soccer Podcast

Hosts: Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman

Best for: Fans of all women's soccer, including national and international

Frequency: Frequently

About: From CBS Sports Podcasts, "A soccer podcast from CBS Sports covering the NWSL, US Women's National Team and more. Attacking Third will bring you insider analysis, commentary, preview & recaps while tackling the biggest news stories from the sport you love. Hosts Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome a rotating cast of guests from former and current players for interviews and analysis. This is your podcast for the latest news and stories from the world of soccer."

First aired: June 2021

Learn more: https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/attacking-third-a-cbs-sports-soccer-podcast/

Equal Time Soccer

Hosts: Matt Privratsky and Rachael Norton

Best for: Fans of women's soccer in Minnesota

Frequency: Weekly

About: From Apple Podcasts, "Minnesota Womens Soccer News."

First aired: April 2018

Learn more: https://www.equaltimesoccer.com/home/category/podcasts

Full Time with Meg Linehan

Hosts: Meg Linehan

Best for: Fans of women's soccer in the United States

Frequency: Weekly

About: From Full Time, it is a "...weekly soccer podcast expanding The Athletic's coverage of the USWNT and NWSL."

First aired: June 2020

Learn more: https://fulltimepod.com/

Give 'n Go

Hosts: Rohtas Wadera

Best for: Fans of women's soccer at all levels

Frequency: Monthly

About: From Apply Podcasts, "The Give n' Go Podcast strives to bring soccer and pop culture together while covering the women's game around the world at the international, club and high school level. Girls Soccer Network brings you a fresh take on women's soccer while analyzing the USWNT, NWSL, FIFA World Cup and much more."

First aired: September 2018

Learn more: https://redcircle.com/shows/give-n-go

Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy

Hosts: Julie Foudy (USWNT)

Best for: Fans of female athletes, including sports such as basketball, volleyball, and MMA

Frequency: Weekly

About: From ESPNW's Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy, "Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy is a fun, thoughtful, candid conversation with trailblazers in sports about the joy/chaos of life and sports."

First aired: March 2019

Learn more: https://www.espn.com/espnradio/podcast/archive?id=26092845

The Mixxed Zone

Hosts: Jen "The Keeper" Cooper

Best for: Fans of women's soccer in the United States

Frequency: Biweekly

About: From Apple Podcasts, "Join Jen Cooper, the Keeper, as she breaks down all of exciting happenings in women's soccer across America!"

First aired: 2014

Learn more: https://www.bgn.fm/category/podcasts/the-mixxed-zone/

The Offside Rule

Hosts: Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay, Hayley McQueen

Best for: Fans of international soccer, including men and women

Frequency: Weekly

About: From The Offside Rule, "The Offside Rule has been going strong since 2012 with the aim of creating one space for football, regardless of gender. Our podcasts have been recognized by The Guardian, Vogue, and other prestigious outlets and our exclusive content has been picked up by major publications."

First aired: 2011

Learn more: https://offsiderulepodcast.com/podcasts/

The Player's Pod

Hosts: Kelley O'Hara (USWNT)

Best for: Fans of female athletes, including sports such as surfing, water polo, and mountain biking

Frequency: Biweekly

About: From Just Women's Sports, "Hosted by two-time World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist Kelley O'Hara, The Players' Pod takes you behind the scenes and into the minds of the movers and shakers on the frontiers of the space. These are Olympians and World Champions, pioneering executives and legends of their sport, sharing the untold stories behind their success."

First aired: July 2020

Learn more: https://justwomenssports.com/podcast/the-players-pod/

PTFC Podcasts

Hosts: Jake Zivin and Joe Sleven

Best for: Fans of Portland Timbers of the MLS and Portland Thorns FC of the NWSL

Frequency: Weekly

About: Official team podcasts, audio, and news all related to the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer and Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League."

First aired: February 2021

Learn more: https://portlandtimbers.libsyn.com/

Riveting! A Portland Thorns Podcast

Hosts: Patrick Chizeck

Best for: Fans of Portland Thorns FC of the NWSL

Frequency: Biweekly

About: From Riveting!, "Riveting! A Portland Thorns Podcast is just that…a podcast and website dedicated to the best women's soccer club in the world. Hosted by Patrick and joined by a rotating panel of guests, we regularly discuss the tactics, players, and personalities in the Thorns universe and never, ever go off on tangents. Never."

First aired: March 2016

Learn more: https://rivetingpdx.com/

Show Your Scars

Hosts: Jordan Angeli (USWNT)

Best for: Players that have had previous injuries, going through an injury, or are experiencing setbacks

Frequency: Sporadic

About: From Apply Podcasts, "Jordan Angeli is a former professional women's soccer player in the US and current sports broadcaster. During her playing years, she went through 3 ACL injuries on her left knee significantly impacting her career and life. Now, Jordan is using storytelling to help athletes through the mental and emotional side of injury recovery through inspirational, motivational, and encouraging interviews with athletes of all kinds in her podcast Show Your Scars."

First aired: May 2019

Learn more: https://showyourscarspodcast.wordpress.com/

The Soccer Queens Podcast

Hosts: Erica Suter

Best for: Players that want to excel at soccer

Frequency: Biweekly

About: From Libsyn, "The Soccer Queens Podcast is a show dedicated to empowering young female athletes, building them into strong women, and inspiring them to live with confidence and purpose. I interview coaches who are walking the walk, practicing what they preach, and who are encouraging girls to find their gems, step into their power, and excel on the pitch and off."

First aired: July 2020

Learn more: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soccer-queens-podcast/id1524457495

SoccerGrlProbs

Hosts: Alanna Locast (Fairfield University D1 soccer), Shannon Fay (Fairfield University D1 soccer), Carly Beyar (Fairfield University D1 soccer)

Best for: Players that want to learn more about soccer

Frequency: Weekly

About: From Soundcloud, "The Soccer Girl Problems Podcast is a fun, entertaining, and informative look into the life of a Ladyballer, on and beyond the field. The three founders and podcast hosts, Carly Beyar, Shannon Fay and Alanna Locast are the Ladyballers behind the hilarious viral YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram account, SoccerGrlProbs. Whether it's talking about their experience as collegiate soccer players and struggles of being a female athlete, current soccer news, or interviews with professionals, the insights you get here will inspire you to transform your game, your mentality and your overall life as a ladyballer."

First aired: May 2019

Learn more: https://soccergrlprobs.com/pages/podcast

Snacks

Hosts: Sam Mewis (USWNT) and Lynn Williams (USWNT)

Best for: Fans that want to learn about the more personal side of USWNT players

Frequency: Weekly

About: From Just Women's Sports, "Sam Mewis and Lynn Williams are NWSL champions, recent Olympians, USWNT teammates, former roommates, and now… podcast co-hosts! Covering life, soccer, and everything in between, Snacks with Lynn and Sam gives listeners unprecedented insight into the lives of two of soccer's biggest stars."

First aired: April 2021

Learn more: https://justwomenssports.com/podcast/snacks/

The U.S. Soccer Podcast

Hosts: Jordan Angeli (USYNT) and Charlie Davies (USMNT)

Best for: Fans of United States soccer, including youth, men, and women

Frequency: Weekly

About: From The U.S. Soccer Podcast, "The U.S. Soccer Podcast will be a weekly show and provide listeners with insight they can't get anywhere else about the U.S. Women's, Men's, Youth and Extended National Teams, interviews with the leaders of the Federation and never-before-aired stories from the people involved in playing and building the sport in the United States."

First aired: May 2020

Learn more: https://www.ussoccer.com/bendthecurve/podcast

Women's Soccer Review Podcasts

Hosts: Duane Rollins and Jonathan Tannenwald

Best for: Fans of women's soccer in the United States and Canada

Frequency: Weekly

About: From Apple Podcasts, "Podcast covering Women's soccer, from the NWSL, to the USWNT and CanWNT with an eye open to the International game."

First aired: December 2019

Learn more: https://sportspodcastingnetwork.com/

The Women's Soccer Show

Hosts: Helen Hardy and Hannah Inglis

Best for: Fans of all women's soccer, including national and international

Frequency: Biweekly

About: From Apple Podcasts, "A podcast discussing world Women's Football / Soccer news."

First aired: December 2020

Learn more: https://www.thewososhow.com/

Women's World Football Show

Hosts: Patty La Bella

Best for: Fans of women's soccer at all levels

Frequency: Biweekly

About: From Women's World Football Show, "Women's World Football Show is a biweekly podcast and internet radio show dedicated to bringing the best of the women's game to an enthusiastic global audience. Every episode features news, updates, insider information as well as interviews with many of the most influential names in the game."

First aired: October 2013

Learn more: https://wwfshow.com/