Today's episode of Expected Goals is the first of a new era for the podcast as Matt is joined by the first of his set of new rotating co-hosts.

And it is Charlotte Thomson - a fountain of knowledge in brand positioning, sponsorship and fan culture - who is in the (other) hotseat. Most recently Charlotte was Head of Women's Football at COPA90, and she's been on the inside of various football rights-holders and media institutions including The FA and talkSPORT. And there are two topics on the agenda: are we seeing a Lionesses bump in English football - and if not, why not - and with a number of new brands coming into European top-tier women's football at a federation, league and club level, have rights-holders finally cracked the unbundled sell?

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