Managers at top WSL clubs have reiterated mounting concerns over player welfare and safety as injuries continue to plague squads amid a dangerously congested fixtures list.
Chelsea midfielder Pernille Harder and Arsenal forward Beth Mead are two of the most recent heavyweights to be added to the WSL’s swelling injury list. Harder recently underwent surgery on her hamstring after getting injured in Denmark’s match against Switzerland earlier this month, while Mead ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in her knee during a recent defeat to Manchester United.
And speaking ahead of Chelsea’s Champions League group stage victory over Real Madrid on Wednesday, manager Emma Hayes expressed her frustration at the presumed failure of the women’s game to prioritise its players’ health and wellbeing.
