The international players' union Fifpro has launched a Return to Play guide to help players, club staff and other football stakeholders better understand and manage pregnancy and the return to playing amid a fairly barren research landscape. The guide takes players from the first steps involved in planning for pregnancy as a professional to a return to high-performance play, with details on regulations, methods of delivery and the impact those can have, the support needed at each stage, and more.
Kirsty Elliott-Sale, a professor of female endocrinology and exercise physiology at Manchester Metropolitan University's Institute of Sport, said: 'The research landscape is fairly barren but it's sort of beginning to pick up some momentum. We're really grateful for those female athletes who allow us to sort of study this area, as it leads to better understanding and support.'
Scott McTominay is close to his Manchester United departure as the terms in his Napoli move are being finalised. The fee is 25.4m, according to Sky Sports, and the personal terms are being agreed.
Ivan Toney has agreed personal terms with Al-Ahli, according to Give Me Sport. The deal would be three years long but the Saudi club have not yet agreed terms with Brentford.
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