Brown now “comfortable” with the decision to retire after the fourth ACL injury

“It took me time to live in it, sit in it and just not to talk about it. Now I feel pretty comfortable in a place where I am quite comfortable with the decision I made.”

Fiona Brown did not make the decision to retire at the age of 30, but the Scotland International knew that it had to “pass” after recovering from a fourth ACL injury.

The wing player in Glasgow City was bursting up when she returned from the agonizing injury she had picked up last April, and she knew that she could not use her body with a greater risk.

“The reason why I have to stop playing is that the risk is too high for me,” said Brown in the BBC behind the podcast of the gates.

“There is so much life to live after football, I am an active person, I need life to be active, and I can't take the risk with it.

“It wasn't the decision that I wanted to make, of course, so it was pretty difficult, but then I needed time to live in it, sit in it and just not to talk about it.

“Now that it is out, I feel pretty comfortable in a place where I have made the decision I made – I know that it is the right one and even if it is not exactly what I wanted, it has to happen.

“I start to get to a place where I am really grateful for what I could do instead of what I will not do.”

And Brown may not have been for a city team that not only sits second in the SWPL, but also booked her place in the Scottish Cup final against Rangers later this month.

Is a final run-out near Hampden?

“I'm happy from a selfish perspective,” added Brown.

“It is a potential opportunity to return to Hampden, but in both cases we want to win cutlery again.”