The World Football Programme, 107.9FM Radio Fremantle Saturday February 7, 2026.

Welcome to season 40 of the longest running live football show in Australia and who knows, maybe the world?! We are on air from February through to the end of November every year.

The World Football Team this Saturday is led by Penny Tanner Hoath, our Scottish insider, David Kindness and young football hungry, Kayla O’Connor.

On the agenda this Saturday is-

Introductory banter!

Introducing the new voice: Kayla O’Connor, in the studio and her global football journey from Perth WA to Spain and back to WA!

The team chat news across local, national and international football forums, including Night Series, A-Leagues, Asian Cup, Champions Cup, Champions Leagues and World Cup.

Discussion points: AFL is generally considered number one in Australia for sport attendance and cultural impact, Rugby for viewership and Soccer for participation.

How do we translate participation into increased audience?

Tom Sermanni, Australia’s longest serving Matildas Coach. Tom shares where his football wisdom has landed him for 2026.

Women’s football is right up there in sport media globally; the AFC Women’s Asian Cup is in Australia; Australian female footballers are making names for themselves all over the globe and the Matildas brand is still the number one sports brand in Australia. We still can’t get the A-League for women fully professional and fill stadiums on a local level. What more is there to do to achieve that?

Robbie Thomson, Paramount and 10Play match commentator.

Why are Australia’s A-League competitions so open this season? Is that good for the game or is there an underlying reason we need to address? Is it time to consider some game wide changes from top down to shake things up that can potentially put football in the same cultural space as AFL or ?

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday, 29 November 2025.

The World Football Team are (almost) all in the studio this Saturday for our final show of 2025. We say a big thanks and Merry Christmas to Hugh Best who will be listening from afar, our listeners and partners, WA Futsal and Gate and Fence Hardware WA.

In studio is Penny Tanner Hoath, Peter Szkiela, Sean Kelly, Dave Kindness, Jim Webb and Murray Stevens. Watch out for the usual Christmas cheer in the post show photos.

In a very relaxed but chockers show this week the team will bring you all the local and global football banter with two very special guests and women’s football ambassadors, Ann Odong and Annie (Farrell) Leyland.

Ann Odong is doing what she does best, championing women as a FIFA Media Officer for the Afghanistan Women’s Refugee Team.

Annie Farrell is the new NPLW Coach at Sorrento FC and juggles everything football with the best possible support team, in Futsal WA Coaching Director and husband, Greg Farrell.

Thanks to all of our listeners, members and partners for joining us again in 2025 and downloading our podcasts! You are awesome! Follow us on our socials- website, podcast, Facebook page and Instagram.

Some stackable stats:

Parent: Radio Fremantle 107.9fm

Year of origin: 1987

Show quantity: 1560 episodes

Season number in 2026: 40!

Longest running partner: Futsal WA

Digital presence: website, podcast, Facebook, Instagram, managed by the football fantastic Templeman family and World Football team.

External websites hosted by the team:

ALeagueStats.com WomenSoccer.com.au.

Year where we’ve had the most Team Members in the studio: 2025 -Penny, Hugh, Pete, Sean, Dave, Jim, Murray and Phil

Show achievements: Longest running soccer radio show in Australia

Host achievements: Australian representation Matildas squad, Subbuteo, Walkaroos (there’s more but it wouldn’t fit here)

Fantastic guests in 2025: Hayley Roach (Lost Lioness), Tom Sermanni (Matildas), Robbie Thomson (Channel 10), Miranda...

The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday November 15, 2025.

The World Football Team this Saturday is Hugh Best and Penny Tanner.

The guest list for this Saturday is -

Sam Riachi, President Soccer South West. There’s moves to bring the whole of South West football under the one banner. Sam explores the challenges with the journey and where football in the South West sits in the Western Australian landscape.

Hayley Roach. The Lost Lioness talks football from afar. WSL, Matildas abroad and Champions League highlights. Maybe some comments on the new Canadian Women’s League and how the WWC2023 effect in Australia seems to have petered out regards visibility of our own domestic competition?

Dave Winkless, Perth Glory Shed Supporters Club President. What’s the news for the men’s and women’s teams - how about the women’s team sitting in the top four?

Pen and Hugh bring you up to speed with all other things football- international break (Australia play Colombia), the local African Cup is into quarter finals at Inglewood Stadium, the Football Hall of Fame Western Australia British Media play the Australian media Monday for the Ashes at Ashfield, the state men’s Amateur team is in Malaysia wrapping up their tour (is that one of the famous Marocchi clan in the team).

Have you completed the State Football Centre survey? Lots happening!

Thanks to all our listeners, members and partners for joining us again for 2025! Follow us on our socials- website, podcast, Facebook page and Instagram.