A study was launched in England on Tuesday to understand why female soccer players are far more likely to rupture their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) than their male counterparts.
Co-funded by the players’ associations PFA and FIFPRO, Nike and Beckett University in Leeds, this investigation will observe the WSL (Women’s Super League), the English professional women’s championship, for three years. Research to date indicates that women are two to six times more likely to rupture their cruciate ligaments than men. The study will particularly focus on the facilities, sports and medical personnel, travel arrangements and schedules of WSL players.
“Players have rightly called for more research into these Crusader injuries”, indicated the head of women’s football at FIFPRO Alex Culvin. “This project is a response to both their needs and the needs of the football world,” he added.
“We need advanced research”
Several very big stars have fallen victim to this injury recently, including England’s Leah Williamson and Beth Mead, top scorer for Euro-2022, who missed the 2023 World Cup. Spain’s Ballon d’Or Alexia Putellas could only play a few minutes, after staying away from the field for a year for the same reason.
“We’re not going to solve the Crusader injury problem overnight. We need in-depth research to find the key factors.”added England international defender Lucy Bronze, who studied ACL injuries as part of her degree at Leeds Beckett University. “Players need to be more aware of the process by which ACL injuries occur”she added.
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