World Cup England Footballer Lucy Bronze: 'If men had periods there would be more research'

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AND LUCY BRONZE IS SO RIGHT, ISN'T SHE?!? Lioness and England Women's Footballer, Lucy Bronze joins my podcast, 'Reign with Josh Smith' to share never heard before stories from that EPIC England Win on the Women's Euros 2022, opens up about her mental health and calls for greater research into how periods affect female sporting performance after a knee injury sidelined her earlier this year. Listen to the full interview here: hyperurl.co/i4yxt0
In this episode, football legend Lucy talks about the continuing gender inequality in football, especially in terms of research into women’s bodies and how periods can affect sporting performance. Her comments come after she was sidelined in the run up to this summer’s World Cup with a knee injury like many key England players including Leah Williamson and Beth Mead.Currently female players are still suffering knee ligament injuries in worrying numbers and women appear to be four to six times more likely to suffer an ACL [anterior cruciate ligament] injury than male footballers and there is still little being done about this and how it’s linked to periods.
Lucy also talks about how she hopes changing the shorts in the England kit from white to blue will normalise talking about periods and take the shame out of periods in sport, and discusses the sexism she has faced in sport throughout her life. Lucy also opens up about her mental health, the pride she feels for the Lionesses being able to change things in society for women and they have broken down walls to be in spaces where they weren’t previously ‘meant to be in.’ And aren't we so pleased they are shattering the glass ceiling in sport for everyone?
If you love this episode, make sure you check out the full podcast episode - there is plenty more chat and inspiring words from Lucy there - and please get in touch (follow me across social media @joshsmithhosts) I love chatting to you! Love, Josh xxx
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@reignwithjoshsmith7520 9 ай бұрын

Who agrees with Lucy's comments about periods STILL being a taboo topic in sport and beyond? If you also want more from Lucy, listen to the full interview on the podcast here: hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 there are plenty more wise words from Lucy on the podcast!

@LingLiu2014 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree and I'm a bloke myself! Women's periods are very painful!

@lorrainehenshaw4177 9 ай бұрын

Totally agree. It's 2023 and yet, somehow, it's perceived to be not ok to talk about periods!! Crazy.

@JustJess91 6 ай бұрын

100% agree

@lorrainehenshaw4177 9 ай бұрын

Whilst there will undoubtedly be people who disagree with Lucy's point of view, I applaud her for speaking her mind. Why on earth are periods still a taboo subject in 2023??? Women have always had them, we talk to other women about them, so why shouldn't they be discussed openly? No wonder the younger players look up to Lucy, she's a bloody great role model.

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 9 ай бұрын

Lucy is such an incredible role model and we need to have more chats like this to eradicate the stigma around this publicly! If you want more of the interview you can listen to the full interview on the podcast here: hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 Hope you love it and let me know what you think! Josh

@lorrainehenshaw4177 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Josh. I loved the full podcast, thank you for sharing the link. Lucy is certainly passionate about the subject, and rightly so.

@hidingfromsomeone 9 ай бұрын

I think Lucy's a really great example of how leadership can come from all corners of the team. She's not England captain (because she doesn't want to be, as I understand it) but her confidence and experience and that ability to challenge things is a different type of leadership. I imagine she's a fantastic mentor to some of the new members of this England team going into the World Cup.

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 9 ай бұрын

This is so true, she is a leader on and off the pitch! If you want to hear more from Lucy, check out the full interview on my podcast Reign, you can listen here: hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 and let me know what you think - hope you enjoy it! Josh

@hollyabbott3953 9 ай бұрын

lucy speaks FACTS & facts only

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 9 ай бұрын

FACTS AND FACTS ONLY IS SO ACCURATE! Thank you for watching and if you want more from Lucy you can listen to the full interview on the podcast here: hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 Hope you love it and let me know what you think? Josh

@vickyjervis6964 4 ай бұрын

@@reignwithjoshsmith7520yea Lucy is an icon she is amazing and for little girls like me to look up and that she (and the England squad) fighting for the fact like making periods normal to talk about and how there is such bad sexism. Please get her talking about that stuff again. I hate the fact that there is no one looking how to stop or refrain ladies girls getting ACLS.

@emilythompson4021 9 ай бұрын

Love Lucy so much. She is so inspirational and such a good role model. Good luck lucy and lionesses ❤

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 9 ай бұрын

I really hope they are going to bring the trophy home!!!! Let’s keep the faith - Lucy shares so much more in the full interview on the podcast, which you can check out here: hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 hope you enjoy and let me know what you think if you do listen! Josh

@gdionwood 9 ай бұрын

Lucy Bronze, you are an inspiration to both girls and boys around the world! I know you are stating that dealing with sexist and misogynistic people has effected your life very little, but the sad part is that it really effects a lot around the globe! we need more women and men empowering young girls to chase their dreams!

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 9 ай бұрын

I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS COMMENT! Thank you so much for sharing! Also if you want to hear more from Lucy check out the full interview on my podcast Reign, you can listen here: hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 and let me know what you think - hope you enjoy it! Josh

@maisy9689 8 ай бұрын

Lucy is such a good role model to so many people

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 8 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more and the way she helped Alex Greenwood on the pitch yesterday shows everything about who she is a person! If you want to hear more from Lucy make sure you check out the full interview on my podcast Reign here: hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 hope you enjoy and there is a Jill Scott episode there too!

@russellpotter7294 9 ай бұрын

I am in my Sixties and a bloke. When I was being brought up I had an older Sister and a Mother. Oddly both were women. Even more oddly, Periods were never a subject that was hidden. It is a fact of life. When I was older and had girlfriends. It may not have been an everyday subject but again I never remember it being a secret. I can give countless times when I was shocked how embarrassed very confident Women have been talking about something that happens every month. It is awful that in 2023 we still have old out of touch people running our sport. I will watch the Women's World Cup. Yell at them if they make a mistake. Cheer when they do something great. Just like I do watching the mens game. It is 2023 folks. HAL has opened the Pod doors. Let's not be embarrassed by it.

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 9 ай бұрын

It is so great to get this reaction and see this response, thank you so much for sharing and I hope the sporting world wakes up to your viewpoint!

@rallencmr 9 ай бұрын

Lucy is a Leader. Do not forget as a first year player at University of North Carolina she helped lead the Lady Tarheels to the 2009 NCAA Division 1 Championship in the United States.Bravo !!

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 9 ай бұрын

She is the definition of a leader! I didn' t even know that fact, that is incredible, once a leader always a leader and clearly she learnt a lot from her Mum which is incredible! If you want to hear more from Lucy check out the full interview on my podcast Reign, you can listen here: hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 and let me know what you think - hope you enjoy it! Josh

@hannahmaher5997 9 ай бұрын

Lucy is my idol but like she just speaks facts like she is just class

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 9 ай бұрын

Lucy is the definition of CLASS! Thank you for watching and if you want to hear more from Lucy check out the full interview on my podcast Reign, you can listen here: hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 and hope you enjoy it! Josh

@aimeeslack6652 8 ай бұрын

Again really great interview. Would love to see more lionnesses especially after the world cup. We are all so proud of them!

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much - so happy you loved the interview! Promise we are going to get more footballers on the podcast but in the meantime make sure you check out the two women in sports series we have done on the podcast, we have episodes with Jill Scott, Nikita Parris, Wimbledon Champ Elena Rybakina and more here: hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 hope you enjoy and let me know what you think! x

@cici7739 2 ай бұрын

That was such a beautiful note to end it on

@franciscoarzaga4384 5 ай бұрын

Thank you

@vickyjervis6964 5 ай бұрын

Can we please get more of the England squad on here please

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 5 ай бұрын

Totally will have more coming your way next year! But if you missed Jill Scott or Nikita Parris on the podcast, make sure you check out their interviews here: hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 and if you give it a listen, hope you love! Josh

@vickyjervis6964 29 күн бұрын

@@reignwithjoshsmith7520thank you so much for recommending them and also the fact that Lucy spoke so confidently about how the woman we need a little bit more protection sometimes is just so amazing. Millie bright would be a good one to have on and maybe we could get some others lionesses opinions on how the leak proof sorts make them preform better.

@cwilkins8 9 ай бұрын

Great interview

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, that means a lot! And if you want more of the interview you can listen to the full interview on the podcast here: hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 Hope you love it and let me know what you think! Josh!

@cwilkins8 9 ай бұрын

@@reignwithjoshsmith7520 oh didn’t know it was a podcast I will give it a listen. Loved this video as felt like it was unique questions you asked, the interview came up on my timeline as I follow womens football and was a fresh interesting interview compared to others I’ve watched that ask the same questions over and over

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 9 ай бұрын

@@cwilkins8 I appreciate that SO much, means a lot to me so thank you! Yay - hope you enjoy the podcast, we are doing six weeks celebrating women in sport so there will be plenty more inspiring chats too, which I hope you will love x

@maxinejarvis4444 9 ай бұрын

Nice to have different questions then the usual bog standard ones. Well done

@paulchristopher8634 9 ай бұрын

The English FA have hired a brilliant coach and us football supporters feel that she deserves every penny she gets. If anyone can bring home the World Cup it’s her

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 9 ай бұрын

I am convinced they are going to do it!!! If you want to hear more from Lucy where she talks more about the world cup preparations, check out the full interview on my podcast Reign, you can listen here: hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 and let me know what you think - hope you enjoy it! Josh

@claireb8675 9 ай бұрын

I frigging LOVE Lucy Bronze. She is boss

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 9 ай бұрын

Same here! And just talks pure facts like a boss too! Check out the full interview on my podcast, Reign here if you want to listen to more from Lucy: hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 hope you enjoy!

@claireb8675 9 ай бұрын

@@reignwithjoshsmith7520 hi I’ve just listened to the podcast. Great interview. 👍🏻👏🏻 xxx

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 9 ай бұрын

@@claireb8675 YAY! So happy you enjoyed it. It' really coming homeeeeeee x

@PaulSmith-wz2xv 9 ай бұрын

Love Lucy she is the original real woman. Come on the Lionesses. xx

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 9 ай бұрын

COME ON THE LIONESSES!!!! If you want to hear more from Lucy, check out the full interview on my podcast Reign, you can listen here: hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 and let me know what you think - hope you enjoy it! Josh

@JustJess91 6 ай бұрын

Lucy Bronze is an absolute legend of the game. The things she is championing and pushing for the game, and girls and women everywhere is phenomenal. Do you think she realises she has women the world over questioning their sexuality? Imagine the upset if she revealed she was dating a fella 🤦‍♀️🤣 maybe one day she’ll tell us who she is dating 🤔 it’s what most fans would like to know, after all… come on Luce, make or break our hearts!

@potdog1000 9 ай бұрын

all she said is true

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 9 ай бұрын

It's all so true and it's so frustrating little is actually being done, but hopefully conversations like this push people into action! We can hope anyway! Also if you want to hear more from Lucy check out the full interview on my podcast Reign, you can listen here: hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 and let me know what you think - hope you enjoy it! Josh

@Hieronymous69 9 ай бұрын

There is, and has been, a lot of research into female ACL injuries. What seems to be missing imo is implementation. So called 'Prevention and Enhance Performance'.

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 9 ай бұрын

The key question is, why are they not implementing it? Where is the finance? It's so frustrating! If you want to hear more from Lucy on this, check out the full interview on my podcast Reign, you can listen here: hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 and let me know what you think - hope you enjoy it! Josh

@jasonhochman3750 8 ай бұрын

I've been enjoying watching the Women's World Cup and looking forward to the final match tomorrow between England and Spain. The matches have been great, from fantastic goal keeping, the longest penalty shoot out ever, plus the promise of a never before champion. Lucy Bronze is awesome, and every time England plays, I hear her name many times during the match. But I don't see what research would be done if men had periods. I see this as an argument of why only women should compete in women's sports, and they shouldn't play against men who claim to be women. I mean, if you are playing against other women, they all face the same challenge, it's a part of being a woman. I don't know if knee injuries are linked to periods, or to other differences in male vs. female anatomy. In any case, men and women are meant to be partners, not adversaries, it says so in the Bible. But best wishes to all playing in the final match tomorrow, no injuries, a good match, and a new champion.

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 8 ай бұрын

The point is, there needs to be much more funding put into the welfare of female footballers and there is next to no research into women and sporting performance, the theories around men in sport are just placed on them. If you want to hear more about this make sure you check out the full interview on my podcast Reign here: hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 plus there is a whole women in sport series where many athletes talk about the huge gender gaps that remain in sport.

@alexwilliams1548 9 ай бұрын

Just so people are aware: there will be bots spamming videos with negative comments this World Cup. They are not real people.

@user-mu6du8tu8f 9 ай бұрын

Why the hate for men?leave men alone and do you its really that simple

@alexhaynes7220 9 ай бұрын

If men did have periods we don’t no if there would be more research

@Han________ 9 ай бұрын

We do, due to a documented gender bias in medicine.

@shelleyphilcox4743 9 ай бұрын

@alexhaynes7220 There is such a sex bias in medicine, they only discovered recently that womens bodies have a higher number of pain receptors in their bodies and they process pain biologically differently to males. This was not discovered before, because experiments were done exclusively using male mice, to avoid any pesky changes in results that could occur from female reproductive cycles. Its a fact that studies are based almost exclusively on male subjects, which means medicine is generally optimised for males, not females.

@reignwithjoshsmith7520 9 ай бұрын

COULDN'T AGREE MORE!

@alexhaynes7220 9 ай бұрын

No England shorts should be only white not blue this is not a England kit at all

@fionatsang9353 9 ай бұрын

Better to have blue shorts than white shorts that risk looking like a Japanese flag once a month, far less embarassing (I feel for the women tennis players forced to wear white at Wimbledon during Aunt Flo's visit, the anxiety is real!)