Project ACL: NWSL joins WSL in initiative aimed at expanding injury research
Ella Brockway
Effort takes holistic approach to high ACL injury rates Fifpro first launched project in England in 2024 The National Women’s Soccer League is joining the Women’s Super League and the sport’s global players’ union in a three-year research initiative aimed at reducing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in the women’s game. ACL injuries are between two and six times more likely to occur in women than men. While that disparity has often been attributed to biological differences, many in the