England could change the color of its stands after criticism from players.
White shorts put players at risk of bleeding during menstruation.
– It’s very pretty with the all-white match kit but impractical while at it The Time of the month, Beth Mead tells ESPN.
When the home country of the European Championship started the tournament with a 1-0 victory over Austria, they did so with white jerseys and white shorts.
Suitable position for a match according to many players – but it is not always suitable if used when a player is menstruating because there is a risk of bleeding.
– It’s difficult because we associate England with white. The home setting is incredible, it’s really nice. “I think it’s something the whole team gets left behind,” England’s Georgia Stanway told The Telegraph after the match.
“This is not practical.”
However, the English team wants to change the color of the shorts.
“We’ve been giving these comments to Nike and hopefully it will change color,” match champion Beth Mead told ESPN after the premiere.
– It’s very pretty with the all-white match kit but impractical while at it The time of the month. We are dealing with it as best we can and have discussed it within the team.
On Saturday, the FA commented on the issue.
“We understand how important it is for our players to feel our full support in this matter and any comments from them will be taken into consideration for future designs.”the union writes in a press release.
“We will continue to work closely with our partners Nike, while continuing to follow the tournament organizers’ guidelines when it comes to color choices.”
The call is in Sweden
In Sweden, too, the question of the color of the stands for matches was raised.
Ahead of the European Championship, the Swedish Football Association announced its major investment in the issue of menstruation. The association advises, among other things, the girls’ and women’s teams to change the color of the shorts following an initiative of the Reymersholms IK Association.
EC player Magdalena Ericsson thinks the proposal looks good.
– I didn’t think about it, but she says it’s very simple.
At Magdalena Ericsson Chelsea Club, there is a great awareness of women’s physiology.
– All the small percentages you can earn are very important. For us, female footballers, this is another challenge. We have a menstrual cycle to watch and it affects our bodies in an obvious way, we learned that at Chelsea. It’s groundbreaking research and talk, which never existed before. Just talking about it, it shouldn’t be something to be ashamed of and then get to know your bike and know how it works at different stages, says Magda.
