In an exclusive interview, the Manchester City striker talks about the horrific racist abuse she suffered last season, playing with Viv Miedema and her hopes for 2025-26
?It?s difficult,? says Khadija ?Bunny? Shaw. ?Sometimes you have to take a step back and think about you and your mental health because if you?re not in a good place you won?t be able to perform. I wasn?t in a good place. It was about more than what happened in that match. There?s a lot that people didn?t and don?t know about.?
Shaw is speaking for the first time about her decision to withdraw from Manchester City?s League Cup semi-final against Arsenal in February, four days after she had suffered horrific racist abuse following a 4-3 loss against the same side in the Women?s Super League. Manchester City said they were ?appalled? and reported the matter to the police.
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