Joe Short

⚽️🗳 Sport and politics journalist and marketer. Focus mainly on Danish football and F.C. Copenhagen here. My views, etc…

[Joe Short @_jshort]

Fans.

[Joe Short @_jshort]

There's summat special about Copenhagen in the spring.

[F.C. København @FCKobenhavn]

The best 🤍💙

#fcklive

[Joe Short @_jshort]

I wonder if anyone has published a 'bare minimum cost' of running a professional women's football club, with all the absolute essentials included (insurance, facilities, wages, etc).

Then we'd know a starting point for the FA to support, rather than a token £1m to the WNL

[Joe Short @_jshort]

More top-down thinking in women's football from the FA, rather than considering the whole pie. The game's healthy at the top (thanks to debt) but the answer to hoarding young talent can't be B Teams in the WNL

[Tom Garry @TomJGarry]

Exclusive - big structural changes planned in the #FAWNL
- 4 WSL academy sides [PGAs] could join tier 3 from 2027
- Mid-season split similar to Scotland would come in
- Around £1m of investment pledged
- Enhanced loan system, legal & medical support [1/2]
https://t.co/kwsAmlwMoG

[Lewes FC Women @LewesFCWomen]

Our very own Layla Banaras has been called up to the Pakistan National Team for this international camp where she will be part of the squad for 3 games.

We wish you the best and will be cheering for you ❤👊

#COYR🔴⚫

[Joe Short @_jshort]

@Ankaman616 https://t.co/8RF5FQurer

[Tom Garry @TomJGarry]

The WSL2 club Durham Women's latest financial accounts state that "the directors are in discussions with several interested parties regarding investment into the company" and that's said to be progressing well. [1/2] #BarclaysWSL2

[Joe Short @_jshort]

@Ankaman616 Hoping women's football can shift away from the men's football mentality of living on debt. It's non-stop and it eats away at clubs. This is good news for a sustainable model (not that one club in the WSL reflects the wider pyramid, mind) that women's football should aspire to

[Joe Short @_jshort]

Change 'despite' to 'in order to achieve'

Women's football is relying on debt and the mechanisms of the men's game to get by. The league system isn't sustainable unless you have a wealthy owner/men's club.

Please, the women's game cannot follow the financial pitfalls of the men

[Joe Short @_jshort]

Oh yeah pick 'that' goal as the example thanks.

[Stats Perform Pro @OptaPro]

xG said one thing. The result said another.

@SPL's Jes Buster Madsen explains why that gap matters – and why analysts need to go beyond descriptive models to properly understand what happens in a match.

#OptaForum2026

[The i Paper Sport @TheiPaperSport]

"Farage’s forays into the sport are not 'pandering' to genuine football fans but a cynical attempt at naked populism," writes @Kat_Lucas_ ✍️

Read more ➡️: https://t.co/7dneAPwuhB

#ITFC

[Lewes FC Women @LewesFCWomen]

Full time scenes from Sunday 😍

#COYR🔴⚫️

[Joe Short @_jshort]

@MagnusEriksenn @FCKobenhavn I hope he's got that one framed

[Joe Short @_jshort]

It's Football Shirt Friday in Denmark (Fodboldtrøjefredag). Wear your football shirt and donate to the Danish Childhood Cancer Foundation (Børnecancerfonden).

Donate via MobilePay 201717

https://t.co/X0Jpe3HcLm

[Copenhagen Sundays @CphSundays]

FODBOLDTRØJEFREDAG!

Vent med at tage fodboldtrøjen på til du har støttet Børnecancerfonden...

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#fcklive #FodboldtrøjeFredag

[Joe Short @_jshort]

The next Football Shirt Friday in the UK is 24 April for @CR_UK

https://t.co/AQBl0SV3XY

[Joe Short @_jshort]

Good excuse to get out my Jonas Wind match-worn shirt from The New Saints 0-2 @FCKobenhavn in 2019. You all remember that classic, right?

https://t.co/bqQ8fNUJBX

[Copenhagen Sundays @CphSundays]

FODBOLDTRØJEFREDAG!

Vent med at tage fodboldtrøjen på til du har støttet Børnecancerfonden...

MobilePay 201717

#fcklive #FodboldtrøjeFredag

[Jamie Spencer @jamiespencer155]

Under #letgirlsplay my daughter and all the girls in her preschool class are having a funded football session today.

That direct and equal access to football in school as a consequence of what England players at the elite level worked and pushed for is their greatest legacy.

#Lionesses

[Joe Short @_jshort]

Who needs people to write news headlines when AI can do it for you?

Tense.

[Bayern & Germany @iMiaSanMia]

Vincent Kompany defends Vini Jr and criticizes José Mourinho for his statements after the game

[FA Women's National League @FAWNL]

Ramadan Mubarak 🌙

The month of Ramadan is about to begin and we spoke with Layla Banaras about her game-changing planner and nutrition guide to help fasting athletes.

Read more: https://t.co/DxkTXLLUzk

#FAWNL | @LewesFCWomen | @LaylaBanaras

[Joe Short @_jshort]

@TomJGarry Anything on prize money parity / equality?