The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday August 31, 2024.

Dave Kindness joins Penny Tanner Hoath this week in the studio, following an amazing week in local football where professional women’s football landed at Perth Glory’s home ground, Perth Glory and Olympic carried the flag in the Australia Cup and Western Australia hosted the second Asia Pacific Walking Football Cup at the Sam Kerr Football Centre. We give thanks to our partners for their support which allows us to bring you the news- FutsalWA.org.au: Perth's Premier Futsal competitions; Gate and Fence Hardware WA and ALeagueStats.com

Ben Smith, Reporter for Perth Now and the West Australian. Australia Cup, Perth Glory and International Cup news.

Stephen Peters, Perth Glory Women’s Coach. Stephen shares with us a new look squad, who our number one goalkeeper will be, where the team will be playing and where we can see the squad in the preseason as they shape up for the upcoming summer A-League.

Katelyn Smith, Football Futures advocate and ParaMatildas Goalkeeper. Katelyn gives us updates on everything from refereeing to National football camps with the ParaMatildas, to coaching in the inclusion football space.

A reminder that the women’s football Trailblazers film screening and panel presentation afterwards is this Saturday afternoon at the State Library Theatre.

Jamie Harnwell, Football West CEO. We chat through everything on the local football scene including upcoming finals, the recent Walking Football tournament, the Football West Company Meeting Monday night, upcoming awards nights dates, matches of the rounds and promotions and relegations battles.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday August 24, 2024.

Peter Szkiela joins Penny Tanner Hoath this week in the studio, in a week where the football world has landed in Perth, and we give thanks to our partners for their support which allows us to bring you the news- Futsal WA: Perth's Premier Futsal competition; Gate and Fence Hardware WA and ALeagueStats.com.

Our guest lineup, all WA times (after some newsworthy football banter by Pen and Pete), is:

Robbie Anderson, Perth RedStar FC Head of Communications, shares with us some of the reasons and well laid plans that have made Redstar one of the most successful clubs for both men and women in WA football in recent years.

Tommy Doleman, Local WA football roundup with match reporter. Who’s topping what tables, finals, playoffs and relegation contentions, club celebration nights and the Football West night of nights is coming up. Who are some of the key personnel and event helping clubs along this season are who may feature in the awards nights?

The Asia Pacific Walking Football Cup has started at the Sam Kerr SFC and the International Football Cup has landed in Perth with teams already arrived and training at the SFC and Sorrento.

TrailBlazers screens next weekend at the State Library, Perth. Bridie Watson from the Female Football Project and talented rising MC, Monica Beazley, let us know what TrailBlazers is and as the MC and guest speaker at the event, share their journeys in women’s football.

Robbie Thomson, international Football Commentator. Robbie is not long back in Australia after his European foray and ready to follow PSG to Perth. We also chat A-League, National Teams and other clubs in the International Cup!

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday August 17, 2024.

After flying in from Europe just to be on the show Dave Kindness joins Sean Kelly this week in the studio, with the Olympics well and truly behind us, we can concentrate on the football. Local leagues close to finishing, Perth Glory are in the last 16 of the Australia Cup, The EPL kicks off this week and the National Schoolboys comp finished this week.

Our guest lineup this week, is

Kim Hawkins, Perth Glory FRG (Glory 10) Chair. We see what Kim and her team have been up to over the close season.

Tony Campbell, State Schoolboys coach. The National State Schoolboys championships held in Perth have concluded. TC had high hopes for his charges, did they live up to his expectations?

David Templeman MLA, Member for Mandurah, Minister for Culture & the Arts; Sports and Rec; International Education; Heritage. We will ask about the uptake of grants to grow facilities for women's football. The International Cup. How does the State plan to accommodate the growth in sports from 2025 onward?

Paul Lowethorpe, Australian Walking Football Association. On the eve of the first Pan Pacific Walking Cup to be held in Australia we catch up with Paul about one of the fastest growing sports in the country.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday August 10, 2024.

Peter Szkiela joins Penny Tanner Hoath this week in the studio, in a week where Australia is doing a sterling job at the Olympics, Olympic is doing a sterling job in the Australia Cup and Sorrento has put in an Olympic effort to win promotion back to the NPLM.

Our guest lineup this week, is

Ben Gilby, Creator, Impetus Womens Football website. Comments on NPLW trajectory, are we ready for a women’s Australia Cup, why the crowds at the Olympics don’t match the 2023 WWC, the Perth International Football Cup shifted to HBF Park (what’s happening to public interest or is it timing) and who the possible next Matildas coach could be.

Tom Doleman, match reporter for local WA football. Around the grounds wrap.

Abid Imam, Football West Community Engagement Lead. What’s happening in the Football West club changer space, fostering good club culture and changing attitudes and behaviours, club strategies to accommodate growth where grants and building new facilities don’t always keep up with the growth, what more can we do to keep growing and fostering players staying in our sport and resourcing the best pathway for everyone involved not just players.

Victor Guidicati, Sorrento FC Men’s First Team Manager. What has been the key to Sorrento’s return to the NPL this season and in the build-up to the season that have grown the numbers, support and resources to allow the club to succeed. How did the club benefit from a WWC year in 2023.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle Saturday August 3, 2024.

Jim Webb joins Hugh Best this week in the studio, with a great line-up of guests. Our guest list to join us this week is:

Tom Doleman, Football West Match Day Commentator.

Tracey Wheeler, Matilda’s Cap 58 and current MUMFC NPLW Goalkeeper Coach, to chat about the Matilda’s Olympic debacle and Tony Gustavsson’s departure.

Steve Nelkovski, Olympic Kingsway SC President to chat about their upcoming Australia Cup fixture and their chances of winning this year’s NPLM competition.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday July 27, 2024.

Phil Kelly joins Sean Kelly this week, as the final 32 of the Australia Cup have been decided, and the Olympic football program underway. Our guest list to join us this week is:

Phil Kelly, Football West Life Member and State League standing committee chair. All things football, we will start with the Olympic football program and work towards WA football.

Tony Campbell, Coach WA State Schoolboys programme. We catch up with Tony to talk about our State School sides. How are the teams shaping up? Where is this year's competition being held? How many teams are we sending? How do we shape up to the other states If anyone knows Tony does.

David Winkless, President Perth Glory Shed Supporters Club. For the first time in years the Glory are in the final 32 of the Australia Cup, a new coach, a new team with a whole new attitude, things are looking up. We banter with Dave about the Cup run, The Unite round, and the Tour of duty. We ask the big question "do we have a chant that rhymes with Zdrillic?".

Steve Nelkovski, President Olympic Kingsway. It is definitely an Olympic year! Top of the league, and in the last 32 of the Australia Cup the Green Machine are looking good! Olympic have a home tie against Northern NSW outfit Edgeworth Eagles. With three WA based sides still in the competition will Olympic use the home ground advantage to march into the final 16?

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday July 20, 2024.

Robbie Gaspar joins Penny Tanner Hoath this week in the studio in the lead up to the Olympics and the wash of the Euro 2024. Radio Fremantle raised thousands in our Radiothon last week, so thank you! There’s another chance to support us by coming along to Bunnings Bibra Lake on Saturday and buying a sausage sizzle! Pete Szkiela and Penny will be there on the afternoon shift.

Our guest lineup this week, with a heavy women’s football bias.

Gareth Morgan, Media Manager, Perth Glory. How are Glory faring in the local NPL competition, is the A League squad finalised, Glory’s first hit out with their new look squad v Armadale was a success. Glory play Brisbane next week in the upcoming Australia Cup round in Darwin.

What’s happening in the Glory women’s space regards coach and player appointments?

Neil Bennett, Sportswriter. Women’s NPL. Where is it currently sitting in the scheme of the Australian NPL landscape and is it growing in stature, is the community getting on board, is it a good space for fostering and producing state representatives and national level players and bringing the best out of a healthy growth in junior football post WWC? What are the indicators it is a healthy development league sitting at a good semi-professional level. Why is there such huge player movement each year between teams and out of WA?

Erin Clout, PFA Head of Player Relations - Women. The role the PFA plays in management and growth of A-League W and the Matildas.

Morgan Aquino. The Perth Glory goalkeeper has recently secured a contract at DC Power in the USA and tells us how that came about, why she chose the USA as the next step in her career, where the league sits in the football landscape, what learnings she takes with her from Perth Glory.

Jae Pettitt. One of our very own Western Australian Matildas from the 1970’s. Jae tells us about some of the early tournaments and characters in those pioneering days as a Matilda. You may have seen this highly decorated West Australian on the TV promoting the Matildas pre WWC and again in the midst of the 1975 debate. The Olympics is nigh, and we talk up Australia’s chances against group opponents Germany (FIFA rank 4), Zambia and the USA (FIFA rank 5), the lead up to the Tournament and the player movements in and out of the squad that will impact on Australia’s chances. Should we be making our mark by now? The International Football Cup tickets are still selling for HBF and Optus stadiums, where you will see a host of internationally recognised professional players right here in Perth.

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle Saturday July 13, 2024.

Hugh Best is flying solo again so it’s The World Football Programme with Johnny No-Mates.

Josh Chiat, from Perth Football Podcast, to discuss all things local football.

Tony Estrano, President of Fremantle City FC, to chat about their season so far and the history of the club.

Tom Sermanni - Australian Football Royalty to chat, from an International Managers perspective, about the two major competitions concurrently running, the Copa America and the Euro’s.

Matt Stacey, Perth Glory Superfan, to talk about how the club recruitment of the “#rebuild” is progressing under the new ownership group.