ACL Injuries Are Hurting Women’s Soccer - The New York Times
Jul 19, 2023 · For women’s soccer, the real risk of its A.C.L. epidemic, the one rooted in lack of knowledge and a historical lack of care, is that she will not be the last. Jeré Longman and Claire Fahy ...
Women’s World Cup 2023: Some of the game’s top players are ... - CNN
Jul 18, 2023 · Several key players will be missing the 2023 Women's World Cup through anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. In 2022, Simone Magill arrived at the Women’s Euros with Northern Ireland...
ACL injuries are more common in women soccer players than …
Apr 30, 2024 · ‘Project ACL’ will focus on players in the Women’s Super League in England as part of a three-year study into an injury that is suffered by a disproportionate number of female players compared to their male counterparts. Organizers of the project said women were two to six times more likely than men to suffer ACL injuries.
UEFA Women’s Elite Club Injury Study: a prospective study on …
Objective Injuries in women’s football (soccer) have scarcely been investigated, and no study has been conducted in the highest competitive level involving club teams from different countries. Our aim was to investigate the time-loss injury epidemiology and characteristics among women’s elite football players over four seasons.
Why Female Soccer Players Are at Higher Risk of ACL Injuries ...
The risk of ACL injury is unusually high in women’s soccer. Female athletes have a 4-6x increased risk of ACL injuries than males in cutting sports, and overall, girls are eight times more likely to suffer an ACL injury than boys.
Women’s World Cup: The epidemic of ACL tears in female soccer …
Aug 1, 2023 · Female soccer players are at greater risk for ACL tears than males and it is clear immediate action is needed to address the non-biological factors for the injury.
Why ACL injuries are more common in female athletes than male …
Jul 20, 2023 · Girls who play multiple sports in high school have about a 10 percent chance of an ACL injury. The highest-risk sports are soccer, basketball, and lacrosse, sports where athletes tend to cut...
ACL knee injuries in women's soccer: In-depth look into causes, …
May 10, 2023 · When a handful of top women's soccer players all suffered ACL tears within the same three-month span in 2022, The Sporting News took an in-depth dive into the frequency of knee ligament...
Future of Football: Why ACL injuries have been on rise in women's …
Feb 20, 2024 · Football-focused studies, of which there are few, suggest women are six times more likely to suffer ACL injuries compared to men and 25 per cent less likely to make a full return.
The Injury That Has Upended the Women’s World Cup
Aug 19, 2023 · Louisa Thomas writes about A.C.L.—anterior cruciate ligament—injuries among female soccer players, an injury that women experience far more often than men.