Archive for the ‘Injury’ Category

With every Ying there is a Yang! As news was coming through that our captain was out of the world cup, so was the news that Drogba was also out. Drogba plays for Ivory Coast who many thought would be a suprise team in the World Cup this year, Unfortunately, they seem to be a one man team as now those expectations have gone.

Drogba who finished the premiership as the top goal scorer hurt his elbow in a friendly warm up match against Japan. Drogba suffered a fractured elbow, which he revealed in a phone call to one of his team mates from the hospital.

This again is a massive blow for the Ivory Coast which still have good players but nothing like the calibre of Drogba. Bad news for him but good news for Brazil, North Korea and Portugal who are in the same group.

Source: Just Chelsea

The team had arrived, the team photo’s had been taken and the team was training for the first game of the tournament. England kick of their first game in 7 days.

Rio Ferdinand has torn a knee ligament in the last minute of his first training session after falling funny when going in for a challenge on Emile Hesky. Rio had been made England captain after John Terry had been shamed but yesterday his dreams were over. Rio will be gutted, he had got the armband and he was 7 days away from leading the country out in  south Africa.

Michael Dawson from Spurs has already flown to South Africa to train with the squad. Gerrard will now be the England captain.

This is all a massive blow for England, Rio is a rock in defence and his leadership and organisational skills are much needed in an England team that has still yet to show a convincing win.

When you are preparing for a world cup you expect a team to play it safe, i mean, you don’t want to  injure  your team, that will probably happen on the coach getting to the games.

The Cheating Bastards (France) decided it would be a great idea to go buggy racing, i mean what’s the worst that could happen? Gallas could roll one, that what could happen!

Source: BBC

Ballack will miss the world cup this summer after getting injured in the FA cup final on Saturday.

Ballack will miss the world cup and its reported he will not be able to train for 8 weeks. Ballack picked up a knock during the FA cup final, the challenge was from Kevin-Prince Boateng who coincidently will be playing for Ghana who Germany will face in their first game of the World Cup. Ballack had a scan in Munich this morning which has revealed he has torn a ligament in his right ankle.

Loosing Ballack is a major blow for Germany, he has had a good season with Chelsea and any country would benefit from a player that is playing of the back of winning the double with their domestic team.

I have well and truly gone into smug mode over this. England have been really unlucky with key players getting injured before major tournaments in recent years and this time it has happened to the Germans. Im sure there was no sympathy for the English when it has happened in the past, so i have no sympathy for them!

Source: Sky Sports

Yesterday, Capello named his squad, today John Terry has been taken to hospital for a scan on his right foot. Terry was training with Chelsea for the FA cup final on Saturday when he crocked his foot!

He walked out of the training ground with a protective boot on and they expect the results to be back by Thursday.

Terry has had a rough year this year, some people on twitter have been commenting that he wont be a loss, This is crap though, John Terry the footballer is someone we want and need in our sqad for the world cup and we need him fit. We have a few weeks till the world cup starts and when it does we need him to be kicking and screaming and kissing the three lions on his badge.

The haters can put their hate on hold for the country!

Who do you think should take his place if he isn’t fully fit?

Source: BBC