VIV MIEDEMA SERIOUSLY INJURED AS BETH MEAD LOOKS ON | ARE MENSTRUAL CYCLES CAUSING ACL INJURIES?

Timestamps 0:00 - 0:20 Can't believe this is happening right now to Viv! And everyone! Feel so bad 0:30 Talk about Viv's injury and ACL injuries in women's football 0:47 Arsenal Vs Lyon on the 15th Viv has been playing so well since she took a break from football 1:18 44th min a wild sequence of events happened. 1:38 Katie McCabe and DVD got in a little pushing match! It was a spicy first half. 2:19 Lyon scored RIGHT after that! The only goal of the match 2:49 2 mins later things GO horribly wrong 3:00 Viv''s injury. We talk about what we thought happened and what it looked like 3:45 She goes down and it looks really bad 4:06 Even the commentators say it looks really bad - ACL 4:27 No injury report update when we recorded this video (still none as of now) 5:42 Everyone around her is very concerned. She was down for over 5 mins. She leaves on a stretcher. Beth walked off with her injury. Does walking off make it worse? 6:28 Beth came down to the sidelines and looked very concerned. Partner/teammate 7:05 Someone was there and said it was the most emotional thing they had ever seen. 7:40 People are thinking it is definitely ACL. Even verified doctors on Twitter 8:21 Horrible for Arsenal. They were doing so well. But they do have a lot of talent. Beth and Viv are out! Will Arsenal make any moves in January? 8:50 Viv out of World Cup? Probably 9:18 Viv got Covid at the Euros! She has been through so much 9:25 Hedvig Lindahl tweeted about serious injuries 10:12 We read from this article about ACL and women's sports 10:33 We read from this article about ACL and injuries 11:50 Menstrual cycles to "blame"? 14:11 Maybe it's ill-fitting boots? 14:50 Women's periods? Need more research! They probably need more funding 15:35 Almost seems like a put down. It's not...but it sucks lol 16:16 The whole body is SOO connected so it makes sense 16:41 Viv has even talked about it. Not the best facilities and lack of resources for the women for recovery and physio and other things 17:38 Last game of 2022 for Arsenal 17:55 Beth and Viv in this "together." Sucks but nice to have a partner by your side. Article from Sky sports https://www.skysports.com/football/news/28508/12748748/inside-the-wsl-why-are-acl-injuries-so-common-in-womens-football