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Women’s soccer league’s Orlando Pride switch to black shorts after players expressed period concerns

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The Orlando Pride have updated the team’s secondary uniforms to feature black shorts rather than white to address players’ concerns during menstrual cycles. The Pride’s “Luna” uniform, with its primarily white jersey, will now have black shorts.

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Associated Press News

NWSL's Pride switches to dark shorts citing player concerns

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando Pride have updated the team's secondary uniforms to feature black shorts rather than white to address players' concerns during menstrual cycles.

1 year ago·United States

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USA Today

Orlando Pride follows European teams, ditches white shorts due to period concerns

Women athletes have expressed discomfort with wearing white uniforms while they're on their periods because of potential for embarrassment.

1 year ago·United States

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abc News

Soccer team changes uniforms to help players feel comfortable on their periods

This season, players for the Orlando Pride, part of the National Women's Soccer League, will take the field in black shorts instead of white. The reason, according to the team, is so that players feel "more comfortable and confident" when they are playing in a game while on their period. The team says it is the first in the NWSL to make a change to its uniform after listening to players' concerns about being uncomfortable wearing white while m…

1 year ago·United States

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The Hill

Women’s soccer league’s Orlando Pride switch to black shorts after players expressed period concerns

The Orlando Pride this week became the first team in the National Women’s Soccer League to switch to black shorts due to menstruation, after players expressed concerns about wearing white shorts while on their periods. The club announced on Tuesday that it would be replacing the shorts paired with its secondary jersey, which previously featured…

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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ESPN

NWSL's Pride change shorts over period concerns

The Orlando Pride have become the first team in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) to ditch white shorts due to period concerns.

1 year ago·United States

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npr

Soccer's Orlando Pride ditches players' white shorts over period concerns

It's the first National Women's Soccer League team to adopt such a change in uniforms. The goal is to make players more "comfortable and confident," the Pride says.

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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