– The whole story is not messed up by changing the color of the shorts. I don’t play any worse in black, says Rosenborg’s Emilie Lein to news. In a joint statement, Manchester City and kit manufacturer Puma say that they will move away from the white shorts from the 2023-24 season due to feedback from players. Lauren Hemp and Esme Morgan are two of the players who can now celebrate the victory over the white shorts. Photo: ANDREW BOYERS / Reuters – We have decided to implement changes in the product we offer to our female players. From the 2023/24 season onwards, we will not provide white shorts to our female athletes. Several English clubs have done the same, and now the same introduction is desired in Norway. – I have to remember to change tampons The reason why several English clubs have moved away from white shorts is linked to menstruation and the fear that blood will be visible through the white shorts. The white shorts can be transparent when they get wet. Attacking player Emilie Lein believes it is important that white shorts and menstruation are seen in the spotlight. – We in the player group often talk about periods among ourselves. For example: “Can you check if I’ve bled through?” tell Lein to news. REACTS: Emilie Lein, here in the white away shorts for Rosenborg. Photo: Annika Byrde / NTB – When someone on the team has their period, they are afraid that it will show through their shorts. When it is wet, the shorts become transparent and many would feel discomfort if they bled through, says the attacking player. – It is our body that we are talking about, and we are the ones who know best how it works and what affects us. I hope that we would have been met with understanding if a majority of the players wanted to get rid of white shorts, says an enthusiastic Lein. Rosenborg in white away shorts. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB Lein gives an example from his own football career: – I’m bleeding profusely. If I have my period when I’m going to play a match, I always think about it during the warm-up: “I have to think about changing the tampon”. Then the thoughts are in a completely different place than they should be. If one does not have full focus, it entails a greater risk of injury. – Menstruation is a completely natural part of life, it is a sign that the body is healthy. It’s time to take care of your period. Lein adds that the players at Rosenborg use an application where they can log their mood and whether they have their periods. The training can then be arranged as needed. Support from board chairman Ørjan Engen, board chairman for Rosenborg women, thinks it’s a bit strange that the white shorts issue has not been discussed earlier. Photo: Roger Myren / news Changing player equipment is something the club has to do internally. The chairman of RBK Kvinner, Ørjan Engen, tells news that the topic has not been discussed officially in the club. – Honestly, no, it has not been discussed, says Engen to news. The chairman has not considered raising the topic himself, but he is surprised that it has not been discussed by the club: – I have thought about it myself, after the case in Lillesand was in the media in 2020. I think it is strange that no one has brought it up, because I understand the problem quite clearly. In 2020, Lillesand Sports Association received a lot of attention when female players wanted to get rid of white shorts, but a male-dominated board voted down the proposal. The board later went back on the decision. – If players come to the rental and want to get rid of the white away shorts, we will do everything we can to make it happen, assures Engen. He will have a chat with Rosenborg captain Mali Lilleås Næss and hear what she and the players think about taking up the debate in plenary. – I don’t think the squad is afraid to bring it up, notes the chairman. – It can’t be that difficult Sports doctor Aina Straus believes that menstruation and white shorts affect performance. – Studies have been done to show that when you have another factor affecting you during a match, for example “I’m going to bleed out soon”, then you don’t concentrate on the tactics in the match. So you play much worse because you don’t have focus, said Emaus in the #hunpresterer podcast. Aina Emaus has written a doctoral thesis on the connection between physical activity and estrogen. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB Emaus emphasizes to news today that it is important not to have disruptive elements. – It can’t be that difficult to just avoid white shorts, can it? wonders Emmaus. – England has taken the lead here. They have focused on what affects player performance, which we can learn from, says Emaus. England’s national team is also in talks with Nike about changing the color of the white shorts. The danger of bleeding through when the players have their period is also the main reason for the desired color change here. – Problematic Vålerenga’s captain Stine Ballisager Pedersen says that there has been no talk of getting rid of the white shorts in Vålerenga. The Dane also says that they haven’t talked about it in the national team. – For me personally it is not a big problem, but for girls who bleed a lot it is problematic. I can well understand the problem as a girl, says the Vålerenga captain. Stine Ballisager Pedersen and Vålerenga during the top league match between Vålerenga and Lyn at Intility Arena earlier this year. Photo: Annika Byrde / NTB
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