Women’s EUROs 2022
As the Dutch team reporter for UEFA.com, I spent 20 days in Manchester, Sheffield, Rotherham and Leigh during the Women’s EUROs 2022.
During that time I did exclusive, sit-down interviews with approximately a dozen players, covered all four of the Oranje Leeuwinnen’s matches, did pre- and post-match interviews every time with coach and players, and also wrote a number of feature articles for the website.
Fantastic. Possibly the most enjoyable tournament I’ve covered so far. Looking forward to next year’s World Cup in Australia & New Zealand (assuming the Dutch qualify and I can find a suitable assignment 😊)
Keynote speaker at the Berlin Webinale
I gave my presentation on experiential storytelling to an audience at the Webinale in Berlin. For the first time in my (blossoming?) career as a congress speaker, I gave one of the keynote speeches, which meant I opened the whole programme on the second day. Quite an honour, even if I say so myself.
Conference League final in Tirana
I reported on Feyenoord throughout the knockout stages of the UEFA Europa Conference League, which culminated in a visit to Tirana for the final against AS Roma. Shame about the result, but what a fantastic city. And great to get to know the likes of Sam Honeyman and Vieri Capretta, as well as to run into lots of familiar faces.