More than one in three former professional footballers over 40 suffer from knee cartilage damage, according to a FIFPRO study
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Maria Ioannou: the national team player working as a Covid-19 nurse
Ellen White: Why centralising the player voice is crucial with ACL injury
FIFPRO caught up with Ellen White, now working as a pundit after a successful playing career where she amassed 113 England appearances, to hear about her experiences of suffering two ACL injuries and why Project ACL can grow the game's sustainability.
Line Roddik Hansen: "We compare pregnancy to an ACL injury"
Line Roddik Hansen, who spent 15 years playing for Denmark, retired ahead of having her first child last year. The former Olympique Lyon, Barcelona and Ajax defender says football can learn from handball with regards to players returning after maternity.
Danish champion Kevin Mensah: “I want to be ready for the next thing”
Kevin Mensah doesn’t know where his part-time studies will take him in later life, but the Brøndy IF vice-captain says the effect that they have already had on his well-being have been invaluable.
Emergency period workload risks player health
FIFPRO notes the accumulated workload for players in the first quarter of European football’s 2020-2021 season and the mental and physical burden they are facing until 2022. The current handling of the match calendar during this emergency period lacks sufficient considerations for their health, well-being and performance and requires an urgent and ongoing revision by competition organisers.