Nadia Nadim and the pursuit of happiness in women’s football

Nadia Nadim had an unfulfilling spell with Milan, saying: ‘Life is too short not to be happy.’ Photograph: AC Milan/Getty Images

Nadia Nadim was not holding back. Having left Milan for the Swedish side Hammarby she hit out at the Italian club’s Dutch manager, Suzanne Bakker, in a forthright interview with Aftonbladet’s Amanda Zaza.

“It was a shock to be introduced to her,” said the Afghanistan-born Denmark international, with the two clearly disagreeing on how things should be done. “I can honestly say that the training sessions at the refugee camps were better.”