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Dealing with ACL surgery as a teen athlete

Dealing with ACL surgery as a teen athlete

by Taejah Boothe | Jun 5, 2026 | Home, In The Treatment Room, Pillar 2, Pillar 3

Scottish Footballer Callum Byrne, 19, who played for several academies, faced the biggest challenge of his football career. Now, he shares his recovery story online...
“Soccer isn’t who I am, it’s what I do”: how three knee surgeries changed Taylor Esparza

“Soccer isn’t who I am, it’s what I do”: how three knee surgeries changed Taylor Esparza

by Katie Howard | Jun 4, 2026 | In The Treatment Room, Pillar 4, Top Story

Katie Howard sits down with a D1 soccer player who lost two crucial years of recruitment to ACL injuries and questioned whether she should quit the sport altogether. Instead, she learned a lesson far bigger than soccer. At 14 years old, Taylor Esparza thought she knew...
Keeping young athletes in the game for life

Keeping young athletes in the game for life

by Rosie Wood | Jun 4, 2026 | Pillar 3, Pillar 4, Stay at the Top

Behind every youth injury is a potential drop in participation and long-term engagement. Through research-led prevention strategies, Podium Analytics is working to reduce injury and help young people stay in the sports they love. In sport, injury is often treated as...
Norway’s 28-year journey back to football’s greatest stage

Norway’s 28-year journey back to football’s greatest stage

by Thomas Addley | Jun 3, 2026 | Pillar 2, Team Talk, World Cup

How a nation that fought against the very best became silent, and why they are ready to make noise again. The last time Norway competed at the FIFA World Cup was in 1998, when a 24-year-old Tore André Flo terrorised defences in France. What followed was not a gradual...
What’s Serena’s secret to playing tennis at 44?

What’s Serena’s secret to playing tennis at 44?

by Molly Farrell | Jun 3, 2026 | Pillar 1, Pillar 3, Pillar 4, Stay at the Top

After almost four years away from the court, Serena Williams has announced she will be making a return to tennis to enter the doubles tournament at Queen’s. Back in Action explores how the American keeps up at her age. She’ll be playing alongside 19-year-old Canadian...
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