A
#WOSO
⚽️ fan sharing data on ACL injuries in women's football to raise awareness on the issue & on the possible solutions (=prevention programs).
✉️ DMs open
September is upon us, and with it comes the start of many leagues' new season, so it's a good time to take a look at the number of ACL injuries in
#WOSO
until now.
We have at least 475 ACL injuries since January 2022, at least 134 in 2024.
A short 🧵 👇
Usually I just share the facts about an injury and when I have an opinion about it I try to keep it to myself, because the goal of this project is to raise awareness, not to rant about every injury.
BUT
This one feels like it should have been avoided. So for once, a small rant:
🚑
#NewACLInjury
As you may already know, the DFB 🇩🇪 confirmed that Lena Oberdorf (22) suffered an ACL and an MCL injury during the last UWNL game against Austria.
She will miss the Olympics and at least part of the Bayern season.
Best wishes for her recovery.
For people interested in boots: Jill Roord was wearing brand new Nike Phantom Luna II, the newest version of the Luna, Nike's boots supposedly designed for women (also worn by men 🤷).
This would make her the first player to injure her ACL with the Luna boots as far as I'm aware
🚑
#NewACLInjury
Manchester City confirmed that Jill Roord did indeed sustain an ACL injury during Wednesday's Cup game against Manchester United.
Best wishes for her recovery.
🧵306 confirmed ACL injuries in
#WOSO
top tier leagues around the world between January 2022 and December 2023.⬇️
At least 145 occurred in 2022, 161 in 2023.
Already one in 2024 with Sam Kerr but she will be in next month's list.
First, the list of ACL injuries of 2023 🔎
Here is the list of the 181
#WOSO
players from top tier leagues who have had a confirmed ACL injury since January 2022.
11 players have gotten injured since May 1, 2023.
🧵 Lists & thread ⬇️
But the biggest issue here is probably WHY did
@UEFA
even THINK that scheduling UWNL / Euro qualifiers JUST BEFORE THE OLYMPICS was a good idea ?
In July, when most clubs have just started preseason training?
Always sad when you see a great player leaving a club arguably not being rated as they deserve by their coach or club.
Always sad when you see a player being let go while injured.
But this is a new level.
& it probably won't have a good impact on the other players in that team.
In my opinion, Germany being already qualified should NOT have played their usual starting XI.
Especially against Austria who could still qualify and had to be competitive.
They should have done like France, playing the "B team" and subbing players at the first sign of injury.
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#NewACLInjury
As you may already know, the DFB 🇩🇪 confirmed that Lena Oberdorf (22) suffered an ACL and an MCL injury during the last UWNL game against Austria.
She will miss the Olympics and at least part of the Bayern season.
Best wishes for her recovery.
Lena Oberdorf erleidet im Spiel gegen Österreich eine Kreuz- und Innenbandverletzung 💔💔💔
Tut uns im Herzen weh, Obi! Wir sind bei dir! 🖤❤️💛
WIR
#IMTEAM
🇩🇪
📸 imago
Yes, it IS a FIFA international window. But it should have been used for friendlies, not competitive games.
This is also what we talk about when we say that there is a huge schedule issue. Not just the number of games played (even if it's also an issue for some players).
🧵373 confirmed ACL injuries in
#WOSO
since January 2022.
At least 152 occurred in 2022, 165 in 2023 and already 54 in 2024.
A thread with the lists by year and an overview with the players with NT experience ⬇️
To be clear: no boots are going to miraculously stop all the ACL injuries.
Nike's communication about the Phantom Luna was that it was "designed for women" and supposed to prevent injuries. Hence the interest by some.
Now Nike merged both Phantom boots so it raises questions.
For people interested in boots: Jill Roord was wearing brand new Nike Phantom Luna II, the newest version of the Luna, Nike's boots supposedly designed for women (also worn by men 🤷).
This would make her the first player to injure her ACL with the Luna boots as far as I'm aware
🧵322 confirmed ACL injuries in
#WOSO
since January 2022.
14 in January 2024 alone with some big names like Sam Kerr, Eseosa Aigbogun, Kozue Ando (2011 WWC winner), Cata Pérez, Jill Roord...
A thread with the lists by year and an overview with the players with NT experience ⬇️
Out of the 11 ACL injuries reported so far this month, 5 players were at the World Cup:
Sam Kerr 🇦🇺
Eseosa Aigbogun 🇨🇭
Sasha Fábrega 🇵🇦
Catalina Pérez 🇨🇴
Jill Roord 🇳🇱
🇨🇴 is qualified for the Olympics, 🇦🇺 and the 🇳🇱 can still qualify. It will be without these players.
The top 4 of the 2022 Ballon d'Or nominees sustained an ACL injury in the last 2 years.
In order.
It's probably a random coincidence, but it's still kinda scary to see.
Out of the 20 nominees that year, 7 sustained an ACL injury now (it was 5 a year ago). 6 out of 14 "The Best".
Benfica, Brann, Ajax AND Häcken did indeed qualify. 3 teams from the "Champions path" in quarter finals.
It's not a club name thing, it's work.
Congratulation to all the qualified teams but also all those who fought until the end but didn't make it (Bayern, Roma, Paris FC...)
Benfica, Brann, with potentially Ajax and Häcken qualified. Someone called Mark S. in Manchester must like this 😉
No dig to his team, just his communication. A club name doesn't make you a good team. Work does, look at Benfica's improvement in ONE year in almost the same group.
We are closing on 200
#WOSO
players with confirmed ACL injuries since January 2022 in top tier leagues around the world.
🧵 The list is getting long with 195 players so it will be split into 2 tweets, and then we will take a look at NT players too. ⬇️
It's a scheduling issue, and not just with the NT games, even though the 2023/2024 season has seen at least one ACL injury during EVERY international window (5 in the UWNL between 4 windows).
Players need rest between games and between travel and training. Both men and women.
Regarding Lena Oberdorf, the fact that Wolfsburg failed to qualify for the UWCL should have helped her get some rest.
If we look at FIFPRO's data, she did play less games this season.
BUT at the same time she had her second highest season in the "critical zone" (< 5 days of rest)
🧵NEWEST ACL INJURIES in
#WOSO
LIST !
435 confirmed ACL injuries in women's football since January 2022.
⚠️New: now NT players are added regardless of their club level or NT competition.
A thread with the lists by year and an overview with the players with NT experience ⬇️
By playing Lena Oberdorf in a meaningless (for Germany) "competitive" (for Austria) game, Germany lost one of their most important players, for the Olympics and at least until next year.
Bayern lost their star recruit and a second player to an ACL injury in 2 months.
Yes, that's 5⃣ posts about ACL injuries today. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
2 of them happened earlier in the month but it's still way too much.
That's 13 ACL injuries in February alone. +15 in January.
Almost 30 players sustaining an ACL injury in 2024 already.
Right now, I have listed 134 D1 players confirmed ACL injuries. I also have a separate list with unspecified knee injuries since they could be ACL injuries but some teams/leagues don’t give much more info than “Knee injury”.
Great news! 😃
One return that was long awaited: Catarina Macário IS BACK!
She got injured with Lyon 21 months ago in June 2022.
AND she scored before I even hit "send" !!!
Welcome back to the game!
Catarina Macario makes her football return and blues debut. She had been sidelined since June 2022 with an ACL injury, causing her to miss the World Cup and everything in between.
A star is back.
The issue with the schedule is not just "it's too busy". The issue is that it's poorly thought out.
You can't have 3 competitive games in 10 days then 2 games in a month, (almost) nothing then 3 big games in 10 days again and expect players to be as fit for every fixture.
1/2
Sorry to add to ACL chat, but, Man City had almost a month off and have only played 3 games since returning (two of those 4 goal wins).
"The schedule is too busy" is lazy and blaming something that won't change is going to make clubs accept it as unavoidable instead of changing.
Great news! 😃
A little more than 2 years after her ACL injury, Christen Press has managed to come back, and score a penalty kick!
Welcome back to football!
Interesting fact: Catarina Macário injured the ACL of her left knee, this irritation is in her right knee.
It can be linked to her ACL injury if it's something like overcompensation, or it can be something that has nothing to do with it.
Either way, best wishes for her recovery
During today’s pre-match press conference, Emma Hayes announced that Catarina Macario is unable to prepare physically for the Olympic tournament due to consistent irritation in her right knee »
Pending official confirmation from the USOPC, IOC and FIFA,
@SHEscoresbanger
Not the first player where that kind of situation happens either.
2 other really well known players who were allowed back on the pitch are Marta 👑 & Ellie Carpenter.
It's heartbreaking and infuriating to watch. Teams should do better with this.
☹️ Another young player retiring in 🇳🇱 after an ACL injury.
Loyce Speelman (23) announced her retirement a few days ago. She was recovering from her second ACL injury, sustained at the end of last year while she was playing for SC Heerenveen.
Best wishes for her new chapter.
And again, another player talks about being burned out before her ACL injury, this time it's Janine Beckie 🇨🇦.
“I was very burnt out. Like mentally, I was really not in a good spot”
When will clubs & federations take action? For more rest / better schedules? For mental health?
"I'm really grateful that I got injured because it showed me a lot of things that I needed to see and relit that fire for me."
I spoke to Janine Beckie about her return to
@ThornsFC
and
@CANWNT
, and why gratitude is now a driving force for her.
UEFA lost a great headliner for the European representation in the Olympics, for the UWCL and the UWNL. Maybe even the Euros if there are complications (I hope not).
If it was a friendly like for Caro Simon last year, we would say OK it's bad luck. But a continental competition?
A year ago, I created this account to shed a light on the issue of ACL injuries in
#WOSO
In one year, we went from 133 ACL injuries to 386 listed. Not all 253 happened in one year, a lot were late findings from earlier too.
To mark this anniversary, here are some numbers ⬇️🧵
Because
#IWD2024
's theme is "Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress", here's one of the areas in need of investment: Women's sports.
With enough investment, in ALL parts, maybe we'll see less ACL injuries.
Until then, here are the numbers in
#WOSO
🧵👇
#InternationalWomensDay
Good news! 😃
480 days after her ACL injury, along with a World Cup call up where she hasn't been able to play because of a setback AND a calf injury, Kyah Simon is officially back in the game!
This is the moment Matildas star
@KyahSimon
made her return to football after 𝟒𝟖𝟎 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 out with an ACL injury 🇦🇺❤️🥹
Making her long-awaited comeback at the club where her career started - you couldn’t have scripted it any better.
Welcome back, Kyah 🙌
📰:
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#NewACLInjury
Manchester City confirmed that Jill Roord did indeed sustain an ACL injury during Wednesday's Cup game against Manchester United.
Best wishes for her recovery.
We can confirm that Jill Roord has suffered a rupture to her anterior cruciate ligament.
Everyone at City wishes her a full and speedy recovery 🩵
More info ⤵️
For those unaware of what happened, Midge Purce got injured 10 minutes into the game, was cleared to play and fell again just before half time where she repeated "I'm out, I'm out".
Not the first player where that kind of situation happens either.
1/4
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#NewACLInjury
The dreaded news is there. Midge Purce (28) suffered an ACL injury during Gotham FC's game against Portland Thorns on March, 24.
She will soon undergo surgery.
It's the 3rd ACL injury in the NWSL this season (2 during preseason).
Best wishes for her recovery.
🚑
#NewACLInjury
Urawa Red Diamonds 🇯🇵 announced that 2⃣ (TWO!) players sustained an ACL injury during their semi-final Empress Cup game:
Hikaru Naomoto (29) & Kozue Ando (41)
Both have played for Japan and Naomoto has played in the last WWC.
Best wishes for their recoveries.
Massive blow for Reds’ title defense campaign as both Naomoto and Ando are ruled out for 8 to 10 months with the ACL injuries picked up during the Empress Cup.
311 days later, the WSL top goal scorer Vivienne Miedema returns to the pitch against Bristol City, a club she scored an astonishing 6 goals against in a single match in 2019 🤩
She was one of many to miss the World Cup due to injury, but the Dutch superstar is back 👑
Marta 👑 and Majri's games lately reminds us one thing: some players might take more time coming back from ACL injuries than others, especially when they are getting old or also got pregnant.
But they can still have GREAT games.
Keep that in mind and be kind with your players.
Good news 😃 !
Bianca Sierra injured her ACL in November 2022. Like Amel Majri and more recently Stine Larsen, she took advantage of her injury to get pregnant.
She gave birth to twins in October and just played her first minutes with Tigres 🇲🇽.
Welcome back to the game!
Especially now that most of these players are playing longer and longer seasons.
10 years ago most of them were fresher because they played less games/minutes during the year.
All these teams in the knockout stages look exhausted. The IOC needs to revisit playing every three days. Putting players in a dangerous position, with very little opportunity to recover properly with travel between games.
#Paris2024
This 👇
Some teams have "too many games" but others don't have any consistency to their schedule.
The issue is scheduling in general, not just the high number of games (even if it IS an issue for a lot of NT players too).
Just been made aware of this. 18 ACL injuries in the men's league in Argentina... in 2024.
18 ACL injuries in 3 months. 😵💫
Things are getting out of hands even in the men's game...
❌🇦🇷 Todas las ROTURAS de ligamentos cruzados en el fútbol argentino durante 2024:
🚑 Lucas Blondel.
🚑 Pity Martínez.
🚑 Gastón Hernández.
🚑 Ulises Sánchez.
🚑 Matías Giménez.
🚑 Manuel Insaurralde.
🚑 Ivo Mammini.
🚑 Tomás Pozzo.
🚑 Juan Bisanz.
🚑 Alejandro Cabrera.
🚑 Lucas
With almost 2 years of data, let's take a look at the monthly numbers of ACL injuries.
Data from January 2022 to September 2023 included.
Of course, nearly 2 years is not enough to draw conclusions but can we already see some overlap or would it be totally inconclusive? 🧵⬇️
Atlético de Madrid published a video about Ludmila's ACL injury.
Yet another player who says that she wasn't feeling well/happy before getting injured.
Rest and mental health are important. When will clubs and instances understand this?
Since last WWC, some players came back from ACL injuries, some got injured. Some players retired, others started to play for their NTs.
Let's see who's new for the
#Olympics
compared to last year (in QT for each team), and if they have a history of ACL injuries.
They probably won't see this I'll try anyway.
A big thank you to
@soccerdonna
for your website but especially the "Name in native country" part. This looks trivial but helps tremendously to find details about a player's injury when their native language uses another alphabet. 👏
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#NewACLInjury
US Sassuolo 🇮🇹 announced that Benedetta Brignoli (24) ruptured her ACL during Sunday's game against Como.
She will undergo surgery in the coming days.
Best wishes for her recovery.
❌️ Marina Rivas (Madrid CFF) se marcha también en camilla tras un mal apoyo con su rodilla izquierda
📌 Su compañera Lucía Pardo tuvo que coger la camilla para atenderla
🤞 Que no sea nada
To this day we have 228
#WOSO
players with confirmed ACL injuries since January 2022 in top tier leagues around the world.
🧵 The list is getting really long so there will be a post for the injuries occurred in 2022 and another one for those that happened in 2023⬇️
I really need to post a new thread about boots because the HYPOCRISY of these answers ... 😡
Puma sells boots "specifically designed for the female players"
Adidas' "gender neutral" = what was always done = researched on men
Nike's Luna are not marketed as women's boots anymore
Research into anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injuries in women’s football is indicative of “systemic gender inequality in sports and exercise research”, a report from a committee of British MPs has claimed.
More
@Millar_Colin
⬇️
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#NewACLInjury
Toluca FC 🇲🇽 announced that Fátima Rosales Miranda (26) successfully underwent surgery after a rupture of the ACL and MCL of the left knee.
Best wishes for her recovery.
🧵We now have 241 confirmed ACL injuries since January 2022 in
#WOSO
top tier leagues around the world.
At least 138 in 2022, 103 in 2023.
First, we will begin this thread with the list of ACL injuries in 2023 ⬇️
Good news! 😃
Leah Williamson is back from her ACL injury after 9 months out of the game!
Special moment for this account too since I chose to publish the list I had started after her (and Stine Larsen)'s injury and the discussions that came from it.
Welcome back to the game!
280 days later after being sidelined with an ACL injury, Leah Williamson is back on the pitch for Arsenal.
The number 6 player is handed the armband right away from Katie McCabe.
Sad news ☹️
Marushka van Olst (22, PEC Zwolle 🇳🇱) decided to end her career after 2 ACL injuries in 2018 and 2022.
Best wishes for her post football life.
Wishing you the speediest of recoveries, Melissa! 🩶
Goalkeeper Melissa Lowder will miss the remainder of the 2024 season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
Here is the list with the players age, date of injury and return, duration of injury and the game where it happened or if it is in training (when I found the data)
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#NewACLInjury
Sydney FC 🇦🇺 confirmed that Kirsty Fenton (20) ruptured her ACL during Sunday's game against Wellington Phoenix.
ACL injuries in the A-league this season: 9⃣ 😵💫
Best wishes for her recovery.
For those wondering about Jill Roord.
Hoping it's not what's dreaded.
Sometimes you need to wait a few days to be able to have an MRI scan because of the swelling etc, that's probably why we already have Pawollek's diagnosis and not hers.
GARETH 💬 Jill [Roord] is currently with the medical team. She’s fine in herself but we’ll see how things settle down. She'll be assessed over the next 24 hours.
We often say there's a big rise of ACL injuries in WOSO but we don't really have much data to compare.
Let's try something.
Who do YOU remember missing a World Cup or Olympics due to an ACL injury before 2023? Or getting injured during the tournament?
Just WWC/Olympics for now
Players that retired this year:
M. Rapinoe
J. Ertz
A. Krieger
S. Cruz
J. Van Wyk
G. Thalmann
Retired just from NT (1 last club season for most):
E. McLeod
S. Schmidt
C. Sinclair
C. Seger
C. Endler
I may forget some. Others might just retire silently.
Game changers. Thank you.
Not an ACL injury but still, bad news.
In case you were wondering why Cata Pérez is not playing for Colombia, she sustained a meniscus injury during training one week ago.
She will soon undergo surgery in Germany.
Best wishes for her recovery.
🚑
#NewACLInjury
8 ACL injuries in the A-League this season 🇦🇺
Western United FC announced that Adriana Taranto (24) ruptured her ACL in training during the week.
She will soon undergo surgery.
Best wishes for her recovery.
Devastatingly, Adriana Taranto will miss the remainder of the
@aleaguewomen
season after rupturing her ACL.
Chloe Logarzo will also miss an extended period of football with a hip injury.
We are all behind you both and can't wait to see you back in no time 💚🖤
With the women's football tournament at the Olympics less than 24 hours away, let's take a look at the players from qualified NTs who got an ACL injury since January 2022.
Some are already retired, some have not been in the NT squads for quite some time for different reasons.
As some of you may have noticed, these days I am not as prompt to report the news as I used to be.
Sorry about that. I would have loved to say that I'll be more online next week or next month or whatever but in truth I just don't know so please bear with me?
Thank you so much.
🧵From January 2022 to the 4th of November 2023, we have at least 260 confirmed ACL injuries in
#WOSO
top tier leagues around the world.
140 of these occurred in 2022, 120 in 2023.
We'll start with the 120 ACL injuries in 2023, then we'll look at 2022 & some details ⬇️
🚑
#NewACLInjury
West Ham United 🏴 confirmed that Jess Ziu (22) sustained an ACL injury in a behind closed doors preseason friendly on Thursday afternoon.
Last November, she came back from another ACL injury, sustained in October 2022.
Best wishes for her recovery.
West Ham United can confirm that Jess Ziu sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury in a behind closed doors pre-season friendly on Thursday afternoon.
The 22-year-old will undergo surgery in due course and will then begin her rehabilitation programme at Chadwell Heath.
Not ACL related but I've got no words to describe how I feel about this. And I don't even follow the A-league.
What I do know is that there's a huge demand for WOSO in Australia post-WC. That Canberra United is a historic club. With historic players. This should not happen.
was at possibly the last ever Canberra United home game today, where several fans made signs about saving the club. the squad then borrowed the signs for team photos. still no clarity given to players or staff about their future.
#CBRvSYD
#NewACLInjury
AS Roma 🇮🇹 confirmed that Eseosa Aigbogun (30) sustained an ACL injury on Saturday during the Supercoppa game against Juventus.
The Swiss international will undergo surgery in the coming days.
Best wishes for her recovery.
Sandy MacIver is the third Scottish player that got an ACL injury during international duty this season after Emma Watson in training and Caroline Weir in the UWNL against Belgium 🥴
Christy Grimshaw is another Scottish player with an ACL injury but she got injured with her club
🚑
#NewACLInjury
Manchester City 🏴 confirmed that Sandy MacIver (25) sustained an ACL injury during Scotland's game against Serbia last week.
Best wishes for her recovery.
GREAT NEWS ! 👏👏👏 ⤵️
Of course, when you look at the ACL injuries (almost) worldwide like I do you're a bit sad to see that they will only look at the WSL.
But they have to start somewhere and the WSL is probably one of the leagues where they'll find the most accurate data.
𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹. 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲. 𝗚𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻. 🎬
Der Kampf zurück vom zweiten Kreuzbandriss: Emotionale Einblicke, Herausforderungen und Meilensteine - Schaut euch jetzt die Dokumentation über die Reha von Giulia
#Gwinn
mit FC Bayern TV PLUS an! 📺
📺
#MiaSanMia
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#NewACLInjury
Kansas City Current 🇺🇸 confirmed that Alex Pfeiffer (16) did indeed suffer a torn ACL and meniscus during their game against Houston Dash.
Best wishes for her recovery.
NWSL 2024 ACL injury count: 8⃣
Good news! 😃
Pauleta made her comeback today for Benfica and got to score a penalty to celebrate.
She got injured in March last year.
Welcome back to the game!
Note: Christy Ucheibe was on the bench too so her injury against Barça is probably not that serious 😊
🚑
#NewACLInjury
Shelbourne FC 🇮🇪 announced that Courtney Maguire (21) and Katie Ray (academy player) suffered an ACL injury.
Best wishes for their recovery.
All at Shelbourne FC send our best wishes to Courtney Maguire and Katie Ray who have suffered ACL injuries recently.
Wishing you both a full and speedy recovery ✊🏻
#DublinsFinest
|
#RedsTogether
Good news! 😃
Carolin Simon made her comeback for Bayern München 🇩🇪 10 months after her injury during a friendly game with Germany before the World Cup.
Welcome back to the game!
🔄 Comeback für Caro
#Simon
! Unsere Nummer 30 ersetzt
@SarahZadrazil
und macht damit ihr erstes Pflichtspiel für die
#FCBFrauen
nach ihrem Kreuzbandriss. Wir freuen uns sehr, dich wieder auf dem Platz zu sehen, Caro! ❤️
🏆🔴
#FCBWOB
| 0:2 | 85'
🧵Will we get to 300 ACL injuries in 2 years in
#WOSO
top tier leagues around the world?
I all hope not but we are looking dangerously close to this with at least 280 confirmed ACL injuries since January 2022.
We will begin this thread with the 138 ACL injuries of 2023 ⬇️
@SHEscoresbanger
Interestingly, no one asked this question to Zambian or Nigerian players where it's illegal too. Or Asian countries where rights are restricted.
Not saying they should ask them (THEY DO NOT!) but to ask this specifically to the Arab country is a deliberate choice...
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#NewACLInjury
Manchester City 🏴 confirmed that Sandy MacIver (25) sustained an ACL injury during Scotland's game against Serbia last week.
Best wishes for her recovery.
We can confirm that
@SandyMacIver_
has suffered a rupture of her ACL.
Her surgery has been successful and she will now begin her rehabilitation at the CFA.
Everyone at Manchester City would like to wish Sandy a full and speedy recovery 🩵
Good news! 😃
Subbed in late during France - Sweden, Hanna Glas played in her first competitive match 717 days (22 months) after her FOURTH ACL injury.
Welcome back to the game !
🚑
#NewACLInjury
Amanda Frisbie (31) injured her ACL during Levante Las Planas's game against Tenerife last Saturday in Liga F 🇪🇸
Best wishes for her recovery.
Good News! 😃
Lisa Martinez played in her first game for the Rangers 🏴 since her ACL injury in March 2023 and scored a few minutes after getting subbed in.
Welcome back to the game!
If you're concerned about the ACL injuries and the research, here's one out of numerous article about it.
Research, causes, consequences, schedule, ressources and prevention exercises that are proven to reduce risks 👇
This World Cup has brought attention to a crisis that's long plagued women's soccer: ACL injuries.
I looked at the complex web of risk factors + what's being done in a sport where necessary resources haven't always followed rapid growth. For
@PostSports
:
@TomJGarry
He's lucky PSG is playing average right now. And has some important players injured or coming back from injury.
Even teams from the "Champion's path" (supposedly the "average teams") like Roma, Benfica, Ajax or Rosengård would have been a challenge for him.
Shame of a manager.
😍 Gran noticia: la vuelta a la titularidad de
@marialv55
con el
@LUDfemenino
❗️ No jugaba desde el 4 de diciembre de 2022, cuando se rompió el LCA frente al Betis
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#NewACLInjury
A bit late to the news but Arsenal 🏴 confirmed that Victoria Pelova (25) did indeed sustain an ACL injury with the Netherlands against Finland.
Best wishes for her recovery.
We can confirm that Victoria Pelova suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament whilst on international duty.
We’ll be with you every step of the way, Vic ❤️
@foo_teuses
Ils pourraient le diffuser via une chaine en clair de Canal+ (je suppose que c'est lié à leur accord), mais non, même pas. Magnifique mise en avant du football féminin encore une fois.
A great thread about "Menstrual Myths" 👇
Point 3 is especially interesting regarding injuries and the assumption that all women players are more fragile in a specific phase.
Massive ‘thank you’ to
@Alan_McCall_
@OkholmKryger
@andy_massey
for my invitation to speak at the FIFA Medical Conference last week in Boston. I was tasked with challenging current ‘Menstrual Myths’. Here are five of the most common IMO ⬇️
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#NewACLInjury
Mia Fishel has sustained an ACL injury with the USWNT.
Really worrying coming from Chelsea as it's the 3rd of the team this season, 2nd on international duty, especially regarding the fact that they used to seem "safe" from this.
Best wishes for her recovery.
🚑
#NewACLInjury
The dreaded news is there. Midge Purce (28) suffered an ACL injury during Gotham FC's game against Portland Thorns on March, 24.
She will soon undergo surgery.
It's the 3rd ACL injury in the NWSL this season (2 during preseason).
Best wishes for her recovery.
Good news 😃 !
Yesterday, Teyah Goldie played her first minutes against the A-league All stars since her second ACL injury while on vacation last year.
Welcome back to the game!
😃 Good news!
Subbed in after Casey Krueger's head injury against Bay FC, Anna Heilferty made her comeback 13 months after her ACL injury sustained during last year's preseason.
Best wishes to Casey Krueger & welcome back to the game to Anna Heilferty!
If you are interested in ACL injuries in
#WOSO
, Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema's Step by Step documentary is a must see.
They talk about their experience with the injury, have discussions with experts and we follow their recovery, mentally as well as physically.
A thread 🧵