MANCHESTER, England : 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. 'There always needs to be mo
MANCHESTER, England : 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.
The European champions have lost captain Leah Williamson, Euro 2022 Golden Boot winner Beth Mead and Fran Kirby. "It seems like there's been this massive jump in the amount that it's happening now. I don't know what the reason is but someone needs to figure it out," she told Reuters.Various studies suggest women are two to eight times more likely to suffer ACL injuries compared to men in the same sport and 25 per cent less likely to return after recovery. Women are also more prone to osteoarthritis in repaired knees later in life.
However, Jackie Whittaker, an associate professor at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medicine, said nothing around physiological differences is proven and worries about the messaging. Whittaker and others point out that the women's football schedule has increased severalfold to mimic the men, yet support for female players - access to top physiotherapy etc - has not kept up.
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