""I was running and felt a pop in my knee, and it sounded like a water bottle crunching. "I fell to the ground and I just knew. I said to my captain 'it is my ACL'. "It's one of the worst injuries. "Every single player fears it, but I never thought it would happen to me. When I got over the pain, it set in that I would be out for the season.""
""A footballer is crowdfunding for career-saving surgery after she became one of the latest female players to suffer an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture. Lucy Connolly-Brame, 20, suffered the knee injury "everyone fears" playing for Hashtag United, an Essex-based side, in the FA Women's National League South. She is now calling for more financial support for female footballers who play outside the professional leagues, amid concern about the number of ACL injuries.""
Lucy Connolly-Brame, 20, ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament while playing for Hashtag United in the FA Women's National League South during an FA Cup match with Oxford United in October. She felt a sharp pop in her knee and sustained damage to other ligaments, facing a potential NHS wait of up to a year followed by lengthy recovery. The private surgery cost estimate of £12,000 prompted a crowdfunding appeal; more than £9,000 was raised with support from Hashtag United. Connolly-Brame called for better financial protection such as insurance or healthcare support for female players outside the professional leagues.
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