There's Manchester red and Manchester blue, and then there's the community in between, and that's where Abby Corbett steps in. As the founder of Sokker Girls, she has been integral in enabling young girls to enjoy football without limits.
Sokker Girls champions diversity in football in Manchester, providing young girls at every level of the game with the opportunity to have a kit that fits (and that they like), donating to grassroots causes but also teaming up with others in the community to tell young girls that there is a place for them out there on the field.
“It's common sense, isn't it? Don't let your menstrual cycle stop your game,” she told MEN Sport while sipping coffee at a local football venue. “A few months ago we were looking into sanitary towels because when I was a coach we had to carry sanitary products for any child on the pitch. But what if your coach is a man?”
