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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Suzanne Wrack

England’s Leah Williamson out of World Cup with cruciate ligament injury

Leah Williamson receives medical attention after sustaining the injury playing for Arsenal at Manchester United.
Leah Williamson receives medical attention after sustaining the injury playing for Arsenal at Manchester United on Wednesday. Photograph: Alex Burstow/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

England’s World Cup aspirations were dealt a crushing blow with the captain, Leah Williamson, ruled out of the tournament after Arsenal announced she had ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament.

Williamson’s knee appeared to pop as she fell to the ground after an innocuous challenge in her club’s WSL game against Manchester United at Leigh Sports Village on Wednesday. Arsenal said she would have surgery and faced “an extended spell” out.

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