Soccer-Research into female players' ACL injuries 'slow and disparate', say British MPs


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Women's Super League - Arsenal v Everton - Meadow Park, Borehamwood, Britain - January 20, 2024 Arsenal's Beth Mead celebrates scoring their second goal Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

(Reuters) - The sports sector's response to the high rates of women footballers suffering anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries has been "disparate and slow", the British Parliament's Women and Equalities Committee said in a report published on Tuesday.

England duo Beth Mead and Leah Williamson, Dutchwoman Vivianne Miedema and Canadian Janine Beckie were among a group of elite players who missed the 2023 Women's World Cup due to ACL injuries.

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