Leah Williamson feared crippling period pains could have ruined her chances of leading the Lionesses to glory at last summer’s European Championships.
The England’s women’s football captain suffers from endometriosis, a condition which makes periods so debilitating she is left lying in agony on the bathroom floor.
Williamson, 25, told Women’s Health magazine: “Before the Euros I had a concussion, which they say can really impact your next period, and it was bad – like, really bad.