• 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

  • The Independent

    Man Utd make decision on Mason Greenwood future as club plan summer clearout

    Greenwood and Jadon Sancho are set to be put up for sale but Marcus Rashford will only be sold if there is a huge bid for the England international

  • The Independent

    Diego Maradona homicide case faces uncertainty after new medical report

    Diego Maradona died from a heart attack in 2020 while recovering from brain surgery