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'I wanted to quit soccer' - USWNT star Horan opens up on body shaming during PSG spell

U.S. women's national team midfielder Lindsey Horan has opened up on the body shaming she experienced during her spell at Paris Saint-Germain.

Horan signed with the French outfit straight from high school in 2012 and spent four years with the club, before signing with her current side, the Portland Thorns of the NWSL.

Though she had plenty of on-field success with PSG, Horan has detailed a toxic work environment where she was ridiculed for her weight and embarrassed in front of her team-mates.

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