 [ Symptoms ] i play soccer tore my acl and lcl do i really need surgery or can i continue to play [ Disease ] hi if you have had your diagnosis confirmed on an knee mri and if the acl tear is complete then surgery is the only option incomplete acl tears and lcl tears can be treated by plaster splints and immobilisation to some extent but if are a soccer player its better you get it operated so that you can continue playing it in future if you neglect this tear then you wont be able to play soccer ever as the knee will be irreversably damaged so 1st thing u do now is get operated thanks