Injuries are an unfortunate part of any game, but to have
them happen during the World Cup can spell disaster for any player. This year’s list of injuries continues to
grow, and many players are feeling the impacts of the game. Here is just a
short list of some of the teams who have been down a man since the beginning,
as a result of a recent injury, or are at least dealing with questions of
whether or not their teammates will be fit enough to compete in the upcoming
days.
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Belgium’s Christian Benteke ruptured his
Achilles tendon in April and was promptly ruled out.
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Russian captain Roman Shirikov was also deemed
out because of an Achilles tendon injury pre-World Cup.
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England’s Theo Walcott is recovering from a knee
injury that kept him from the competition.
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Italian midfielder Riccardo Montolivo suffered a
broken leg in a warm-up game, missing his team’s defeat against Uruguay on the
24th.
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Mexico midfielder Luis Montes also suffered a
major injury, fracturing his leg in a friendly game against Ecuador.
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Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo continues to deal
with the pain from a knee injury, although it hasn’t kept him from playing as
of yet.
The list of absent players continues to grow as the games go
on.
Many of these players are currently, or will very shortly be
treated for their specific injuries in a variety of ways by trained and
experienced sports medicine physicians. This treatment may include physical
therapy, chiropractic care, massage therapy, or custom knee braces, and
although it will reduce their physical pain, it likely won’t do anything to
dull the mental anguish of having lost the chance to help their teams make it
to the finals.
If you are, like many of the World Cup players, suffering
from a soccer injury, contact Athletic Edge Sports Medicine today to get some
relief. Call us today 416 800 0800.
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