The 30-year-old Fran Kirby of Chelsea and England initially brought up the subject of the “stigma” surrounding nutrition in women’s football in November, citing the pressure placed on players over their “weight and how we look on TV” and how it was related to the sport’s increasing popularity. Manager of Chelsea Emma Hayes commended Kirby at the time for tackling a “problem” of “underfuelling and underloading” that “comes with the constant demands to look a certain way and, unfortunately, a vitriolic environment that comes from social media”. “I’ve read things about myself and think, ‘Oh really, is that what people think about me?'” midfielder Kirby said in an interview with BBC Sport. Or: “Is that my true appearance?” Though I’m becoming better at handling it, it still affects me.