The Injury Times
Reporting from the sidelines of women’s football: Injuries, recovery, and beyond.
recent posts
- Who’s Missing Euro 2025? Injury-Related Absences Shaping the Tournament
- Women’s Euro 2025: Matchday 1 Health Round-Up
- Aitana Bonmatí: A Serious Diagnosis Just Days Before the Euros
- Pregnancy in Women’s Football: Career, Confidence & Changing Culture
- Fran Kirby Retires from England: A Career of Brilliance and Resilience Ends
Category: Medical
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Just five days before Spain’s Women’s Euro 2025 opener, Aitana Bonmatí, the two‑time Ballon d’Or winner and Barcelona’s midfield master, was hospitalised with viral meningitis, rocking the team and fans alike. With Spain preparing to travel to Switzerland for their opening match against Portugal on 3rd July, this diagnosis has come at a precarious time. Source: https://www.thehopenewspaper.com/ballon-dor-winner-bonmati-hospitalised-with-meningitis/…
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Braving the Conversation On The Tooney & Russo Show (on BBC Sounds), Lionesses Alessia Russo and Ella Toone opened up about a topic rarely discussed in public: pregnancy and career in women’s football. Both praised the FA and clubs’ improved maternity policies, acknowledging the progress made in recent years. Players and coaches are now entitled…