chelsea's fran kirby says the issue of body—shaming �*isn'tjust a women's football problem'. after receiving criticism on social media. kirby — who says she now covers up — is concerned that younger players need to be protected and has been speaking to the bbc�*s emma sanders. for me, your body shape doesn't determine you need to play the sport. a lot of people see the athletes as these robots that don't have certain elements that may be other human beings have in terms of the way their body looks, and the way their body reacts to certain situations. it was really important to highlight that side of it, because i have been on the end of some comments. my team—mates have also been on the end of some comments. other clubs, a lot of people reached out to me after the documentary saying, thank you, we know about a girl in our team who is struggling with this. we're really appreciated. i've had comments where people go, oh, "fran played really, "really well today, what a game, but she looks a little "bit big today. for me, like i said now, i don't have the fear of speaking out abo

i think she had a really tough season last year because physically because of the fact that fran kirby lot of it, and sam kerr had to carry a lot with chelsea being there really. she was really their only main striker. so i think that will be a good go for them, because i think ——huge blow she had been playing the game for 90 minutes, and then puts the ball into the box, or reaches out, and you know that sam kerr is a banker. if it is on her head or is she in that position, she is going to put it away. fans, players and coaches have paid their last respects in brazil to mario zagallo, the first man to win the world cup both as a player and a manager. a public wake took place in rio de janeiro on sunday. zagallo was seen by many as the embodiment of the brazilian national team, whose flair and skill gained a global following. there was a short parade through the streets of rio, before his burial service at the sao joao batista cemetery. zagallo won two world cups as a player in 1958 and 62, and one as a manager with the great brazil team of 1970, he was also on the coaching staff when t

her england team mate fran kirby got the other.clear at the top of the wsl. it's three wins in a row for rangers in the scottish premiership, as they try to chase celtic down at the top of the tablejust one at the top of the table. just one goal was needed at st mirren — a delightful long ball from john lundstram, slotted home by cyriel dessers — cool as you like — inside the first 15 minutes. and that's how it finished for ranagers who are second, and five points behind celtic with a game in hand. and that's because celtic did not slip up against ross county, although it was a tight one too, alistairjohnston�*s first—minute goal enought to win it. all 12 teams played today — victory for hearts and dundee as well. hibernian took home a point with a 1—1 draw against io—man kilmarnock. stjohnstone and motherwell also played out a 1—1 draw. the africa cup of nations returned to action with angola winning the first round of 16 match against namibia to become this year's first quarterfinalists. 3—0 it finished, with both sides finishing

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i think she had a really tough season last year because physically because of the fact that fran kirbyrr had to carry a lot with chelsea being there really. she was really their only main striker. so i think that will be a good go for them, because i think she had been playing the game for 90 minutes, and then puts the ball into the box, or reaches out, and you know that sam kerr is a banker. if it is on her head or is she in that position, she is going to put it away. australia head coach tony gustavsson, who didn't have kerr for part of their world cup campaign because of a calf injury, said today... "considering how hard sam has worked over the past six months to return to play, this news is a devastating blow for everyone. "with her ability to lead by example, sam's guidance and influence on the team is significant, and as a result this will be an incredible loss for the national team. "our focus now is on ensuring she has all the support she wants and needs to navigate recovery and rehab." rafael nadal has pulled out of the australian open, which starts in a week's time. he's only

england midfielder fran kirby with their first.south africa knocked out one of the big favourites morocco, to take the last spot in the quarter finals at the africa cup of nations. morocco made the semi—finals of the last world cup, so this was a surpise. as was this strike, which caught the goalkeeper off guard. nothing was keeping that out as they won 2—0 to set up a meeting with cape verde. and mali will play the hosts ivory coast after beating burkina faso 2—1. lassine sinayoko with what turned out to be the winner. a busy weekend of rugby action. there�*s another blow for england ahead of rugby union�*s six nations championship, with marcus smith ruled out of their opening game against italy in rome on saturday. he was expected to start, butjust as he was hoping to cement his position as first—choice fly—half, smith has picked up a calf injury in training, requiring yet more changes to england�*s midfield. and there�*s a chance that northampton�*s in—form, but uncapped, fin smith could make his international debut. the english

fran kirby says the issue of body—shaming isn'tjust a women's football problem.a. kirby — who says she covers up because she gets called "fat", in her words — is concerned that younger players need to be protected. you don't become accustomed to it. of course, you know, there's still things that you read. i read things about myself and i'm like, oh, really, is that what people think about me or is that how i look? you know, and it still impacts me. but, you know, i'm kind of a bit more better with dealing with that, whereas a younger player maybe coming through that gets a comment like that could end up, you know, not eating. i've had comments where people go, oh, fran played really, really well today, what a game, but she looks a little bit big today. and i'm like, but why is the comment necessary, then? if i've played well and you think that i've been one of the best players on the pitch, it shouldn't matter how my body shape is. bayern munich lit up their stadium last night with "thank you, franz" in tribute to franz beckenbauer who died on sunday. he led the