Republic of Ireland internationals Ruesha Littlejohn and Lucy Quinn discussed Sam Kerr’s ACL injury and the recent takeovers of WSL Championship clubs on this week’s Life’s a Pitch.
Chelsea have confirmed on Sunday that superstar striker Sam Kerr sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury during their training camp in Morocco and, as a result, is set to be out of action for the foreseeable future.
The news came as a bitter blow to the WSL giants, who have relied heavily on the brilliance of Kerr to win the league title in recent seasons; with Kerr bagging two golden boots and a PFA Players’ Player of the Year award during her trophy-laden five years on the books at the west London club.
Speaking on the latest episode of 90min’s podcast series Life’s a Pitch, Littlejohn was keen to sympathise with Kerr following the injury setback, giving her ‘Red Card of the Week’ to the ailment: “Another ACL, Sam Kerr, that is disappointing news. [We like to wish her a] Speedy recovery.”
Littlejohn and Quinn also discussed the recent acquisition of London City Lionesses by American businesswoman Michelle Kang. Kang is also a part of Washington Spirit’s ownership group, and has a stake in Olympique Lyonnais Feminin too.
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Littlejohn, who currently plays for London City, gave an insight into the reaction of the first-team squad to the news, stating: “The takeover’s exciting. It’s been tough [the season], it’s been frustrating, but it looks like we’re moving forward in the right direction. We just have to be patient and enjoy it.
“It’s really exciting, she [Wang] is invested in Lyon too. She’s not messing about. This team obviously needs a lot of work so this is going be a big project, but’s one they’ll want to make work and want to be successful.
Like Littlejohn, Quinn also plays for a club who have recently underwent ownership changes, with Birmingham City being acquired by Tom Brady and Shelby Companies ltd.
Speaking about the changes she’s seen at the midlands club, Quinn revealed: “Yeah [I noticed a change]. When it all went through, and obviously Tom Brady is involved, they’re American and they were talking about how much they mean business I was thinking, ‘this is actually really good, because in four to five years we’ll see some real changes and investment’.
“But straight away there were changes. There were issues with the stands [in the stadium] for a long time and they sorted that out in the first few months, all the changing rooms have been redone, they’ve invested in the women’s team; obviously bringing in Hope Powell. So I was really impressed with that, and hopefully that continues and they keep buying into the women’s side.”
You can watch the new episode of Life’s a Pitch here. The audio version is also available on Apple and Spotify podcasts.
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