What’s it like covering a tournament on the ground? Do you have any favourite behind-the-scenes moments from the past Euros or World Cups? And do reporters tend to form a kind of travelling community over the course of a month-long tournament? HakunaMateta25
It’s so much fun but very intense too. You do spend a lot of time with the other journalists and I’m lucky that there are some incredible people working in women’s football who I consider close friends. We share travel itineraries, give each other restaurant recommendations and tips for local transport.
We often have various WhatsApp groups for things like social activities, travel and reporting (the dreaded embargo agreement chats). We usually get a clear day off and night in between the group stage and knockout rounds which we use to switch off and meet up for a big social night, usually going out for dinner.
We also play friendly football matches against media packs from other countries. We usually get thrashed because they have loads of ex-pros!
