Her Football Hub

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Her Football Hub
Type of site
Sports news
Available inEnglish, French, Polish, German, Italian, Arabic
Country of originUnited Kingdom & United States
IndustrySport Journalism
URLHerFootballHub.com
Launched2019; 3 years ago (2019)
Current statusActive

Her Football Hub (sometimes referred to as HFH) is a female sports news website. Specialising in, but not limited to women's football, Her Football Hub covers a range of female sport. Founded in 2019 by journalists ,[1] ,[2] and . Her Football Hub has around 40 staff members working remotely across the world.

Coverage[]

The outlet has produced over 500 articles since its foundation. Her Football Hub produces content in the form of podcasts, written articles, filmed features, social media content[3] amongst other mediums. Her Football Hub has known to be listed as an inspiration for other outlets and women's football fan groups.[4]

Her Football signed a collaborative partnership alongside a sponsorship deal with , a scholarship and recruitment programme helping young female footballers find college places in the United States.[5] SRUSA head of women's soccer and former professional footballer, Jon Maloney stated the reason behind the deal was because, "This partnership will give our players another platform to be seen and heard".[6] Her Football Hub also have a coverage partnership alongside Nova TV with the .[7][8]

Columns[]

Her Football Hub features columns on women's football in countries such as Poland, Germany, Italy, Spain and Scotland alongside regular tactical columns.[9]

International headlines[]

Her Football Hub exclusives have featured internationally[10][11] in publications such as The Mirror[12] and The Echo.[13] Amongst the most notable is an exclusive with South Korea captain Cho So-Hyun.[14]

Ethics[]

Her Football Hub have gone on record several times regarding current events or political matters. On June 1, 2020, the outlet published an article aligning their support of the Black Lives Matter movement and directing readers where they can lend their support.[15]

In January 2021 the outlet also lent its support via a social media posting on Twitter, which was later referenced in a report on by The Telegraph to former England international Karen Carney in relation to the misogynistic abuse she received after a tweet from Leeds United F.C.[16]

In an interview feature, founder spoke about the decision to include pronouns with the staff pages on the main website. “We want Her Football Hub to be a safe space. It’s why our staff page on the website has the teams’ pronouns on there, so everyone who visits the site will know we are aware of the relevance of things like that."

The feature also went on to elaborate about the importance of ethical investment "In the past we’ve refused investment and support from betting and gambling companies to avoid triggering anyone, it needs to remain as safe a space as possible [for the readership].”[17]

Awards[]

Her Football Hub are known to regularly publish awards such as Team of the Month,[18][19] Team of the Week,[20][21] and Team of the Year[22] for many of the worlds major women's football leagues. Many of the teams and players nominated acknowledge the awards publicly.[23][24][25]

The annual Her Football Hub awards often include high-profile guest judges. Examples of these over the awards inception have been Commonwealth gold medal boxer, Stacey Copeland, former England footballer Fern Whelan and then Crystal Palace footballer Amber Stobbs.[26] Categories vary but include world footballer of the year,[27][28] rising star,[29][30] and club of the year.[31]

Her Football Hub were nominated for 'best business in women's football' at the 2020 and the 2021 .[32][33]

Notable writers[]

  • (Former footballer)[34]
  • (Journalist)[35]
  • (Journalist)[36]
  • Abdullah Abdullah (Author)
  • Graham Falk (Journalist)
  • (Head of sport & exercise science at Worcester University)[37]
  • (Journalist)[38]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "AFC Fylde Women disbanded due to coronavirus pandemic". The Offside Rule. 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  2. ^ "Pardon Our Interruption". muckrack.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  3. ^ "'Hanna is special because she has great technique with the ball' Jonas Eidevall on Everton's wonderkid Hanna Bennison". Arseblog News - the Arsenal news site. 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  4. ^ "Blues Women Fans". blueswomenfans.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  5. ^ "Sports Recruiting USA and Her Football Hub Announce Official Partnership". www.sportsrecruitingusa.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  6. ^ Goulding, Georgia (2020-06-30). "Her Football Hub Announce Partnership with SRUSA". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  7. ^ "Partners". Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  8. ^ Hub, Her Football (2020-08-27). "Her Football Hub Announce New Strategic Partnership". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  9. ^ "Her Football Hub – Columns". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  10. ^ Jonna, Andersson (6 January 2021). "Barcelona vann den historiska matchen på Camp Nou". Afton Bladet.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ EFE, Por (2021-02-18). "Mujer encabezará Tokio 2020: Medallista olímpica es la nueva presidenta del comité organizador". El Diario NY (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  12. ^ Prenderville, Liam (2019-08-22). "Fabinho's wife opens up on career and why she retired after Liverpool move". mirror. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  13. ^ Byrom, David (2020-12-02). "Rebeca Tavares explains 'big reason' Fabinho moved to Liverpool". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  14. ^ Rocchi, Filippo (2020-06-13). "Cho So-hyun, West Ham Women: "Voglio andare alle Olimpiadi con la Corea e vincere un torneo con il West Ham"". Calcio femminile italiano (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  15. ^ Hub, Her Football (2020-06-01). "Black Lives Matter". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  16. ^ Tomas, Fiona (2021-01-02). "Jake Humphrey defends Karen Carney and condemns 'horrible, misogynistic, sexist, vile' abuse". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  17. ^ "Drew Diamond". On Her Side. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  18. ^ "Sunderland defender Arbenit Xhemajli continues his return to full fitness as McCatty earns team of the month spot". www.sunderlandecho.com. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
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