Leah Williamson reveals endometriosis led to fears of missing games at Euros

25-year-old describes lying on bathroom floor in agony

FEARS: Leah Williamson.

The England women’s football captain, Leah Williamson, has revealed that she suffers from endometriosis and feared the condition that, among other things, causes agonising period pain, would jeopardise her participation in last summer’s European Championship.

Although Williamson ended up leading the Lionesses to glory against Germany in the Wembley final, anxiety that her endometriosis would flare up and leave her lying in agony on a bathroom floor proved a near constant companion during the tournament.