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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Suzanne Wrack

Claire Rafferty on ADHD: ‘Wembley spaces where I know I’m safe help me feel normal’

Former England international Claire Rafferty has struggled with ADHD since retiring from football.
Former England international Claire Rafferty has struggled with ADHD since retiring from football. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Observer

This weekend and next when the third round of the men’s FA Cup and fourth round of the women’s are played, up and down the football pyramids, fans will be dreaming of walking from Wembley Park station towards the stadium with its swooping arch in May.

But not all supporters have been welcome at Wembley until now. Not because they’ve been unwanted but because the intensity of a matchday was too much for them. Now there are safe spaces in two multipurpose sensory rooms, opened in November, to better accommodate fans and their families with a range of access requirements. Wembley is one of the first venues in England to offer two sensory rooms, providing a space to be dedicated to fans of each team.

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