What’s causing the ACL injury epidemic in women’s football?

Our sports law team explores why ACL injuries are more common in female football players and what can be done.
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0161 836 8835 eleanor.green@brabners.com
She graduated from the University of Leeds with a degree in History and Spanish in 2020 and has since completed her Masters in Law and Legal Practice Course (LPC) at the University of Law and BPP University respectively.
Prior to joining us in September 2023, Eleanor worked as a Paralegal specialising in sports, media and commercial law.
She is based in our Manchester office.

Our sports law team explores why ACL injuries are more common in female football players and what can be done.

Its pregnancy deferral policy allows women who qualify for an Age Group Championship race to defer their place in the Great Britain Team for up to two years after the birth, stillbirth or miscarriage of their child.

130 football stars have signed an open letter urging football’s governing body FIFA to reconsider its lucrative sponsorship deal with Aramco for the 2027 Women’s World Cup.

Eleanor Green and Lee Jefcott explain what employers need to know about the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 and how to prepare.

We explain how PSR actually works and explore the most recent means of navigating it, including new loopholes like ‘swap’ deals.

Here, Eleanor Green provides a guide for footballers (and other athletes) looking to maximise their commercial income and maintain control over their image rights.

Our annual State of Play conference brought together leading voices and decision-makers from across the world of sport to discuss athlete welfare.

We explore the ‘on-field’ agreements to help football players protect their reputations, financial security and rights.