The World Cup Knee Curse

MD1990

Falcao Suffers Knee Injury in Coupe de France, Could Miss World Cup

http://www.beinsports.tv/news/title/falcao-suffers-knee-injury-in-coupe-de-france-could-miss-world-cup/article/182gsclu6g1xl1glnh57p5lf5a


Players ruled out of World Cup with Knee Injuries


Walcott
Khedira
Bruma (Portugal)
Kruse (Australia)


Players with recent Knee Injuries


Falcao

Rossi 3 months
Nasri 2 months
Lucas 2 months

MD1990

alot of these been in the last few weeks too

dreamers75

Usually start to notice players from smaller countries (who value the WC as an honour) not doing much on the pitch for their clubs between now and end of season.

dreamers75

http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/videohub/video/clipDeportes?id=2005424&cc=7586

falcaos injury

DubDani

MD1990 wrote: »

Falcao Suffers Knee Injury in Coupe de France, Could Miss World Cup

http://www.beinsports.tv/news/title/falcao-suffers-knee-injury-in-coupe-de-france-could-miss-world-cup/article/182gsclu6g1xl1glnh57p5lf5a


Players ruled out of World Cup with Knee Injuries


Walcott
Khedira
Bruma (Portugal)
Kruse (Australia)


Players with recent Knee Injuries


Falcao

Rossi 3 months
Nasri 2 months
Lucas 2 months

According to latest reports from Germany Khedira has not yet been ruled out. He is well ahead of schedule in terms of recovery, and at this point they are reasonably hopeful that he will be fully fit for the WC.

adamski8

Good for him, he hasnt being bothered to try play the last few weeks, maybe he will come back and value his football a bit more

cson

adamski8 wrote: »

Good for him, he hasnt being bothered to try play the last few weeks, maybe he will come back and value his football a bit more

Ah here, good for him? Not a great attitude tbh.

LuckyLloyd

dreamers75 wrote: »

http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/videohub/video/clipDeportes?id=2005424&cc=7586

falcaos injury

We'll catch him next season so, looked very bad indeed.

joe123

MD1990 wrote: »

Falcao Suffers Knee Injury in Coupe de France, Could Miss World Cup

http://www.beinsports.tv/news/title/falcao-suffers-knee-injury-in-coupe-de-france-could-miss-world-cup/article/182gsclu6g1xl1glnh57p5lf5a


Players ruled out of World Cup with Knee Injuries


Walcott
Khedira
Bruma (Portugal)
Kruse (Australia)


Players with recent Knee Injuries


Falcao

Rossi 3 months
Nasri 2 months
Lucas 2 months

Is rossi out injured again with his knee? He tore his Acl about 2 years ago then apparently broke down near his comeback.

Is that the same injury or has he done it again?

Cypher_sounds

Really hope he can make it to the world cup, unlikely though.

Dolph Starbeam

Such a shame when a top player is going to miss out on a WC when he is in his prime, a huge loss to Columbia, but Jackson Martinez isn't a bad 3rd choice striker. Only just noticed that we are due to play them in Bogota in June, would have been good to see how we would have handled Falcao.

NIMAN

I blame the boots!

Mikeyt086

YayaBanana wrote: »

Such a shame when a top player is going to miss out on a WC when he is in his prime, a huge loss to Columbia, but Jackson Martinez isn't a bad 3rd choice striker. Only just noticed that we are due to play them in Bogota in June, would have been good to see how we would have handled Falcao.

Martinez, Ibarbo and Muriel are all good options, Columbia have great depth there... But none of them are Falcao.

I hope he doesn't rush back for the WC and damage the knee further, but I'd say its a risk he is willing to take.

Lawrence1895

Even if Poland is not qualified...but Borussia Dortmund's Kuba joined the list of casualties

764dak

Bryan Oviedo might miss the World Cup as well.

Brussels Sprout

When it comes down to it for football players the knee is the most common source of long term injury. When you have 600+ players gearing up for a tournament you're always going to lose a certain % to this kind of injury. Shame it had to happen to someone like Falcao although I hear he hasn't given up hope of making it back in time.

MD1990

Strootman out of World Cup with ACL injury

Mars Bar

Stuart Holden had surgery on his knee and will be out for 6 to 9 months. The lad has no luck.

hufpc8w3adnk65

Mars Bar wrote: »

Stuart Holden had surgery on his knee and will be out for 6 to 9 months. The lad has no luck.

Again??? Jesus.. Acl again?

Mars Bar

Looks like it. Same knee as last time. 23 minutes in to his first reserve game after his previous injury.

His contract with Bolton is up this summer.

Paul Tergat

Poor lad is probably done now.

hufpc8w3adnk65

Mars Bar wrote: »

Looks like it. Same knee as last time. 23 minutes in to his first reserve game after his previous injury.

His contract with Bolton is up this summer.

when was his last acl surgery?

The_Kew_Tour

The GAA is having a crisis with ACL injuries at minute..

Its a horrible injury.

Anything knee relate is, but ACL is the pits

hufpc8w3adnk65

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Its a horrible injury.

Anything knee relate is, but ACL is the pits

Tell me about it. Had surgery in December 2012 on my left knee. Heard an interesting theory that blades boots are too blame for the increase

Paul Tergat

Our kids done it 3 times. He doesnt want to give up playing ball though. Idiot

hufpc8w3adnk65

Paul Tergat wrote: »

Our kids done it 3 times. He doesnt want to give up playing ball though. Idiot

Same knee?

Mars Bar

MrMac84 wrote: »

when was his last acl surgery?

June last year is what Wiki says!

hufpc8w3adnk65

Mars Bar wrote: »

May last year is what Wiki says!

It amazes me tho that they rush these guys back! I waited 12 months before I attempted turning and pivoting!

eagle eye

There have been huge leaps in the treatment of ACL and MCL injuries and the recovery time is a lot quicker these days, thats if you have the moola for top level treatment obv.

Mars Bar

MrMac84 wrote: »

It amazes me tho that they rush these guys back! I waited 12 months before I attempted turning and pivoting!

In fairness, the care he was getting and the facilities he had access was probably be ten-fold to the access to care and facilities you had!

hufpc8w3adnk65

Mars Bar wrote: »

In fairness, the care he was getting and the facilities he had access was probably be ten-fold to the access to care and facilities you had!

Agreed 1million per cent but at the end of the day they drill a hole threw the centre of your knee. All the physio in the world can't speed up that healing

Bandana boy

Not sure if bad taste

double GG

MrMac84 wrote: »

they drill a hole threw the centre of your knee. All the physio in the world can't speed up that healing

I agree to a point but these professional footballers

- will have access to the best surgeons.
- will have access to physio etc. on a daily basis.
- will 'probably' have a stronger baseline strength prior to injury.
- will probably have had surgery sooner post injury, can have an MRI etc. much sooner.

MD1990

eagle eye wrote: »

There have been huge leaps in the treatment of ACL and MCL injuries and the recovery time is a lot quicker these days, thats if you have the moola for top level treatment obv.

had 2 MCL injuries myself
there fine as they heal themselves & your not too long out

titan18

Could always be a freak like Adrian Peterson (NFL RB). Tore his ACL and MCL in late December 2011, was back playing after 8 months and had one of the best seasons ever by a RB that year, and won both Offensive Player of the Year and MVP.

dzer2

What about that snow boarder that won gold in the winter olympics after knee injury in Dec

hufpc8w3adnk65

MD1990 wrote: »

had 2 MCL injuries myself
there fine as they heal themselves & your not too long out

Mcl? Medial??

double GG

dzer2 wrote: »

What about that snow boarder that won gold in the winter olympics after knee injury in Dec

He didn't have surgery on it.

MrMac84 wrote: »

Mcl? Medial??

Yeah Medial.

MD1990

MrMac84 wrote: »

Mcl? Medial??

yes
Medial Collateral Ligament on the inside of yor knee
its very painful when u kick the ball

hufpc8w3adnk65

MD1990 wrote: »

yes
Medial Collateral Ligament on the inside of yor knee
its very painful when u kick the ball

I know what the medial and lateral are but just wasn't sure if thats what you were referring too. Didn't realise they both heal them selfs either

Agueroooo

Victor Valdes is the latest to go on the list.

done his ACL and out of World Cup and expected to be out for 6 months.

MD1990

Rodriguez looks as if he has torn his ACL too
also Jese is another one recently who had an outside chance of making the Spain squad ruined by a Knee injury
in the last month alone
theres been Strootman,Valdes,Jese & probably Rodriguez all out of World Cup with an ACL tear