ACL

Top British gymnast Ondine Achampong tears ACL, may miss Paris Olympic Games

Ondine Achampong says she tore her ACL during a bars dismount. The surgery and recovery from the knee injury can…

3 weeks ago

USWNT’s Purce out for Olympics, NWSL season with ACL injury

NJ/NY Gotham FC and United States women's national team winger Midge Purce suffered a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament injury, the…

2 months ago

Real Madrid’s Caroline Weir latest women’s star to tear ACL

Real Madrid midfielder Caroline Weir has suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament, the club confirmed on Thursday.

8 months ago

Inside the ACL ‘epidemic’ plaguing women’s soccer and the high-stakes search for cures

Prevention programs, professional support and further research is needed to address the alarming prevalence of ACL injuries within the women's…

10 months ago

UConn’s Paige Bueckers sees ‘finish line’ for ACL recovery

“Coach Paige” became a staple of college basketball this season as UConn’s Paige Bueckers helped guide her teammates from the…

1 year ago

‘If this was the men’s side people would be trying to solve this’ – USWNT star Christen Press on the ACL crisis in the women’s game

U.S. women's national team star Christen Press has claimed more action would be being taken on women's soccer's ACL crisis…

1 year ago

Lucy Bronze: ‘Women’s football must come up with solution to ACL injury crisis’

Lucy Bronze discusses the year ahead in women’s football in her exclusive column for GiveMeSport Women.

1 year ago

Catarina Macario injury update: ACL tear recovery timeline, USWNT and Lyon matches missed

Catarina Macario, one of the U.S. women's national team's brightest young stars, was dealt a significant injury blow during what's…

1 year ago

ACL knee injuries in women’s soccer: In-depth look into causes, and why women are more prone to ligament tears

"It's the worst possible news on the eve of the tournament," said England midfielder Izzy Christiansen to BBC Sport. Spanish…

2 years ago