The sense of belonging to a team has been a struggle for footballers during lockdown. No amount of Zoom fitness sessions, HouseParty and Facetime chats or WhatsApp groups can fill the void left by players no longer spending most of their week with the same group of similar-minded people working towards the same result.
But if the uncertainty and displacement from normality that has been caused by the forced response to Covid-19 continues to throw up challenges, lockdown has provided some unexpected positives.
Manchester City Women's star Caroline Weir has taken the opportunity to join another team with all the extra time the lack of a full-time football schedule has given her.
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