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Women's World Cup Chelsea Women defender Kadeisha Buchanan has suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, manager Sonia Bompastor has confirmed.
Bompastor said the 29-year-old Canada international had suffered the injury in their victory over Liverpool in the Women’s Super League (WSL) on November 10.
The centre-back is now likely to be ruled out of action until the 2025-26 campaign.
“I didn’t want to talk about it before, because we just found out the last results this morning but Kadeisha tore her ACL in the Liverpool game, ” Bompastor said after Saturday’s two-goal. .. Jessy Parker Humphreys15 We consulted 12 of 16 clubs that made up Liga F in the 2023-24 season to find out about the state of top-flight women’s football in Spain Laia Cervelló Herrero13 An independent report in Canada Soccer's use of drones found it was an ‘expected’ practice on the women's side Joshua Kloke79 A new documentary sheds light on the scandal that followed Spain's Women's World Cup win last year Laia Cervelló Herrero17 The Kansas City Current defender, whose mother is from Argentina, has become a regular with the national side who take on the USWNT today Melanie Anzidei7 There are world-class footballers who are just very good at football. Then there are some who feel like they might genuinely change the game Michael Cox20 A letter signed by over 100 professional women’s footballers has called on FIFA to drop its partnership with Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco.
The partnership is criticised due to Saudi Arabia’s record on women’s and LGBTQ+ rights and climate action, with the letter accusing the deal of “undermining” the women’s game.
The open letter is addressed to FIFA president Gianni Infantino and has been signed by 106 players from 24 countries including former USWNT captain Becky Sauerbrunn, Canada captain Jessie Fleming and Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema.
Saudi. .. Ali Rampling31 The Kansas City Currrent player explains how events of recent months led her to decide that it is the right time to hang up her boots Steph Yang10 Advertisement In an exclusive interview with The Athletic, Barcelona's mercurial midfielder explains her decision to stay at the club - and more Laia Cervelló Herrero29 Aitana Bonmati is expected to become the highest-paid player in women’s football after agreeing a lucrative contract extension with Barcelona.
The 26-year-old Ballon d’Or winner has committed her future to the Catalan club, despite strong interest from Chelsea, who enquired about her availability.
However, Bonmati has decided to continue her career in Spain, putting an end to speculation over her long-term future. Her existing Barcelona deal was due to expire in 2025.
Her extension is a major boost for Barcelona, where she is regarded as one of their most important players.
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