Step by Step: Viv and Beth's ACL Journey

In the opening episode, Beth and Viv are hit with their ACL injuries while Gary Lewin is on hand to explain the ramifications. As they begin their journey to recovery, their eyes are opened to the wider issue of ACL injuries in the professional women’s game.

In this instalment of our five-part documentary, Vivianne Miedema runs for the first time since suffering her season-ending injury and the pair discuss the prevalence of ACL rupture in the women's game with Head of Medicine and Sports Science, Gary Lewin.

In the latest instalment, Viv and Beth discuss the ongoing risk factors for ACL injuries with a panel of experts, whilst continuing to make great strides towards match fitness.

In the penultimate instalment, Viv shares the mental struggle professional footballers face as they rehab major injuries and Beth opens up about the tragic loss of her mum.

In this final episode, Beth and Viv both make their long-awaited return to first-team football, but the journey isn’t over as they vow to continue to highlight, and ultimately change the narrative surrounding ACL injuries in the women’s game.