Manchester City To Change Women Team's White Shorts Due To Period Concerns

Manchester City revealed that they would change the colour of their women’s team shorts in response to the players’ concerns about wearing white shorts while on their periods.

The female football players were vocal about their discomfort with wearing white shorts during menstruation. Manchester City manager Gareth Taylor said that the team would look into the issue last week. On Tuesday, October 25, Taylor announced that the white shorts would not feature as part of the team’s kit from the 2023-24 season.

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Kit manufacturers Puma and Manchester City released a statement saying, “Puma and Manchester City take pride in working closely with our players to support them and create the best possible environment for them.

Puma and Manchester City described the decision as a result of player feedback and female football players wanting to switch from wearing white shorts while on their period. They added, “We have decided to implement changes to the products we offer to our female players”.

The kit manufacturers added that they would provide their female players an alternative for their home, away, and third kits to solve the issue.

The issue of white shorts had previously been raised when the England women’s team won the European Championship in July. At the time, the English Football Association said players would continue to wear the white shorts but that changing the colour of the shorts would be “taken into consideration for future designs”.

Earlier this season, Stoke City and West Bromwich announced that their women’s teams would stop wearing white shorts.

Earlier this year, England striker Beth Mead voiced her concern about wearing white shorts during the UEFA Women’s Euro. She revealed that players were in discussion with kit manufacturers. Mead said, “It’s very nice to have an all-white kit but sometimes it’s not practical when it’s the time of the month. We have discussed it as a team and we have fed that back to Nike.”