Tom Maher
@tom-maher-tm.bsky.social
Women’s football journalist writing for The Halfway Line & The Sporting News 🇮🇪 🐝 🔫 ⚽️
Asked Prêchuer for an LCL Injury update: “Daniëlle (van de Donk) started to run now, so yesterday, when I saw (her) running so fast like this, (I thought) we can be optimistic for a quick return. But of course, we need to respect (this is) a different step.”
October 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Asked Prêchuer for an LCL Injury update: “Daniëlle (van de Donk) started to run now, so yesterday, when I saw (her) running so fast like this, (I thought) we can be optimistic for a quick return. But of course, we need to respect (this is) a different step.”
Asked Gareth Taylor about Leanne Kiernan’s absence: “Hopefully, it shouldn't be too much (time out). It’s a really severe kick she's had on the foot. Her foot was swollen, so she was really struggling to kick. But we'd like to think she'll be back and available next weekend.”
October 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Asked Gareth Taylor about Leanne Kiernan’s absence: “Hopefully, it shouldn't be too much (time out). It’s a really severe kick she's had on the foot. Her foot was swollen, so she was really struggling to kick. But we'd like to think she'll be back and available next weekend.”
I felt it was important to ask Gareth Taylor about his decision to bring Rafaela Borggräfe back into the fold. This was after the FA confirmed they are investigating allegations of racial discrimination and before an outcome had been reached in the investigation, his response:
October 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I felt it was important to ask Gareth Taylor about his decision to bring Rafaela Borggräfe back into the fold. This was after the FA confirmed they are investigating allegations of racial discrimination and before an outcome had been reached in the investigation, his response:
Asked Beth England about Kit Graham who returned to competitive football today after almost 600 days out:
“I said it before this is going to be the season where she's going to shine and show her true qualities. The day she scores that first goal, you watch me riot!”
#THFC
“I said it before this is going to be the season where she's going to shine and show her true qualities. The day she scores that first goal, you watch me riot!”
#THFC
September 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Asked Beth England about Kit Graham who returned to competitive football today after almost 600 days out:
“I said it before this is going to be the season where she's going to shine and show her true qualities. The day she scores that first goal, you watch me riot!”
#THFC
“I said it before this is going to be the season where she's going to shine and show her true qualities. The day she scores that first goal, you watch me riot!”
#THFC
I loved this exchange with Kaptein about who helped her settle into life in West London last year!
#CFCW #CFC #BarclaysWSL
#CFCW #CFC #BarclaysWSL
September 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I loved this exchange with Kaptein about who helped her settle into life in West London last year!
#CFCW #CFC #BarclaysWSL
#CFCW #CFC #BarclaysWSL
Brosnan told @thehalfwayline.bsky.social about what it is like having a friend on the Red side of Merseyside ahead of the season opening derby this weekend 🔴vs 🔵
Read our interview in full here: thehalfwayline.com/2025/09/03/c...
#COYGIG #BarclaysWSL #LIVEVE
Read our interview in full here: thehalfwayline.com/2025/09/03/c...
#COYGIG #BarclaysWSL #LIVEVE
September 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Brosnan told @thehalfwayline.bsky.social about what it is like having a friend on the Red side of Merseyside ahead of the season opening derby this weekend 🔴vs 🔵
Read our interview in full here: thehalfwayline.com/2025/09/03/c...
#COYGIG #BarclaysWSL #LIVEVE
Read our interview in full here: thehalfwayline.com/2025/09/03/c...
#COYGIG #BarclaysWSL #LIVEVE
I was published in She Kicks Magazine! 😅
I’ve learnt so much over the years from reading She Kicks so to get the chance to contribute to that legacy was amazing.
Channelled my inner Nikki Doucet for this one.
Huge thanks to Chris Brookes for the opportunity.
#BarclaysWSL2
I’ve learnt so much over the years from reading She Kicks so to get the chance to contribute to that legacy was amazing.
Channelled my inner Nikki Doucet for this one.
Huge thanks to Chris Brookes for the opportunity.
#BarclaysWSL2
September 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I was published in She Kicks Magazine! 😅
I’ve learnt so much over the years from reading She Kicks so to get the chance to contribute to that legacy was amazing.
Channelled my inner Nikki Doucet for this one.
Huge thanks to Chris Brookes for the opportunity.
#BarclaysWSL2
I’ve learnt so much over the years from reading She Kicks so to get the chance to contribute to that legacy was amazing.
Channelled my inner Nikki Doucet for this one.
Huge thanks to Chris Brookes for the opportunity.
#BarclaysWSL2
Two wins from two, maximum bonus points taken without star player Aoife Wafer and Erin King!
Victory today was a little fraught at times but was over a real bogey team for Ireland. Two matches that will set Ireland up well with a lot of players who’d never played a #RWC match before getting mins.
Victory today was a little fraught at times but was over a real bogey team for Ireland. Two matches that will set Ireland up well with a lot of players who’d never played a #RWC match before getting mins.
August 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Two wins from two, maximum bonus points taken without star player Aoife Wafer and Erin King!
Victory today was a little fraught at times but was over a real bogey team for Ireland. Two matches that will set Ireland up well with a lot of players who’d never played a #RWC match before getting mins.
Victory today was a little fraught at times but was over a real bogey team for Ireland. Two matches that will set Ireland up well with a lot of players who’d never played a #RWC match before getting mins.
Spain deserve a place in the Women’s Six Nations. European champions every year since 2016, clearly able to compete at the top level with some bonafide stars.
Make it the Seven Nations! Participants in Women’s rugby competitions should not be dictated by the men’s game 🤷♂️
#RWC2025 #GuinessW6N
Make it the Seven Nations! Participants in Women’s rugby competitions should not be dictated by the men’s game 🤷♂️
#RWC2025 #GuinessW6N
August 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Spain deserve a place in the Women’s Six Nations. European champions every year since 2016, clearly able to compete at the top level with some bonafide stars.
Make it the Seven Nations! Participants in Women’s rugby competitions should not be dictated by the men’s game 🤷♂️
#RWC2025 #GuinessW6N
Make it the Seven Nations! Participants in Women’s rugby competitions should not be dictated by the men’s game 🤷♂️
#RWC2025 #GuinessW6N
Leif Smerud’s Brann knocked Inter Milan out of the Champions League last night with a 2-1 win.
Signe Gaupset got the winner 🌟
Brann face Braga for a place in the final two legged play off for the #UWCL league phase.
Inter face Iceland’s Valur for the chance to make the #UWEC final quali round
Signe Gaupset got the winner 🌟
Brann face Braga for a place in the final two legged play off for the #UWCL league phase.
Inter face Iceland’s Valur for the chance to make the #UWEC final quali round
August 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
August 8, 2025 at 8:13 AM
𝐎𝐧𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 & 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨 𝐯𝐬 🏴
Battle 🇪🇸
• No player had more accurate crosses (3)
• Most key passes (4)
• Dribbled past (0)
• Most touches of any player (129)
• Most Big chances created (2)
Patri 🇪🇸
• Most tackles won (6)
• Most duels won (13)
Battle 🇪🇸
• No player had more accurate crosses (3)
• Most key passes (4)
• Dribbled past (0)
• Most touches of any player (129)
• Most Big chances created (2)
Patri 🇪🇸
• Most tackles won (6)
• Most duels won (13)
July 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
𝐎𝐧𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 & 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨 𝐯𝐬 🏴
Battle 🇪🇸
• No player had more accurate crosses (3)
• Most key passes (4)
• Dribbled past (0)
• Most touches of any player (129)
• Most Big chances created (2)
Patri 🇪🇸
• Most tackles won (6)
• Most duels won (13)
Battle 🇪🇸
• No player had more accurate crosses (3)
• Most key passes (4)
• Dribbled past (0)
• Most touches of any player (129)
• Most Big chances created (2)
Patri 🇪🇸
• Most tackles won (6)
• Most duels won (13)
𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐡 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐬 🇪🇸
• Times dribbled past: 0
• Joint most blocked shots
• JC had a 90% passing accuracy only Aleixandri had more
• No player had more defensive actions (18) nor clearances (11) than LW
History makers.
• Times dribbled past: 0
• Joint most blocked shots
• JC had a 90% passing accuracy only Aleixandri had more
• No player had more defensive actions (18) nor clearances (11) than LW
History makers.
July 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐡 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐬 🇪🇸
• Times dribbled past: 0
• Joint most blocked shots
• JC had a 90% passing accuracy only Aleixandri had more
• No player had more defensive actions (18) nor clearances (11) than LW
History makers.
• Times dribbled past: 0
• Joint most blocked shots
• JC had a 90% passing accuracy only Aleixandri had more
• No player had more defensive actions (18) nor clearances (11) than LW
History makers.
The golden boot race in #CopaAmericaFEM is currently led by Paraguay’s Claudia Martínez who is just 17 years old 🇵🇾
She has five goals in three matches:
🇧🇷 ⚽️
🇨🇴 ⚽️
🇧🇴 ⚽️⚽️⚽️
𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐝.
She has five goals in three matches:
🇧🇷 ⚽️
🇨🇴 ⚽️
🇧🇴 ⚽️⚽️⚽️
𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐝.
July 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The golden boot race in #CopaAmericaFEM is currently led by Paraguay’s Claudia Martínez who is just 17 years old 🇵🇾
She has five goals in three matches:
🇧🇷 ⚽️
🇨🇴 ⚽️
🇧🇴 ⚽️⚽️⚽️
𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐝.
She has five goals in three matches:
🇧🇷 ⚽️
🇨🇴 ⚽️
🇧🇴 ⚽️⚽️⚽️
𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐝.
Aitana Bonmatí’s winner against Germany had an XG of just 0.03
That’s the lowest XG of a converted effort in the knockout stage.
Something out of nothing 🪄🇪🇸
#WEURO2025
That’s the lowest XG of a converted effort in the knockout stage.
Something out of nothing 🪄🇪🇸
#WEURO2025
July 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Aitana Bonmatí’s winner against Germany had an XG of just 0.03
That’s the lowest XG of a converted effort in the knockout stage.
Something out of nothing 🪄🇪🇸
#WEURO2025
That’s the lowest XG of a converted effort in the knockout stage.
Something out of nothing 🪄🇪🇸
#WEURO2025
One of my favourite stats of EURO 2025 is about 🇩🇪 midfielder Elisa Senß who has:
• Made the most successful tackles of any player at #WEURO2025 (16)
• She has also committed the most fouls of any player at EURO 2025 (12)
• And she has not been booked once.
Wily.
• Made the most successful tackles of any player at #WEURO2025 (16)
• She has also committed the most fouls of any player at EURO 2025 (12)
• And she has not been booked once.
Wily.
July 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
One of my favourite stats of EURO 2025 is about 🇩🇪 midfielder Elisa Senß who has:
• Made the most successful tackles of any player at #WEURO2025 (16)
• She has also committed the most fouls of any player at EURO 2025 (12)
• And she has not been booked once.
Wily.
• Made the most successful tackles of any player at #WEURO2025 (16)
• She has also committed the most fouls of any player at EURO 2025 (12)
• And she has not been booked once.
Wily.
July 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 🇩🇪🇫🇷
• Most duels won: 18
• Penalties won: 1
• Most successful dribbles: 6
• No 🇩🇪 was fouled more times: 4
• Joint most shots blocked
• Joint third most interceptions: 2
• Joint most 🇩🇪 shots: 2
• Third most tackles: 6
Relentless.
• Most duels won: 18
• Penalties won: 1
• Most successful dribbles: 6
• No 🇩🇪 was fouled more times: 4
• Joint most shots blocked
• Joint third most interceptions: 2
• Joint most 🇩🇪 shots: 2
• Third most tackles: 6
Relentless.
July 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 🇩🇪🇫🇷
• Most duels won: 18
• Penalties won: 1
• Most successful dribbles: 6
• No 🇩🇪 was fouled more times: 4
• Joint most shots blocked
• Joint third most interceptions: 2
• Joint most 🇩🇪 shots: 2
• Third most tackles: 6
Relentless.
• Most duels won: 18
• Penalties won: 1
• Most successful dribbles: 6
• No 🇩🇪 was fouled more times: 4
• Joint most shots blocked
• Joint third most interceptions: 2
• Joint most 🇩🇪 shots: 2
• Third most tackles: 6
Relentless.
Delighted to be published in @lareinamagazine.co.uk once again, I wrote about two generational women’s football talents from neighbouring African nations taking the NWSL by storm! Any guesses? Yes! It is Barbra Banda and Temwa Chawinga!
Make sure you pick yourself up a copy of issue 3!
#NWSL
Make sure you pick yourself up a copy of issue 3!
#NWSL
March 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Delighted to be published in @lareinamagazine.co.uk once again, I wrote about two generational women’s football talents from neighbouring African nations taking the NWSL by storm! Any guesses? Yes! It is Barbra Banda and Temwa Chawinga!
Make sure you pick yourself up a copy of issue 3!
#NWSL
Make sure you pick yourself up a copy of issue 3!
#NWSL
🗣️🎙️ Sonia Bompastor on Erin Cuthbert:
January 20, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🗣️🎙️ Sonia Bompastor on Erin Cuthbert:
🗣️🎙️
Update on Lauren James from Sonia Bompastor:
Update on Lauren James from Sonia Bompastor:
January 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🗣️🎙️
Update on Lauren James from Sonia Bompastor:
Update on Lauren James from Sonia Bompastor:
December 2, 2024 at 12:26 PM
The time for talking is (almost) over ⚔️ 🇮🇪 vs 🏴
✍️ @thehalfwayline.bsky.social
📍Cardiff City Stadium
#EURO2025 #COYGIG
✍️ @thehalfwayline.bsky.social
📍Cardiff City Stadium
#EURO2025 #COYGIG
November 29, 2024 at 6:35 PM
The time for talking is (almost) over ⚔️ 🇮🇪 vs 🏴
✍️ @thehalfwayline.bsky.social
📍Cardiff City Stadium
#EURO2025 #COYGIG
✍️ @thehalfwayline.bsky.social
📍Cardiff City Stadium
#EURO2025 #COYGIG
An excerpt from a preview article I wrote about Zambia before the 2023 WWC ~ the bare minimum of research would have demonstrated how wrong The Telegraph were yesterday
November 27, 2024 at 11:37 AM
An excerpt from a preview article I wrote about Zambia before the 2023 WWC ~ the bare minimum of research would have demonstrated how wrong The Telegraph were yesterday
Sharing some of my tweets on the Telegraph’s Banda article, on here too
November 27, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Sharing some of my tweets on the Telegraph’s Banda article, on here too