Kirby is concerned about how female players feel about their bodies.
Francesca Kirby has played 67 matches for the England national team. PDO
Francesca Kirby, 30, who plays for the England national football team, talks openly about the body image of female players In the Chelsea mini-documentary.
In Kirby’s opinion, women’s football treats eating in the wrong way. He says that the players are downright afraid of eating carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates are vital fuel for soccer players, but many players forget that when they only think about how they look on the field.
– It shouldn’t matter what body type you have, or how you look in a dress or jersey. A strong body should be nurtured. If that means eating more, then you’re only doing the right thing, says Kirby.
The documentary features a telling scene where Kirby arrives at practice wearing a jacket on a sunny day.
– Why are you wearing a jacket? Someone gasps off camera.
– Because I’m called fat all the time, Kirby answers.
Chelsea coach Emma Hayes praises his star player’s message that a healthy body should be the number one goal of every player.
– Refueling too little is a big problem in sports. Players are required to look a certain way, and the toxic environment of social media doesn’t help matters, Hayes laments of FourFourTwo magazine by.