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Louise Wilkes

Manchester City and Puma confirm women's shorts will not be white from next season

Manchester City will change the colour of their women's shorts from next season, the club and kit manufacturer Puma have confirmed.

Fourth-tier English side Aston Villa were the first club to adopt the abandonment of white shorts, and opted for navy, followed by Stoke City, who changed their shorts to red in early October.

Stoke head coach, Lou Roberts, said: "It’s real, the anxiety about your period possibly starting before or even during the game and embarrassment that's associated with that, it obviously affects your performance.

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