Soccer-Can training and technology solve the ACL crisis in women's football?


Soccer Football - Women's International Friendly - England v Jamaica - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - June 29, 2025 England's Beth Mead in action with Jamaica's Liya Brooks Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -The dreaded torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) regularly makes headlines in women's football, but experts say there are prevention programmes that can cut the incidence rates in half or better.

Anybody who has been to an elite-level match will have spotted the traditional "hip out" football warmup drill, where a player lifts a knee and rotates their hip outward while walking.

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