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A sporting mystery: Female athletes up to six times more likely to injure their ACL
Delphine Cascarino of France (Right) is one of several athletes who have withdraw ahead of the FIFA Women's World Cup because of an ACL injury. Source: AAP / Vincent Mignott/EPA
An alarming number of high-profile players have had to pull out of the upcoming FIFA Women's Football World Cup due to A-C-L injuries. The debilitating knee injury is up to six times more likely to affect female athletes than men - and experts still don't know why
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