Football
In a graphic example of how the knee problem is plaguing the women’s game, the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, who had surgery this month, and her partner and Arsenal team-mate Vivianne Miedema arrived at Wednesday’s event on crutches.
The attacking duo are both sidelined by ACL injuries, but they are far from alone. Of the top 16 players on this year’s Women’s Ballon d’Or shortlist, five are out with ACL injuries. In all, 10 players from the Women’s Super League are sidelined by the problem.
“I think if that happened with a Messi, a Ronaldo, a Griezmann, there’s probably going to be a lot more done when those things happen,” said England forward Mead, who suffered her injury while facing Manchester United last month.
“It’s Ballon d’Or contenders who have done it, so you have to look at that. Unfortunately, this has happened to us, but hopefully it can kick somebody into starting to do something.”
Research has suggested female players could be anything from two to eight times more likely to suffer an ACL injury than males, although the exact reasons have not been agreed, despite there being a plethora of high-profile cases.
Since the women’s Ballon d’Or award was introduced in 2018, only three individuals have won it, but all three have suffered ACL injuries at some point in their careers.
Ada Hegerberg required surgery in 2020, Megan Rapinoe suffered ACL setbacks twice prior to 2010, and current holder Alexia Putellas ruptured her ACL on the eve of July’s Euros.
Asked if she would like to see a study into the issue, Mead replied: “I would say so. I think something, anything (needs to happen), and there doesn’t seem to be a lot going on.”
England head coach Sarina Wiegman added: “There hasn’t been that much research about women’s football. Women are built differently to men. The hips and the knees are different, the angles are different. There’s lots of research in the men’s game, not the women’s game.
“We also have to look at who has got an ACL (injury), what’s her programme, what does it look like, get the bigger picture so you get the right things out of this research. FIFA, UEFA and the federations have to do something about this.”
What does this silly woman think could be done about this??? It's pretty damn clear that females are simply pushing their bodies past evolution lines.
Acl was a career ender back in the day and plenty
got done. People come back now and some even better
than before.
Women may well be more prone to this injury but options
are fairly simple, take the risk or don't.
We've got all the head injuries to consider too, and women with
their lighter skulls are likely to see this cropping up in years
to come.
It's right that the risks are highlite, but I'd guess going
skiing for a week at Xmas is far more dangerous than a season
of football.
The grass is sexist, the womens knees are sexist, the soil is sexist
I mean theyre so dumb and numb just tell em that... theyll be protesting the grass, soil and own knees
Dec 23, 2022 -- 11:21AM, ----you-have-to-laugh--- wrote:
Has she never met ex pro footballers and seen their bandy legs.Acl was a career ender back in the day and plentygot done. People come back now and some even betterthan before.Women may well be more prone to this injury but optionsare fairly simple, take the risk or don't.We've got all the head injuries to consider too, and women withtheir lighter skulls are likely to see this cropping up in yearsto come.It's right that the risks are highlite, but I'd guess goingskiing for a week at Xmas is far more dangerous than a seasonof football.
Dont bother trying to explain it
Theyre so mentally demented just them womens knees have been given to them by males... watch them go up get the popcorn out.
Tell them when males and females were created the lord above gave the males the stronger bodies... ohhh they get very angry very mad...
Or, code for 'they didn't want to say it was because women are weak in comparison to me..'
Get over it love, you took the risk playing this physical sport.
Practically every country in the world has a population ration of roughly 50:50, think in the UK it's 51% female.
Compare and contrast that ratio to the the prison population in every country in the world and it's roughly 90:10
And The women are mostly inside for low level crime, minor fraud, drunkeness etc, men are inside for every single despicable crime imaginable. I know which sex has been wired correctly and it's not You.
Not a stark raving feminist, these are simple common facts, most women can't kick a ball straight, most men can't lie straight.
You'll find most people that are Anti Women are usually socially inept virgins.
Kind Regards.
I'm pretty sure that she would not be excluded from playing ... anyone good enough will make it. It just so happens that all good footballers at any level are men.
That's why there is "womens football"... to exclude the men from playing with women (because of the obvious advantage)... It's almost a different sport and that's fine and it can be entertaining to watch.... but to keep comparing one to the other or asking for comparity in wages and recognition is insane
"they moan that it is 'hurty'"
Dec 23, 2022 -- 4:38PM, mesmerised wrote:
Women are the better sex.Practically every country in the world has a population ration of roughly 50:50, think in the UK it's 51% female.Compare and contrast that ratio to the the prison population in every country in the world and it's roughly 90:10And The women are mostly inside for low level crime, minor fraud, drunkeness etc, men are inside for every single despicable crime imaginable. I know which sex has been wired correctly and it's not You.Not a stark raving feminist, these are simple common facts, most women can't kick a ball straight, most men can't lie straight. You'll find most people that are Anti Women are usually socially inept virgins.Kind Regards.
Yes but one randy male can impregnate 100s of females 
You need more females than males, 5 to 1 in females favour and youve got a massive baby boom on your hands
Two males ten females in one house = 10 new babies in 9 months time, 2 females 10 males = 2 babies and loads of fights.
Lions have the best idea, two males 8 or 9 lionesses is a healthy pride, no male infighting, hence why lions hate taking on another male and making it three, unless the pride is large and it needs another protector. If not that male is fending for himself simple as that.
Hence the fighting and outright stupidity that goes off in those groups
But what do women expect with these injuries? Its all part and parcel of the game ffs, you overstretch muscles and ligaments they tear and snap its that simple... what do they want? Its fooking ludicrous.
*shudders*
Dec 23, 2022 -- 5:27PM, stu wrote:
Got to be some irony, that after bleating on for years about being able to play this game, they moan that it is 'hurty'.
They should try and play a Gaz down the local pub game ffs, where he leaves his studs right on the back of your foot... fooking wancor knows what hes doing 
Then the same lot can criticise for that after
Aye stu they love a fierce tackle down the park
lmao.
And where did you get your experience to be able to enlighten us so?
They love it when the joke is on someone else do some women but... if the joke is on then the water works start
66-Y-O and its the first time i have never heard of the winner.
Says it all really...the world is rapidly becomming a place of desperation for the "normal" heterosexual person.
maybe it's because they are women...playing a mans game?
simples...it aint rocket science.
Dec 28, 2022 -- 4:49AM, MYKALOEN wrote:
BBC SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR...BETH MEAD.66-Y-O and its the first time i have never heard of the winner.Says it all really...the world is rapidly becomming a place of desperation for the "normal" heterosexual person.
Says you didn't watch Women's Euros. That's it really
