• PA Media: Sport

    Lucy Bronze backs new research into ACL injury crisis in women’s game

    Bronze’s England team-mates Beth Mead and Leah Williamson have suffered anterior cruciate ligament injuries.

  • The Independent

    Who should Manchester United sell in major summer overhaul?

    With reports suggesting the majority of the Manchester Untied squad could be up for sale in the transfer window, who could fund the rebuild?

  • The Canadian Press

    Project ACL launched to help understand, reduce knee injuries in women's footballers

    A three-year study dubbed Project ACL launched Tuesday with the goal of reducing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injuries in women's soccer. The project is a collaboration between FIFPro, England's Professional Footballers Association, Nike and Leeds Beckett University. FIFPro is the global union for professional football players representing some 65,000 players. ACL injuries are two to six times more likely to occur in women than men and some two-thirds of ACL injuries occur in women’s fo

  • The Canadian Press

    EU legal adviser says some FIFA player transfer rules may breach EU law

    BRUSSELS (AP) — FIFA rules on transfers can conflict with European Union legislation relating to competition and freedom of movement because they limit possibilities for players to change clubs, and for clubs to hire, a senior EU legal adviser said on Tuesday. Advocate General Maciej Szpunar gave his opinion after French soccer player Lassana Diarra legally challenged FIFA rules. The Diarra case went through FIFA judicial bodies before the 2016 election of FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who ha