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KATHRYN BATTE: Rise in women's ACL injuries NEEDS to be addressed after Leah Williamson is ruled out of the World Cup. How many more stars have to suffer this cruel injury? And would Daniel Levy's proposed no-risk league work?

In the aftermath of the news that England captain Leah Williamson will miss this summer's World Cup with an anterior cruciate ligament injury, the question we are all asking ourselves is, how many more? How many more stars of the women's game have to suffer this cruel injury in their prime before something is done.

What started as a crisis has turned into an epidemic. The phrase 'more research' is repeated every time a new ACL tear is confirmed. But is that an easy get out? Yes, more research is needed - but what are clubs actually doing?