Beth McCowen

Yesterday I submitted my MA Final Project, a long-form journalistic exploration of endometriosis and women’s football. This is a piece of work I am incredibly proud of, and a matter I couldn’t be more passionate about 🌻

𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐖 Listen as the team preview the semi-finals of the UWCL! 🌟 England and Ireland's double wins 🏆 Europa Cup final preview with @libertysimons On Spotify and Apple Podcasts now.

@JacquiOatley @jamiespangher @Emmabarnett Thank you so much Jacqui! 👏

@bethrmccowen @jamiespangher @Emmabarnett has been incredible at highlighting endometriosis and raising awareness.

Looking to speak to people with endometriosis and/or adenomyosis for a story looking at how media coverage of these diseases can help or hinder access to understanding, diagnosis, and care. #JournoRequest

Idk man I understand this is what businesses do but it all leaves a bit of a sour taste

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Boo @bethrmccowen

There is a distinct lack of individual player statistics available for the FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers. No in depth stats are available on Sofa Score, Fot Mob nor FBREF. I compared individual player stats recorded on Sofa Score below, which make for frustrating reading...

𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝: 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 Ireland face Poland in Gdańsk tonight before the return tie in Dublin. The Halfway Line has everything you need to know pre match. #COYGIG thehalfwayline.com/2026/04/14/ire…

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡? 🇧🇷 An international break packed with drama awaits with a huge amount on the line this month alone, read more below: #WWC27 thehalfwayline.com/2026/04/10/who…

@AfcHaameX @LWM3_AWFC @laneskcc The ignorance in both of these posts is damning and both of these comments are unacceptable. With the good that comes with sport, it’s undeniable that it can also be an echo chamber for xenophobia. This is also unacceptable, please practise the respect you demand from others.

Cruel and nonsensical. If this doesn’t prove to people it’s actually not about protecting women’s sport and completely about pushing trans people out of public life I don’t know what will. Men and women play against each other at the Word Championship every year.

If you're a fan of The Guardian's moving the Goalpost newsletter, you might enjoy seeing that a familiar face authored the most recent edition... Delighted to have written the newsletter on the compelling story of the ultimate underdogs, American Samoa! theguardian.com/football/2026/…

'𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭' Former Arsenal goalkeeper Maddison Millington-Stanbury opens up about her autism diagnosis in this meaningful exclusive interview with @roossch91 💭 thehalfwayline.com/2026/04/09/i-w…

A long read on the ‘national emergency’ of violence against women and girls and whether the Premier League could do more. Free to read on this gift link: nytimes.com/athletic/71438…

An important interview with @laura_hwd on covering the Winter Paralympics, pushing back against inspiration porn, and ableism. Proud to have written the cover story for The Word’s April edition ☺️ the-word.news/2026/0402/para…

New! Arsenal Women Arsecast with @jamiespangher and I looking back at Saturday’s 5-2 win over Spurs 🔴Playing forwards quickly in behind to beat the Spurs press ⚪️Alessia Russo ⚽️⚽️⚽️ 🔴Stina’s improvement 🇸🇪 ⚪️the GK situation 🧤 🔴the Chelsea game 👇🏻 arseblog.news/2026/03/arsena…

Oliver Brown: protect women in sports! Also Oliver Brown: I’m writing a 1k word article rehabilitating the image of footballs most famous sexist

speaking to an editor. So, it was really refreshing to read this great article. Hats off to Snoeijs for speaking about something still so raw, and thank you to Tom for treating the piece with the integrity it deserves 🎗️ #EndometriosisActionMonth #NotJustABadPeriod

Coverage of endometriosis so often falls flat. Despite the best intentions, there are frequent errors in definitions, myths are inadvertently perpetuated, etc. I often feel like I’m banging my head against a brick wall when it comes to endo whether that’s in a doctor’s office or

For @TheHalfway_Line I did my best to compose what a U23 Ireland WNT side could look like. While a fun exercise, the goal is to illustrate just how important it is that the FAI makes the team a reality and gives players at a pivotal developmental age the opportunity. #COYGIG ☘️

Alessia Russo says she 'came to Arsenal for Champions League nights' as the defending champions prepare for a #UWCL showdown against London rivals Chelsea this evening. Hear from the Gunners striker. thehalfwayline.com/2026/03/24/ars…