Wales and Chelsea Star Ingle Sidelined with Major Knee Injury.

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Wales and Chelsea Star Ingle Sidelined with Major Knee Injury.

Wales and Chelsea midfielder Sophie Ingle will be out for an extended period after a serious knee injury.

Sophie Ingle tore her ACL during Chelsea's pre-season win against Feyenoord on 7 September. Chelsea confirmed she will have surgery soon and begin rehabilitation.

Ingle will miss Wales' Women's Euro 2025 play-offs against Slovakia in October, as well as a significant part of Chelsea's season, starting with their WSL opener against Aston Villa this Friday.

Ingle, a versatile midfielder and defender with 139 caps for Wales, has been a key figure since her debut in 2009 and became captain in 2015.