Never Really About the Money (Featuring former England International, Natasha Dowie)

In this episode, we chat with former England international, Natasha Dowie, about her professionalisation journey and what the money and off-pitch support looked like across her long and storied senior career (2004 and 2023), and touch upon the growing importance of social media and player brand building in the women’s game. Val, Steve and Dave also discuss the fallout from the proposal to temporarily pause relegation in the Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship, provide a roundup of recent NWSL business stories and talk NWSL ambition rankings (https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/44170235/nwsl-ambition-rankings-2025-no-1). To support Tash’s first ever London Marathon run and the Owen McVeigh Foundation, please visit www.justgiving.com/campaign/natashadowielondonmarathonPlease rate and review our show, as it helps new listeners find us, and be sure to follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-women-s-football-finance-podcast) as we regularly post additional content there.