New shorts are 'massive step in right direction' after period concerns, says England's Lauren Hemp
England's new shorts are a "massive step in the right direction" to address period concerns, says Manchester City forward Lauren Hemp.The kit will be worn for the first time in Thursday's inaugural Finalissima.
"This is a massive step in the right direction and Nike have taken a lot from our discussions in the past to make it real now. That's great because obviously we can now feel comfortable when sometimes we might not have been if it was your time of the month."in October over period concerns had encouraged other clubs to change their women's kits.
The New Zealand women's football team will also swap their home kit's white shorts for blue to ease players' period anxieties, the country's football association said on Monday. "The absence of white shorts now is fantastic for women with any kind of period anxiety," New Zealand striker Hannah Wilkinson said.
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