''She Kicks'' is a
women's football magazine and website published b
Baltic Publications Produced bi-monthly, costing
£4.25, and at 64–72 pages long, it published
FIFA Women's World Cup
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special editions in 2011 and 2015 and a 20th anniversary special edition in November 2016. They also printed a women's football calendar annually from 2010 to 2019.
History and profile
''She Kicks'' began as ''On the Ball'' in 1996, the first dedicated women's football magazine in England. Original editor, Joanne Smith, and founder, Andrew Mullen, had wanted to call the magazine ''ElleFC'', but an objection from
Emap
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History
Ric ...
—publishers of ''
Elle
''Elle'' (stylized ''ELLE'') is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, together with culture, society and lifestyle. The title means "she" or "her" in French. ''Elle'' is considered the w ...
'' in the UK—led to a change of plan. The name was changed to ''She Kicks'', then ''Fair Game'' in 2003,
before reverting to ''She Kicks'' in December 2009.
As of 2022 the editor was Jennifer O'Neill, a former ''
Times
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Time or times may also refer to:
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* Time standard, civil time specific ...
'' columnist
[ and Sunderland Women footballer, who also works as a television ]pundit
A pundit is a person who offers mass media opinion or commentary on a particular subject area (most typically politics, the social sciences, technology or sport).
Origins
The term originates from the Sanskrit term ('' '' ), meaning "knowledg ...
on Eurosport
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's women's football coverage.
References
External links
Official website
1996 establishments in the United Kingdom
Association football magazines
Bi-monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom
Football mass media in the United Kingdom
Magazines established in 1996
Sports magazines published in the United Kingdom
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