Manchester City forward Vivianne Miedema has criticised the women's football schedule, and called for those in charge of the calendar to make changes prioritising "players' physical and mental safety".
The 28-year-old is having rehabilitation after suffering a potentially season-ending hamstring injury while on international duty for the Netherlands at the beginning of April.
Earlier this season she was sidelined for more than three months with a knee injury, while in her final two seasons at Arsenal she only made eight Women's Super League (WSL) appearances after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee in December 2022.
Writing on Instagram, Miedema said: "It took me a couple of days to get my head around being injured again and to find the needed motivation to start rehab.
"I've been really impatient and I want it to go quicker, but maybe that's because I finally felt like myself again out there and I enjoyed being on the pitch even though games come quick and hard.
"I will say this over and over again. To the people in charge of the football calendar, it is time to realise the current schedule will need to change for players' physical and mental safety."
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