Leah Williamson led England to victory at Euro 2022, but she will sit out the Women’s World Cup as per her latest injury update
Leah Williamson tore her anterior cruciate ligament during a game versus Manchester United, according to Arsenal.
In the thirteenth minute of the Women’s Super League encounter at Leigh Sports Village, Williamson, who helped England win at Euro 2022, suffered an injury.
Although the 26-year-old was able to leave the pitch unscathed, speculation that she had torn her ACL quickly circulated after replays showed that she had jarred her knee.
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🚨Arsenal confirm Leah Williamson has suffered an ACL injury on Wednesday night.
This has to be the LAST wake up call for program prevention investment and ramped up research. The sport will suffer today, tomorrow and the future of things don’t shift around. pic.twitter.com/PVTWs5CFCR
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Williamson won’t be able to compete in the Women’s World Cup because an ACL injury needs at least nine months to heal.
The Lionesses will suffer a serious setback, as will manager Sarina Wiegman, who has used her captain in both midfield and defence during her tenure.
It has been determined that Leah Williamson injured her ACL
Arsenal announced the terrible news in a statement this afternoon. The statement read:
Leah was substituted in the first half of the game at Leigh Sports Village and underwent a further assessment on Thursday to determine the extent of the injury.”
The statement further said that Leah is expected to spend a significant amount of time on the sidelines and will now start a period of recovery. She will eventually have surgery.
Leah will have the full support of everyone at Arsenal during her journey, and the club kindly ask for her privacy to be observed at this time.
Leah Williamson is not the only one, more horrific injuries for Arsenal
When it comes to injuries, Arsenal has had a difficult season; they have already lost Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema to damaged ACLs.
Besides Kim Little, who recently received a season-ending hamstring injury, other players who have been out for a while including Steph Catley and Caitlin Foord.
The club still has a lot to play for when they take on Wolfsburg this weekend in the Champions League quarterfinal.
Additionally, they must finish third in the Women’s Super League to qualify for European football in the upcoming season.
In general, women’s football is now dealing with an ACL injury problem, with recent victims including French forward Marie-Antoinette Katoto and reigning Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas.
Leah Williamson has released this statement following her ACL injury.
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