Scotland & Real midfielder Weir suffers ACL injury

Scotland's Caroline Weir is "absolutely gutted" after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament.

Her club say she will undergo surgery in the next few days.

"I know there will be difficult moments coming up but I've also been lucky up until now to have never had a serious injury so I also have a lot to be grateful for," Weir said on X.

"Absolutely gutted to be sidelined for a long period of time but I will focus on coming back stronger and putting everything into my rehab."

Scotland lost Manchester United midfielder Emma Watson to the same injury in a training session late last week.

The influential duo will miss the remainder of Scotland's Nations League campaign, with a double-header against the Netherlands next month and games against Belgium and England in December.

Scotland are bottom of the group on one point from two outings.

Following the draw with Belgium, head coach Pedro Martinez Losa was angry with some of the challenges on Weir, saying: "The referee needs to be more aware of situations when they are targeting our best players."

Weir won the first of her 102 caps in 2013 and was one of two Scots in the GB squad for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Formerly with Arsenal and Liverpool, she left Manchester City to join Real Madrid under freedom of contract in July 2022.