Bex Smith is an International Footballer, famous for captaining the Olympic and World Cup teams twice for New Zealand’s National Team and culminating her club career at VfL Wolfsburg winning The Treble as UEFA Champions League, German League, and German Cup Winners up until her retirement in 2013. She's worked as a manager of Competitions at FIFA running the women’s World Cups, then Strategic Planning for women’s football for the last 2 years at FIFA. Bex was also the Global VP of women’s football at COPA90 and in 2020 Bex started Crux Sports looking to bridge the gap between women’s football and football stakeholders.
In this episode Bex discusses her thoughts on Women's Football and has a refreshing perspective and inspiring outlook on the game and where it can go. She chats about the sliding doors moment she got to play football in the World Cup and how that lead to her becoming a professional footballer- which was never on the cards. We delve into the 50/50 decision she made to go for a beer with a friend one night that ultimately led her to get her job at FIFA. And we find out all about the sliding doors moment of how she met her partner, in a real moment of fate and timing!
@slidingdoorspod
Hosted by:@jenbecks28
Guest: @bexsmithkiwi
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep21: Sliding Doors with Pepsi & Shirlie
Ep20: Sliding Doors with Ruby Bhogal
Ep19: Sliding Doors with Janette Manrara
BONUS Ep18: Sliding Doors with Michal Oshman
BONUS Ep17: Sliding Doors with Babatunde Aleshe
BONUS Ep16: Sliding Doors with Frankie Ward
Ep15: Sliding Doors with Bradley Walsh
Ep14: Sliding Doors with Andrea Mclean
Ep13: Sliding Doors with Dilly Carter
Ep12: Sliding Doors with Barbara Dickson OBE
Ep11: Sliding Doors with Lorraine Candy
Ep10: Sliding Doors with Dr Rupy Aujla
Ep9: Sliding Doors with Deborah Joseph
Ep8: Sliding Doors with Dame Arlene Phillips
Ep7: Sliding Doors with Emma Forbes
Ep6: Sliding Doors with Rachel Stevens
Ep5: Sliding Doors with Emma Thatcher
Ep4: Sliding Doors with RIXO
Ep3: Sliding Doors with Nick Littlehales
Ep2: Sliding Doors with Hannah Swerling
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Modern West
Every L Podcast
The Empty Rooms of Gorski Manor
Things Fell Apart
Uncanny
Dead Eyes