DANIËLLE VAN DE DONK on the swimcap incident, her time at Arsenal, and playing for Lyon | Friendlies

[@barteikelenboom3763]

As someone from the Netherlands I started watching women’s soccer during the 2017 Euros, now 7 years later I’m a Gotham FC season ticket holder. Awesome to see this interview.

[@richardkincaid3657]

Thanks for having Danielle van de Donk on your show. I loved her. She is such a nice person and and a great competitor. Great show: the best.

[@Charlotteherrgen]

I would like say thank you Sam for having Daan. Besides the iconic Swimming cap moment, I will definitely never forget her playing style. Feisty, incredible, smart, hard player and yes, she's an amazing person on and off the pitch

[@kyleegarson4755]

Sam, you fit so seamlessly into the women's sports media space and I think I speak for all of us fans when I say we are so glad you are here. This was a fantastic interview with such a wonderful player. Congratulations on your engagement, Danielle and Ellie! And best of luck in Bilbao on Saturday :)

[@TalulahArtorius]

My favorite player of all time is Daan, thanks so much for the in depth talk! Probably my favorite interview of hers, and I’ve read/watched a lot!

[@hngp6863]

Thanks Sam for this beautiful podcast. Van De Donk is an outstanding field player who is both humble and aesthetically pleasing. After 5 years of watching women's football and being an Arsenal fan, I was a little concerned when she moved to Lyon, a team with "unemotional" players. I'm not sure how to describe it, but it's not an easy team to integrate into. But it's amazing that she's so popular with the Lyon team. And, of course, I'm overjoyed to see her join Lyon in conquering the world with this team's tremendous play. Good luck and happiness, Danielle.

[@frenchfoot8599]

unemotional" players. it's not lyon she find her futur wife with Ellie

[@amandaromero2039]

I love Daan’s authenticity! ✨

[@bbjunho]

Omg yes!!!!! Please keep on interviewing international players. So great to get to know DVD better. I had this image of her as a tough badass who’s a bit violent in the field (lol) but she’s such a sweetheart. And her first podcast? Sam, you really have access that no one else has because you are so respected as a player (I know you’re retired but you’ll always be you ❤). And hearing you say how much you look(ed) up to Becky’s approval and now she’s your co-host 😍. Giant W

[@JaneendeCharlotte]

Thank you for blessing this world with an amazing interview. Danielle van de Donk joining the NWSL would be Breaking News, changing the way people think of the league. She's constantly challenging herself. She's focused, determined, and humanitarian, with her main goal being team success rather than personal recognition.

[@Person-zx9rb]

Ahhh so awesome to have Daan on. My favourite player of all time and it's really awesome to broaden the players you're interviewing for your non-American audience. Love the show.

[@anthony_nn]

What a player. If Danielle comes to the NWSL, I believe it will definitely be a crazy thing for the tournament and change the way Americans view soccer (I hope so). We still don't have any player who plays like her. And what's more worth mentioning, of course the players are all very good, very friendly and great, but Danielle is like an unreal person on earth.I'm sincerely admired and proud of her. I wish you all the best in the future, Danielle. Thank you Sam so much.

[@icardi9goat]

She just bought a house in lyon. She isnt going anywhere for the next 7 years 😂

[@annasophieb.734]

the day dvd retires is gonna be a sad day for football. i’m not dutch nor do i follow lyon or arsenal but she’s always been an exciting and very underrated player to me and on top she also seems like such a lovely person. i’ll be rooting for barca on saturday but dvd is always a delight to see on the pitch so i’m sure the final will be good, can’t wait to see her against the barca midfield.

[@lizcech]

Wow I love her she's such a tough player yet so sweet and genuine

[@beggyberry]

Another player I've always loved watching play but have never seen an interview with her. Great job Sam!

[@elenisk]

Another great interview, sad Daan didn’t make her way to the US. I love to watch her play she is a real competitor.

[@heidiayers2124]

Loved the interview she is one of the best. She looks so happy on and off the pitch. So happy for her.

[@Brownie2102]

I've listened to all these friendlies interview podcasts and i think this has to be my favourite. She was a great interviewee, super candid which i would expect nothing less from a dutchy. Great interview Sam

[@erl92]

It was great hearing the competitiveness and respect she has throughout this interview and the capp story was great😂

[@T.R.75]

wow, DVD. great job Sam. shes always been a talented feisty player. its fun to hear her. shes very well spoken even in english. sad to hear her talk about her time internationally coming to an end eventually. hate to see it. Martens just announced her retirement from int play yesterday. its inevitable, but still sad. would have been interesting to hear her thoughts on Yohanes.

[@xvariabledesign]

Thanks so much for covering the global women's game. I appreciate how you promote the game and treat ALL players as part of your team... regardless of country, club, status, etc.

[@IngridAndDjuna]

Great Interview Sammy! DVD is fabulous!

[@r2dad282]

great interview, I really appreciate your efforts to draw her out, more than, say, a standard interview of men because I can see and sense the humanity of these professionals and I think that's important to see. I wish you had asked her if she played street ball growing up, because that youth development side is not visible to fans and I don't know if dutch youths still do any of that. And I wonder what she has to say about Lily, since she's just gotten called into the US camp but she plays for Ajax and some feedback here would have been helpful. Otherwise, keep up the good work, your convo is fire and I'm always looking forward to the next one!

[@aletapequena]

I would like Barca to win the UWCL but damn it is hard to "dislike" DvD, what a legend....

[@astridp83]

Loved the podcast with DVD I am a big fan of her, she is a special player love her on and of the field!!! Met her a couple of times she is always so nice to fans!!! 😍🤩

[@frederickstibbert7389]

Great interview, Sam - you're become v. skillful at getting players to feel comfortable & open up. I lol'd when DvD told you that you're too tall.

[@liacarson1808]

Such a great interview! Danielle is so fun to watch on the field, pretty awesome getting to know her a bit more.

[@melissadavids9756]

Absolute legend! 🧡

[@anacy236]

Me gustó mucho esta entrevista con van de donk, gran jugadora, tanto en su seleccion como en el lyon, pieza clave en ambos equipos.Muy ansiosa por ver el partdo del sábado contra el barcelona, no tengo dudas que nos darán una gran final de champions femenina.

[@83ayodele]

I love her game so much. Watched her since 2017. She has a knack for finding space and not be rushed and also not afraid to scrap.

[@jorgevelasquez9955]

Sam, u r such a wonderful interviewer, you listen so well and ask the follow up questions we all want to ask. You are a champion on and off the field!

[@Bria_001]

Two GOATs on one pod. Another killer ep, Sammy🐐🐐🐐

[@anacy236]

Para mi van de donk es el cerebro del equipazo que es el lyon, y sin dudas, aporta muchisima experiencia y calidad al juego colectivo del equipo. Ganadora del europeo en 2017, que importante lo que dijo, que a partir de ahi la gente en paises bajos comenzó a tenerle respeto a la selección femenina e impulso el crecimiento de la misma.

[@aishx]

Thank you Sam & Danielle ❤

[@oshea03]

Such a great player. Excellent interview Sam. You make everyone feel so at ease.

[@babaly9330]

Amazing host amazing guest amazing episode

[@tinabailey2729]

She gets so shy talking about Ellie it's cute ❤️🤭

[@vitoriatogni7252]

i love how Daan´s accent is so confused lol she has some british, australian and dutch all in one

[@lausy5115]

DvD is our adopted Aussie and we love her! Great interview thanks 🥰🇳🇱🇦🇺💗

[@danielaesposito8315]

Echoing so many comments - another fantastic interview. The guests have been amazing. And Sam?! You've found your second calling. So good at this!!

[@jomo5242]

That was an amazing interview. Well done Sammy and what a star DVD is.

[@nikkyzett2158]

Cool interview as usual. Crossing my fingers for Lyon DVD, Ellie, Maro and the others on Saturday!!!!!

[@anacy236]

Que gracioso cuando Danielle usó la gorra de natación en el mundial, un momento muy divertido sin dudas que por suerte no pasó a algo grave sino fue un golpe simplemente!

[@MyTube_4U]

Great interview with one of the Netherlands (and international) bests players around the female soccer fields

[@cel1n3m]

Danielle Van de Donk is such a gorgeous and talented player , the way she plays is so precise ! She is a whole package (talented , beautiful , good personality) That’s why she is very popular

[@ms1007901]

23:05 Danielle said “you had to walk you oss off..”, Sam just mildly smiled ? I would’ve laughed uncontrollably. Love Danielle style of play.

[@RobinPalmerTV]

I miss her chaos at Arsenal

[@Bria_001]

never forget our fav arsenal pitbull 👑

[@matthewtien6563]

Awesome interview! Love DVD ♥️

[@cyncyn3307]

Such a great exemple for our Dutchies. Seeet and funniest person in real live a little pitbull on pitch. She's the best ❤🧡🔥...

[@ali.cg11]

I've been in love with this woman since forever ❤ I'm not from the Netherlands, but I absolutely love their woman team. Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽

[@maiu1922]

Loved this! Got to watch her play at the World Cup in nz which was so special

[@mixtape2185]

love this!

[@Arctic-void-z7f]

New to this Chanel but been binge watching the Content

[@hahafalseflag5090]

I miss the young Danielle that wanted to fight every girl that would accidentally hit her during the match. Sam, make sure Danielle know that some of us non football people in the United States have watched her for years and really love her game and skills.

[@consciouscreator2526]

Love that match when she fought back against the Chelsea player who stepped on her 🤣 And her "fight" with Horan in the World Cup

[@StephenjohnUnwin-nn2xj]

Great interview sam with the legend dvd ❤

[@ShantelleLow-v1g]

Great interview 👌🏼

[@maja.bocianowska12]

Dvd is actually a LEGEND

[@thereallg4587]

*The DVD and horan moments were the most memorable from the World Cup that year😂.*

[@couturecriminal8330]

Lindsey took it the wrong way and in any case that header was insane💪

[@cybertop20]

Great interview as always..... Collaborate more with Dazn!

[@davidt3956]

"My bed was there." I've moved a lot in my life. Folks ask which place I think of as home. My answer is always "wherever my bed is." I do understand.

[@enforcado4241]

Por essa eu não esperava, muito boa essa entrevista.

[@clsana]

danielle van de donk is one of the best players in the world , so beautiful and full of skills

[@GoJess21]

“I just wanted her to think Im good and like me” 🥰

[@anacy236]

Me hubiera gustado que paises bajos esté en los juegos olimpicos, lamentablemente no se pudo, pero tienen una muy buena base de jugadoras y no tengo dudas que van a volver a tener protagonismo ya sea en nations league, como en el futuro mundal o en el europeo.

[@cel1n3m]

National treasure and worldwide treasure danielle van de donk

[@Dee_65]

Love love love Dvd!!!!❤

[@alansmithee8831]

Hello Sam. Yet another chat where you drew out the essence of the player's love of football. You could not miss Danielle on the pitch, then she went and did something amazing and next stood up to players much more physically imposing. You certainly could not miss her in the swim cap though. Plus she seems to have been around since the English league got in top gear and is likely to be in the Champions League final this weekend. I will be wanting Barcelona to win though, with the other nationality Lionesses in their team. The Dutch Lionesses do some good videos to promote their team though. I can just about understand from English and German and all the football terminology. Their pronunciation gets you though in Dutch. Fortunately so many are excellent at English like Danielle.

[@AgnetaK-r3m]

Good work Sam 👍💪🇺🇲🇸🇪

[@dj23mj22ss]

I 🧡 DVD and this was a great eppy 🤙🏽

[@nandhithakbabu1356]

Dann❤

[@For_Cruyff_Sake]

Makes sense to assume the dutch woukd hold a grudge against the US because they lost 2019 world cup to the US. But i thought the Lineth Beerenstyn comment was stemming from the US attitude and players speaking in interviews that they were preparing to play in the final when the friendlies leading up to the world cup 2023 hasn't been all that impressive. The world perspective was that the US was arrogant to act like they had already made it to the final and talking about tactics against hypothetical opponents such as Germany. The US confidence they will play in the final did not coordinate with dominant performance. The struggle with Portugal did not make the US seem like this all powerful force that's going to blast everyone away especially. It would be cool if Lineth makes a guest appearance to clear up the controversy 😂

[@faithhuynh9732]

You should do one with Alex morgan, alessia russo, ella toone,and malory swonson

[@anacy236]

Me gustaria una entrevista con Aitana Bonmati!

[@eliwavan]

Danielle van de Donk is one of the best players in the world, she is so tiny but so good 😭🩵

[@ndoukouman]

Now people can really enjoy her skills.. She was playing gladiator football in England…

[@Saf-saf745]

Love DVD great person and a very talented person! I think you should get Ellie Carpenter on next find out if she likes playing with Daan 😂😂

[@samanthatuomey]

Please a Kristie episode soon 🙏🙏

[@sparkofrhino9423]

Can you maybe do one with Feli Rauch or other german player

[@Calokke]

Ellie next? 😂

[@siphenathikoos5569]

Love DvD

[@anoopgopikala8237]

Nice❤❤❤

[@opdevil3171]

WE NEED Viviana medma

[@DevikaKbabu-lo2wk]

DVA❤

[@bonili2602]

Viviana Medama please 😊

[@icardi9goat]

Lyon gonna win its 9th trophy on Saturday. Dann will be so happy!

[@alisamarotta2352]

Think she awesome but so sweet! How about Hermoso or someone other than Lucy who is a spanish Barca girl.

[@lilia5051]

Ma vie daan

[@kalpanam3241]

Hey DD

[@toastie0ne1]

She sounds Dutch and Australian 😂😂😂

[@PandaPanda-cn7yn]

Given all the long lasting success, it's a shame that Lyon's training facilities are quite poor and not up to standard it should be. I don't understand how pro team could have a gym that is like somebodies home gym in a garage.

[@anthony_nn]

So, Lyon began planning to build a separate stadium for women.. Lyon's facilities have now been greatly improved compared to when she first arrived. But it must be said that Lyon is very invested in owning experts and that is much more beneficial to her than when she was at Arsenal.

[@MartaComplex]

Whilst I completely agree with you about it not being appropriate for professional teams to have poor facilities, that is simply the situation for a lot of women's teams around the world. Even those who play for 'big' clubs often have to squeeze gym time in around men's training, sometimes even around men's youth academy teams. People love to sit and criticise female footballers as if they have access to the resources of the Premier League, but few clubs are fully professional and even those that are often do not have regular strength and conditioning gym sessions for players. Unfortunately decades of underinvestment in women's sports from authorities choosing to ignore the participation of an entire gender cannot be overturned overnight. You would be horrified if you could see the set-up in some women's clubs that operate in the top tiers of their respective countries. What is automatically allocated to men - even those playing at a low level - must be argued and fought for by women. That's just how it is, sadly. The impact of men banning women's football for decades in many nations is one that is difficult to erase.

[@lumturiesaraci7195]

Hello Samantha. You are such a stunning blonde. You are a good football commentator by all means too.

[@tutopod7892]

Danielle qui critique le légendaire algeco

[@geoffcook3147]

great

[@Quinny595]

She’s 32???? I thought she was 25 if that wow

[@radiata88]

Cristiano isnt a good person Especially when it comes to women, men always look down on you🙄

[@franciscoarzaga4384]

Who is she

[@MartaComplex]

I never understand stupid comments like this. Just google her name if you want to know. Why do you automatically expect everybody else to do the work for you? If you don't know who Van De Donk is, then you can't watch much women's football and, what's more, I doubt that you are here with good intentions anyway. It's straight out of the playbook of the usual sexist comments we get on channels like this to repeatedly ask 'who is she?' The irony is that just watching 5 mins of the interview would immediately enlighten you as to who Van De Donk is, but that seems to be too much effort.

[@franciscoarzaga4384]

@@MartaComplex don’t be cruel , relax just asking

[@eliwavan]

danielle van de donk , a Dutch midfielder....one of the most popular and talented player in women soccer

[@sheldoninst]

1. Don’t be fooled - the Dutch NEVER held the USWNT from scoring early since the Dutch had lots of luck and the goal post to thank. The USWNT pounded the Dutch incessantly in the first 10 minutes.. it could’ve easily been a 4 to 5 goal blowout as was the 2015 WC final against Japan. 2. For some dumb reason, the Europeans have come to believe this myth that the US women have no technique and are only good athletes. Nonsense - the US players are both athletes and technical, despite being foolishly ignored for balon d’or honors.