Keira Walsh: Governing bodies must listen to players over fixture schedule

Keira Walsh joined Chelsea from Barcelona in January

Governing bodies must "listen to the players" about the congested fixture schedule, says England midfielder Keira Walsh after Arsenal defender Katie Reid was ruled out for season with a knee injury.

Reid, 19, tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in training last week.

She is the seventh player, including England forward Michelle Agyemang, to suffer an ACL injury since the start of the Women's Super League (WSL) season.

"Maybe sometimes we do play too many games in a congested fixture schedule. There's not enough recovery time," said Chelsea's Walsh.