Arsenal hit by another ACL injury with Laura Wienroither set for surgery
1 year, 10 months ago

Arsenal hit by another ACL injury with Laura Wienroither set for surgery

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Arsenal have confirmed defender Laura Wienroither has ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament, with the Austria international becoming the fourth player at the club to suffer an ACL injury this season. Leah Williamson, Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema have all had ACL injuries this season, with manager Jonas Eidevall calling for action last month as England captain Williamson was ruled out of the World Cup. An Arsenal statement added: “Everyone at the club will now be supporting Laura and working hard to support her recovery and return to action.” The loss of Williamson, who suffered her ACL injury in an away defeat at Manchester United last month, sparked fresh discussions over the extent of ACL injuries in the women’s game. We need to adapt to that reality.” Arsenal face Leicester City on Friday with the Gunners turning their attention to qualifying for next season’s Champions league following their semi-final defeat to Wolfsburg.

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FIFPro to launch groundbreaking 'Project ACL' to address knee injury epidemic in women's football
10 months, 3 weeks ago

FIFPro to launch groundbreaking 'Project ACL' to address knee injury epidemic in women's football

ABC  

This weekend, as Melbourne City take on Sydney FC in the 2023-24 A-League Women grand final, three players will be watching and cheering their team-mates on from the sidelines. Like many other professional women's leagues around the world, Australia's top competition has been significantly affected by what players have anecdotally described as an "epidemic" of ACL injuries. Today, the union …

Response to ACL crisis in women’s sport ‘disparate and slow’
1 year ago

Response to ACL crisis in women’s sport ‘disparate and slow’

The Independent  

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

Commentary: Mia Fishel’s ACL injury only the latest in disturbing trend in women’s soccer
1 year, 1 month ago

Commentary: Mia Fishel’s ACL injury only the latest in disturbing trend in women’s soccer

LA Times  

U.S. forward Mia Fishel tore the ACL in her right knee on the eve of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup, which started Tuesday night for the U.S. women’s national team. A future that seemed limitless for Fishel entering the week is now clouded in doubt after a freak accident during the final training session for Tuesday’s Gold Cup opener against …

Leah Williamson issues warning to Fifa over ‘unsustainable’ schedule after ACL injury
1 year, 2 months ago

Leah Williamson issues warning to Fifa over ‘unsustainable’ schedule after ACL injury

The Independent  

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Aussie fans reveal their devastation over Sam Kerr's horror injury - so how bad is it? And how long could it keep the Matildas star sidelined?
1 year, 2 months ago

Aussie fans reveal their devastation over Sam Kerr's horror injury - so how bad is it? And how long could it keep the Matildas star sidelined?

Daily Mail  

Matildas fans are bracing themselves for the worst after captain and star striker Sam Kerr suffered an ACL injury in training with club side Chelsea overnight that has her in severe doubt for the Paris Olympics. Kerr suffered the ACL injury in training with WSL side Chelsea, with the Matildas reporting that she has ruptured the ligament It is a …

UEFA to investigate ACL injuries in women’s football
1 year, 3 months ago

UEFA to investigate ACL injuries in women’s football

The Independent  

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Beth Mead set for Arsenal return after 11-month ACL injury layoff
1 year, 5 months ago

Beth Mead set for Arsenal return after 11-month ACL injury layoff

The Hindu  

England and Arsenal forward Beth Mead is in line to make her first appearance in a year since rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament when her club face Aston Villa in the Women’s Super League, manager Jonas Eidevall said on Friday. The 28-year-old won the Golden Boot when England won the European Championship on home soil last year while she also …

As Keira Walsh becomes the latest player to suffer a suspected ACL injury in women's football, the issue MUST be addressed: How many more stars have to suffer this cruel injury? And do boot manufactur
1 year, 7 months ago

As Keira Walsh becomes the latest player to suffer a suspected ACL injury in women's football, the issue MUST be addressed: How many more stars have to suffer this cruel injury? And do boot manufactur

Daily Mail  

Keira Walsh suffered a suspected anterior cruciate ligament injury in England's World Cup clash with Denmark on Thursday. While we cannot say definitively that Chelsea's work around menstruation is the reason they have suffered less ACL injuries than some clubs, it is clear they are working to reduce possible risk factors. Leah Williamson was ruled of the World Cup after …

Keira Walsh: England sweat on midfielder’s fitness amid avalanche of ACL injuries impacting Women’s World Cup 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

Keira Walsh: England sweat on midfielder’s fitness amid avalanche of ACL injuries impacting Women’s World Cup 2023

The Independent  

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‘The ACL club’: The injury crisis plaguing women’s football
1 year, 8 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 …

Vivianne Miedema: Injured Netherlands star predicts more ACL injuries at Women’s World Cup
1 year, 8 months ago

Vivianne Miedema: Injured Netherlands star predicts more ACL injuries at Women’s World Cup

CNN  

CNN — Vivianne Miedema will be a notable absentee from the Women’s World Cup which starts on Thursday, with the Netherlands star – widely regarded as one of the sport’s best players – missing the four-week tournament after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in December. “I think we don’t understand that sometimes it’s about protection of players instead of …

ACL injuries are keeping stars out of the Women’s World Cup
1 year, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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 …

ACL injuries in women’s football: Why is there a greater risk and how can they be prevented?
1 year, 10 months ago

ACL injuries in women’s football: Why is there a greater risk and how can they be prevented?

New York Times  

When Lionesses captain Leah Williamson ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament last month, she became the latest high-profile female footballer to join the long list of players who have sustained an ACL injury. Players are often fatigued because of that stress on them to get out and play.” The structure of the women’s professional game “The other aspect that is becoming …

What is an ACL injury and how long could it take Leah Williamson to recover?
2 years, 1 month ago

What is an ACL injury and how long could it take Leah Williamson to recover?

New York Times  

England captain Leah Williamson’s World Cup dream is all but over after she sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury playing for Arsenal against Manchester United on Wednesday. Speaking to Andy Williams, a consultant knee surgeon, we analyse the much-feared ACL tear, as made famous by Paul Gascoigne more than 30 years ago, and suffered more recently by Tottenham’s Rodrigo Bentancur …

Football's struggle to find a solution to outbreak of female knee injuries
2 years, 2 months ago

Football's struggle to find a solution to outbreak of female knee injuries

The Telegraph  

Depending on what study you look at, women can be two to six times more likely to suffer an ACL rupture than men, but according to leading experts there remains no clear reason as to why. “If I knew the answer I’d be loaded – but unfortunately I don’t, and I’m not,” says Professor Mark De Ste Croix of the …

Women’s football needs ‘kick up the a***’ over ACL injuries, Beth Mead claims
2 years, 3 months ago

Women’s football needs ‘kick up the a***’ over ACL injuries, Beth Mead claims

The Independent  

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Miedema, Mead and Putellas: Why are there so many ACL injuries in women’s football?
2 years, 3 months ago

Miedema, Mead and Putellas: Why are there so many ACL injuries in women’s football?

New York Times  

The confirmation, when it came, was no surprise. West Ham’s Jessica Ziu, Aston Villa’s Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah and Tottenham duo Kyah Simon and Ellie Brazil have all suffered ACL injuries this season too, while others such as Remi Allen of Aston Villa, Aoife Mannion of Manchester United and Jess Sigsworth of Leicester City are all at various stages of rehabbing ACL …

Ballon D'Or winner and Spain captain Alexia Putellas tears ACL on eve of Women's European Championships
2 years, 8 months ago

Ballon D'Or winner and Spain captain Alexia Putellas tears ACL on eve of Women's European Championships

ABC  

Ballon D'Or winner and Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas has ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament on the eve of the 2022 Women's European Championships. Key points: Putellas tore her ACL in Spain's final training session before the start of the European Championships The 28-year-old won the Ballon D'Or and FIFA Best Player of the Year awards for her record-breaking year with …

Olympique Lyonnais confirm Matildas star Ellie Carpenter ruptured her ACL in Champions League final
2 years, 9 months ago

Olympique Lyonnais confirm Matildas star Ellie Carpenter ruptured her ACL in Champions League final

ABC  

Matildas star Ellie Carpenter is in a race against time to make the 2023 Women's World Cup on home soil after her French club Olympique Lyonnais confirmed the defender ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament in the Champions League final. "Olympique Lyonnais deplores the serious injury of its defender Ellie Carpenter, out in the 14th minute of play during the final …

How Australian football is tackling the ACL injury problem for women athletes
3 years ago

How Australian football is tackling the ACL injury problem for women athletes

ABC  

Holly McNamara knew what had happened even before she hit the ground. Early theories around why women were more likely than men to sustain ACL injuries overwhelmingly pointed to "sex"-based biological factors: anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, hormones. The final environment the study examines is the "treatment environment", or what happens during the rehabilitation phase after women sustain ACL injuries. "In this …

AFLW: Women footballers are more likely to rupture ACL than men, but expert says education the answer
7 years, 1 month ago

AFLW: Women footballers are more likely to rupture ACL than men, but expert says education the answer

ABC  

A knee expert has urged parents not to shield their daughters from footy, after the injury-marred start to the AFLW season. The Bulldogs confirmed on Monday Huntington — the number one draft pick in last year's AFLW draft — would miss the rest of the season after going down in Sunday's game against the Brisbane Lions. "We know that females …

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