he was facing a three match ban but is now free to play. fran kirby says the issue of body shaming isn tjust a women s football problem. the england and chelsea midfielder is speaking out about the issue after receiving criticism over her body on social media. 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
your mind warm weather training and taking your mind off of it for a little bit but concentrate on actually, while you are but concentrate on actually, while you are up but concentrate on actually, while you are up there and top of the league you are up there and top of the league at you are up there and top of the league at christmas, if you are in front league at christmas, if you are in front and league at christmas, if you are in front and don t drop points you are winning, front and don t drop points you are winning, but i think after last season winning, but i think after last season where arsenal were, i think arsenat season where arsenal were, i think arsenal mightjust season where arsenal were, i think arsenal might just relish season where arsenal were, i think arsenal mightjust relish not being that standard bearer and being able to sit in that standard bearer and being able to sit in the that standard bearer and being able to sit in the pack. and come on
another season where we will try to do as best as possible and we started well and let s keep going that way. this team over the last i m going for my seventh season at city and since i arrived ijust remember one season where we weren t successful. so to be here until now, trophies meant winning a lot. there s been a double blow for england with less than three weeks to go until the rugby world cup kicks off. owen farrell and now billy vunipola will be unavailable for their opening game of the tournament with argentina after bans for both players were confirmed. farrell has been handed a four match ban after world rugby successfully appealed against the decision to overturn his red card against wales. vunipola, meanwhile, has been banned for three games, after england s only specialist number eight was sent off against ireland last week. patrick gearey has more. billy vunipola s guilty shoulder and the latest blow
another season where i will tried to do as best as possible and we started well and let s keep going that way. this team over the last, i m going for my seventh season at city and since they arrived just remember one season where we won t successful. so to be here until now, trophies meant winning a lot. there s been a double blow for england with less than three weeks to go until the rugby world cup kicks off. 0wen farrell and now billy vunipola will be unavailable for their opening game of the tournament with argentina after bans for both players were confirmed. farrell has been handed a four match ban after world rugby successfully appealed against the decision to overturn his red card against wales. vunipola, meanwhile, has been banned for three games, after england s only specialist number eight was sent off against ireland last week. patrick gearey has more.
0wen farrell has been handed a four match ban and will miss the opening two games for england at the rugby world cup in france starting next month. world rugby had appealed a decision that saw the red card farrell was given against wales earlier in the month downgraded to a yellow on appeal. it means the 31 year old will miss this week s match against fiji and the opening two games of the world cup against argentina and japan, after last week s match against ireland in which he was voluntarily stood down also counted. john fairclugh of progressive rugby says he hopes sanctions like this help to change how players tackle. we want people not to tackle the way that 0wen farrell did so that they don t get harmed. coaches want their players on the pitch. if they are aware that these sanctions will actually stop them being on the pitch, they will change their tackling technique. clearly, there s something amiss here because we re still seeing the number of impacts that we actually see we ve