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Tottenham confirm devastating ACL injury for summer signing Alice Sombath

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Tottenham Hotspur’s Alice Sombath ruptured her ACL while playing against Arsenal. Tottenham Hotspur gave a truly gutting injury update this week.

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Tottenham Hotspur’s Alice Sombath ruptured her ACL while playing against Arsenal. Tottenham Hotspur gave a truly gutting injury update this week. The club officially confirmed the heartbreaking news that Alice Sombath has ruptured the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in her right knee.

The 23-year-old defender went down during the second half of Saturday’s Women’s Super League derby against Arsenal. This was her very first league start since arriving in London.

She had to be stretchered off the pitch in the 50th minute and was immediately replaced by Ella Morris. Fans immediately feared the worst when the incident happened, and the medical staff have now verified those exact fears.

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