Step by Step | Vivianne Miedema and Beth Mead's ACL Journey

Step By Step is a five-part series charting the duo's absences and rehab as they battle back from their serious setbacks to star once again for Arsenal's women's team.

• Ep 1

  1.Football was my happy place

  18-12-202325m

  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 i...

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• Ep 2

  2.There's no people I'd rather go through this with

  19-12-202317m

  In this instalment 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 Hea...

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• Ep 3

  3.This is only the tip of the iceberg

  20-12-202323m

  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.

• Ep 4

  4.It's our responsibility to look after each other

  21-12-202319m

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

• Ep 5

  5.We need to be open about it, we need to be speaking about it

  22-12-202339m

  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 chan...

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