Survey finds 82% of female players experience pain wearing football boots

Alongside answering details questions about their boots and how they fit, those surveyed also underwent a 3D scan of both feet. Photograph: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile/Uefa/Getty Images

A new report has revealed that as many as 82% of the female footballers in Europe that took part in a survey experience discomfort wearing football boots.

The groundbreaking study was coordinated by the European Club Association’s high performance advisory group with industry leading experts from St Mary’s University, Twickenham, and Aspetar, an orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital in Qatar. Around 350 players from across the continent were surveyed for the research.