Manchester City Women to stop wearing white shorts over period concerns

Ayomikun Elemikan Sports 29/10/2022

Manchester City Women will no longer wear white shorts as part of their home kit. This is to enable the players “feel more comfortable” and “perform at their highest level” while on their menstrual periods, according to the club.

The club and kit manufacturer Puma made an announcement through a joint statement that City would find an alternative colour scheme starting from next season following discussions with the players.

City will don their burgundy away shorts with their home shirt for the rest of the ongoing season. Manchester City players swapped their white shorts for burgundy ones for the very first time during Wednesday night’s 6-0 hammering of Blackburn in the Conti Cup.

Manchester City Women will no longer wear white shorts as part of their home kit (Image: The Guardian)

The Statement

“Puma and Manchester City take pride in working closely with our players to support them and create the best possible environment for them to feel comfortable and perform at their highest level.

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“As a result of player feedback and the underlying topic of women wanting to move away from wearing white shorts while on their periods, we have decided to implement changes to the products we offer to our female players.

“Starting from the 2023/24 season, we will not be providing white shorts to our female athletes. We will always provide an alternative for our home, away and third kits to solve the issue highlighted by women across all sports.”

City are the most famous women’s football team to have swapped shorts. This is after the likes of West Brom, Stoke and Scottish side Livingston had also changed kit colour.

When quizzed about the issue, manager Gareth Taylor said: “We’ve always spoken about supporting the players as best we possibly can, about improving levels for the girls as much as we possibly can, not just at this club, across the board for women’s football.

“I think it’s something we need to look at for sure, just so that we are offering the top-level support that we need to for the players.”