FIFA's rules giving 14 weeks paid maternity leave are solid on paper, but in reality, the fear of losing your starting spot can feel heavier than any contract. They protect the paper, not the place in the team. I saw a senior at my Mumbai club come back to find a teenager had taken her position, her "protected" contract meaning little on the training ground. So you fight to come back in 10 weeks, your body screaming, because the real contract is with the pitch, not the federation.
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