Man City Women players join world-leading research into female athlete health

...."Everybody is different first and foremost when it comes to your menstrual cycle and it affects people differently. For me personally, I probably get a bit more tired around that time, you have a bit of a backache, you might just generally be more fatigued or not as switched on as you normally would be.

”The way the game is going, especially women`s football, it`s getting to that high level where all these little details are going to count when it comes to winning leagues and winning trophies and the Champion`s League….

.....Some American studies suggest women are up to eight times more likely to suffer an ACL injury than men and that women are more at risk in the days leading up to ovulation…..