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Arsenal Women goalkeeper Peyraud-Magnin reveals she had coronavirus

The France international said she "freaked out" during an 11-day stint suffering the effects of Covid-19, but she has now made a full recovery

Arsenal Women goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin says she was "frightened" but has recovered after contracting coronavirus.

The France international is the second person at Arsenal confirmed to have had the virus, following men's manager Mikel Arteta.

The 28-year-old, capped four times for her country, confirmed the news in a video posted to the Instagram account of former France player Elodie Thomis.

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Peyraud-Magnin says she first suffered symptoms on March 16, four days after returning to London from Lyon where she had been playing for France in an international tournament.