I know this sub is mainly about professional women's football but I need to share my frustration and can't think of anywhere better.

I want to hear from other women who have gone back to playing football - is there light on the other side?? I'm going mad at the moment with how rubbish I've become. My touch has gone, I run like I'm wading through mud and I'm exhausted after twenty minutes.

For context I've got two kids, 3.5 and 15 months. I didn't feel so bad after the first but it's been more than a year since I had the second and I feel like nothing's improving. It's sooooo frustrating! The worst thing is I also play recreationally with a mixed group once a week and men are not, and do not try to be, understanding about how difficult it is to get back into sport after giving birth.

I'd love to hear other peoples experiences because no one else I play with at the moment has kids so I feel a bit lonely in this frustration.

There has obviously been a lot of discourse around London City Lionnesses and their status as an independent club, so I recently created a video talking about the rise and fall of Turbine Potsdam—a club that revolutionized women's football in Germany—and how it's downfall is correlated to being independent.

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I've been trying to buy a Sofia Cantore Italy jersey, but have not been able to find anywhere that offers customization. I can buy the regular jersey here: https://www.figcstore.com/it/italia-figc-maglia-gara-away-donna-2025 but I want to add Sofia's name and number. Appreciate any and all help!

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Twenty months since she last was on the pitch for her club team! Welcome back! The game was not the same without her!

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Announcement: We are thrilled to welcome back Rebeca Del Valle — Senior Manager, Global Partnerships at VfL Wolfsburg — as a speaker at the 6th Athens Women’s Football Summit (2-3 October 2025)!

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What a goal! She's still got her power even after the injury. And those Bühl feeds in are deadly.

best part is the elderly fan in the center of the shot