Arsenal Duo Mead and Miedema Partner With FIFA To Tackle ACL Injuries Research

Arsenal duo Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema are joining forces with FIFA to delve deeper into the growing concern of ACL injuries plaguing women’s football. As reported by the BBC, both players, who faced ACL setbacks in 2022, are aiming to shed light on the issue and drive impactful research initiatives. Mead, who was a Ballon d’Or runner-up in 2022 …

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Sam Kerr suffers ACL injury at training camp in Morocco

Chelsea and Australia striker Sam Kerr suffered an ACL injury at a warm-weather training camp in Morocco, Chelsea confirmed Jan. 7. “Sam will be assessed by a specialist in the coming days and then begin her rehabilitation with the club’s medical team,” the club said in a statement. Since signing with Chelsea in 2019, Kerr has scored 99 goals in …

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The ACL injury crisis in women’s soccer

Excitement is in the air as the Women’s World Cup is just over six weeks away, but many of the sport’s biggest stars will be missing out due to ACL injuries, which have reached a crisis level in women’s soccer. More studies on female athletes are needed (in fact, that’s one of the main problems in addressing the crisis) but …

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