Vivianne Miedema on World Cup injuries: ‘I’ve had to turn off the TV. It’s too painful’
1 year, 4 months ago

Vivianne Miedema on World Cup injuries: ‘I’ve had to turn off the TV. It’s too painful’

New York Times  

Vivianne Miedema is the all-time leading goalscorer in the Women’s Super League and the record scorer for the Netherlands, too. The players came into the dressing room at full-time and said: “The game was dead after you went down injured.” It wasn’t about the football, but about just getting through. I feel strongly that FIFA should have allowed 26-player squads for the World Cup, as they did at the men’s tournament last year. Instead of all the clubs trying to be competitive — “you’ve got four players out with ACL injuries, but they’ve got two out and they’re missing no players” — we should all work together and share information. That’s what England did with Walsh and Germany head coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg said Felicitas Rauch’s training-ground knee injury “isn’t worse than what she has”.

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Research into female players’ ACL injuries ‘slow and disparate’, say British MPs
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Research into female players’ ACL injuries ‘slow and disparate’, say British MPs

The Hindu  

The sports sector’s response to the high rates of women footballers suffering anterior cruciate ligament injuries has been “disparate and slow”, the British Parliament’s Women and Equalities Committee said in a report published on Tuesday. England duo Beth Mead and Leah Williamson, Dutchwoman Vivianne Miedema and Canadian Janine Beckie were among a group of elite players who missed the 2023 …

‘The ACL club’: The injury crisis plaguing women’s football
1 year, 5 months ago

‘The ACL club’: The injury crisis plaguing women’s football

Al Jazeera  

It happened in an instant, but Leah Williamson seemed to know just how serious it was, the second she fell to the pitch. That same day, more than 300km away in Edinburgh, a similar scene interrupted the final moments of a Scottish Women's Premier League match as Hearts forward Katie Rood went down injured in the 82nd minute. ACL injuries …

FIFA Women’s World Cup: Sarah Walsh calls for research into injury crisis ahead of WWC 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

FIFA Women’s World Cup: Sarah Walsh calls for research into injury crisis ahead of WWC 2023

The Hindu  

The prevalence of knee injuries in women’s soccer has been caused by a lack of research and investment, former Australia forward Sarah Walsh said ahead of the Women’s World Cup. Several players will miss the Women’s World Cup, which kicks off on Thursday, after tearing their anterior cruciate ligaments. Theories as to why women are more likely to suffer from …

ACL injuries are keeping stars out of the Women’s World Cup
1 year, 5 months ago

ACL injuries are keeping stars out of the Women’s World Cup

The Hindu  

Some of the biggest names in the game won’t be playing in the Women’s World Cup because of what feels like an epidemic of ACL injuries — and players are asking why. Putellas, who will play for Spain at the World Cup, partnered with FIFPRO, the international players’ union, to call attention to the outbreak of ACL injuries and demand …

ACL injuries are keeping stars out of the Women’s World Cup
1 year, 5 months ago

ACL injuries are keeping stars out of the Women’s World Cup

Associated Press  

Some of the biggest names in the game won’t be playing in the Women’s World Cup because of what feels like an epidemic of ACL injuries — and players are asking why. “This is an issue we need to pay attention to and look more into preventing and how to handle it better.” Last year it was estimated that nearly …

England captain Millie Bright on ACL injuries after Beth Mead misses out
1 year, 5 months ago

England captain Millie Bright on ACL injuries after Beth Mead misses out

The Hindu  

Footballers missing tournaments through injury has always been part and parcel of the game but the sheer number of women whose World Cup dreams have been dashed by anterior cruciate ligament ruptures this year has led to calls for a radical rethink. “Things won’t change overnight, so it’s about having that conversation then hoping to see changes.” Other theories point …

The ACL epidemic: Why Women’s World Cup stars have been let down
1 year, 8 months ago

The ACL epidemic: Why Women’s World Cup stars have been let down

New York Times  

We are not all doctors but, in the moment, you did not need to be when viewing the replay. Sometimes, it feels as though the world of women’s football is just waiting for its next ACL injury. Part-time footballers are crowdfunding to escape NHS waiting lists; players like Tottenham Hotspur’s Ellie Brazil who, at 24, is partway through rehabilitation for …

Vivianne Miedema suffers ACL injury, World Cup campaign in doubt
2 years ago

Vivianne Miedema suffers ACL injury, World Cup campaign in doubt

The Hindu  

Arsenal and Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema’s participation at next year’s Women’s World Cup is in doubt after she confirmed on Monday she ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in her knee during a Champions League match last week. “Absolutely gutted to share I’ve ruptured my ACL in our last game against Lyon,” Miedema said on Twitter. So many things going through …

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