Why Women Footballers Suffer More ACL Injuries Than Male Players As World Cup Begins
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The Women's WorldCup will officially get underway in Australia and New Zealand on July 20 when the two hosts face Ireland and Norway, respectively.
The buildup to the tournament Down Under has been overshadowed by a couple of issues. From the lack of broadcasting deals until recently to bonuses disputes, the tournament has suffered its own fair share of challenges.
But none has been greater than the number of players who will be absent from the tournament due to the monster that is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament(ACL) injury.
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Football Players who will miss World CupThrow in England's Leah Williamson and Bethany Mead, the Netherland's Vivianne Miedema, the USA's Catarina Macario and Germany's Giulia Gwinn into any side, and you have yourself a squad that can compete for any trophy.
Only that none of these stars will play for their nations in this year's tournament. And a couple of others, including 16-year-old Swiss talent Iman Beney who had just made the cut into Inka Grings' squad before disaster struck.
During last year's Euro Championships, Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas withdrew from Spain's squad with a similar injury, same as Ireland's Simone Magill and prospective Golden Boot winner France's Marie-Antoinette Katoto.
See the pattern?
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