BBC Women's Football Weekly

What the report says

BBC Sport Football’s “Women’s Football Weekly” episode centers on Jo Currie visiting Manchester United’s Carrington training base for a media-day feature focused on several members of the squad. The programme, released on BBC Radio 5 Live on 20 August 2026, includes interviews with Fridolina Rolfö, Lea Schüller, Julia Zigiotti Olme, Dominique Janssen and Hanna Lundkvist.

According to the BBC, the episode uses those conversations to cover a mix of on- and off-pitch topics. Rolfö reflects on her first season in Manchester and introduces a Swedish tradition called fika. Schüller talks about settling in after arriving in January, the team’s difficult start to the season and her surprise fondness for the city’s inner ring road. Zigiotti Olme discusses leadership, a friend’s wedding and the value of a strong Swedish group in a World Cup year.

Janssen speaks about Midsummer celebrations, her defensive partnership with Maya Le Tissier and the growth of the Women’s Super League since 2015. Lundkvist rounds out the segment with stories about games such as Bananagrams, her upbringing on Djurö in the Stockholm Archipelago and how she might celebrate a winning goal. Overall, the episode offers a lighter behind-the-scenes look at Manchester United Women while also touching on broader themes of adaptation, squad chemistry and the expanding profile of the women’s game.