Female Arsenal Player Emily Fox Undergoes Severe Knee Injury on Saturday 3 Aug.
- Emily Fox suffers severe knee injury during Olympic quarterfinal against Japan.
- The injury occurred in stoppage time when the forward awkwardly collided with Japanese forward Riko Ueki.
- Fox has dealt with knee issues throughout his career, including two torn ACLs since 2017.
- Already missing in midfield for Arsenal will be Victoria Pelova due to an ACL injury.
- Within the last 20 months, that means several key men with ACL injuries at the Gunners.
- By the time the USWNT took the field to play Germany in the semifinals, Fox’s condition was still unknown.
It’s another bad news to Arsenal’s women’s team after defender Emily Fox fell hard on her knee while playing for the United States in their slim 1-0 Olympic quarterfinal win over Japan on Saturday. The new season is looming, and this places a big question mark over her fitness for her national team and her club.
The 26-year-old Fox played about every minute at Parc des Princes, instrumental in the USWNT’s match that booked defending champions a spot in the semifinals of Paris 2024. That included out there on the pitch for Trinity Rodman’s decisive goal at the end of the first half of extra time. But in the dying embers of the game, Fox’s knee was caught awkwardly between the legs of Japanese forward Riko Ueki during a defensive play in the box, which led to a worrying fall.
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The game was stopped right then and there, as Fox—emotional—was substituted by Casey Krueger. To this point, the USWNT has not given any official word about Fox’s injury condition, thus putting fans and teammates into cold sweats ahead of their Wednesday semifinal against Germany.
The concerns have been increased because of Fox’s history of knee injuries, which saw him suffer two ACL injuries since 2017. The Arsenal fans are majorly concerned since their team has had issues with such types of injuries lately. Midfielder Victoria Pelova was ruled out with an ACL injury following international duty for the Netherlands in June. She joins the long list of absentees.
Over the last 20 months, Arsenal has been hit by an ACL spate of injuries with key players—Beth Mead, Leah Williamson, Laura Wienroither, and former Gunner Vivianne Miedema, who all fell to serious knee injuries. Though they made their comebacks, it is simply frightening to see the recurrence of this kind of injury within the squad.
In that regard, Fox’s probable long-term absence is another huge shattering blow to Arsenal ahead of their assault in the 2024/25 Women’s Super League. The Gunners are already bereft of Pelova and face the daunting prospect of going into the new campaign without another key defender.
The team and the fans will be keeping their fingers crossed for Fox’s good health as the USWNT prepares to face Germany in the semifinals. On the other hand, Arsenal’s interest will remain with health and the availability of its key players being a critical factor in success for next season.
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