Sprains top injury for elite female soccer players
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NEW YORK  - The youngest elite female soccer players are at greater risk of being injured than their older teammates, possibly because they haven't yet developed strategies to avoid getting hurt, according to a study from France.
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Belgian Kim Clijsters will spend the rest of the season on the sidelines because of a new injury to her wrist. The 21-year-old injured her left wrist at the Belgian Open but doctors said it is not as serious
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PSV Eindhoven defender AndrÃ© Ooijer is expected to miss upwards of a month due to an injury suffered during their weekend romp over Heerenveen.
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The 24-year-old sustained the injury after a challenge by Papa Bouba Diop in their 2-0 win over Fulham on Saturday. A Villa spokesman said: &quot;Vassell has a fracture of his ankle.
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Oct. 7, 2004 -- Female soccer players who have an ACL injury (anterior cruciate ligament) in one of their knees are more likely to develop knee osteoarthritis at an early age.
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ATHENS, Greece - This latest victory for the U.S. women's basketball team came with a scare - from an injury, not the opponent...
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Former No. 1 Kim Clijsters&#39; latest left wrist problem is a new injury that is expected to end her season but probably won&#39;t require surgery.
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Specialization and year-round play are putting active kids at increased risk of crippling injury
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The controversial sport now has female participants  -  with Brazil in the lead
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Arsenal's bid to keep the most eagerly awaited date of the season is threatened by injury problems that have been aggravated by the cosmopolitan squad's international commitments over the last week.
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David Beckham will be sidelined for a month after hurting a knee ligament during a Spanish League game last weekend, an injury that eliminated his chance of being recalled to England's national team
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ATHENS, Greece -- She had bruises on her legs, scars on her arms and the weary look of a future soccer mom. Mia Hamm ached more Thursday night than even her husband, the shortstop with the perpetual nagging pains.
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The U.S. womenâs World Cup team will have a difficult challenge in Thursdayâs semifinal against the Brazil team led by the artistry of Marta, the FIFA womenâs player of the year.
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The controversial sport now has female participants -- with Brazil in the lead
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While the rest of European soccer shuts down for a midwinter break, England turns up the heat. The big leagues of Italy, Spain and Germany take a breather so that players can heal injuries and
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NEW YORK  - Up to eight months after suffering a concussion, female college-level soccer players still have impairment in certain mental functions, Canadian researchers report.
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Tottenham have suffered a major injury setback after it was confirmed that captain Ledley King will be out for a further two months with a recurrence of the foot injury which ruled him out of last year's World Cup for England.