Central Coast Mariners recruit Kyah Simon has revealed just how much she leaned on her English footballer girlfriend Faye Bryson following her devastating ACL injury when playing for Tottenham last October.
Simon, who has 111 international caps for the Matildas dating back to 2007, was a key figure at the launch of the A-League Women's (ALW) competition this week in Sydney.
But the striker - who was a breakout star at two World Cups for Australia - admitted she had some dark days after her knee injury.
The 32-year-old couldn't thank Bryson, who will also play for the Mariners this season, enough.