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Injuries
affecting England's Match Against Andorra & Israel - March 2007
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Wayne
Bridge,
Defender, Chelsea F.C.
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Date |
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14-Mar-2007 |
Wayne Bridge is expected to be
ruled out for three weeks because of surgery to solve a cartilage
problem. The left-back last played for the club as a substitute in
the victory at Portsmouth on 3 March. "He'd been struggling with
pain at the back of the knee for about three weeks. A scan
confirmed that he had a tear in the meniscus, the shock absorber in the
joint, but it was a stable tear." said club doctor Bryan English.
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Joe
Cole,
Midfielder, Chelsea F.C.
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Date |
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11-Mar-2007 |
Cole believes he will be ready to make
his injury comeback for Chelsea's Champions League quarter-final first
leg against Valencia on 4 April. Cole has missed much of this
campaign with a stress fracture of the foot.
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21-Feb-2007 |
Joe Cole is still hoping to play a part
in Chelsea's trophy hunt this season, after fears he would sit out the
rest of the campaign. Cole has been sidelined since November
following surgery on a stress fracture of the foot. "If my
recovery goes to plan I'll play this season. If Chelsea go all the
way in most competitions I expect to play a significant part."
Cole is also eyeing a return to international action
in June when England travel to Estonia.
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30-Dec-2006 |
Joe Cole may miss the rest of the season
through injury. He last played as a substitute in the 1-1 draw at
Manchester United on 26 November. He was sidelined with what was
then termed as a minor stress fracture of his foot but has since been
advised by a club doctor to undergo surgery. The player has yet to
make up his mind but Blues boss Jose Mourinho revealed: "Joe Cole, I
think is an injury forever - or at least for the season." |
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Peter
Crouch,
Forward, Liverpool F.C.
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Date |
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10-Mar-2007 |
Crouch is set to be out for up to
four weeks after deciding to undergo surgery on his broken nose.
Crouch is likely to be out of England's Euro 2008 qualifiers against
Israel and Andorra. "If it's affecting my performances I
know I'm going to have to get it over and done with. The doctor
has said that after getting it done I'll be out for three to four weeks.
That would be really frustrating because at this stage of the season I
really don't want to miss any games."
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David
Beckham,
Midfielder, Real Madrid C.F.
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Date |
Details |
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05-Mar-2007 |
David Beckham's hopes of being recalled by
England to face Israel and Andorra this month are over after he was
ruled out for four weeks with a knee injury.
Tests at Real's training ground confirmed that Beckham had
damaged the internal lateral ligament in his knee.
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Michael Owen,
Forward, Newcastle United F.C.
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Date |
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13-Feb-2007 |
Michael Owen admits he is delighted with
his progress as he steps up his comeback from a serious knee injury.
The 27-year-old started running yesterday for the first time since he
was injured. He said: "I am happy with how things are going.
The next step is to continue running and to do some ball work before
joining in with training. I enjoyed the first 10 minutes and then
it started to feel like hard work."
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18-Sep-2006 |
Michael Owen has been assured his
cruciate ligament operation will not end his career. "When I came
round after surgery, the surgeon told me 'whatever makes you retire from
football it won't be your knee'. Coming from a man as respected as
Dr Richard Steadman, that was the perfect way to wake up. Perhaps
it was seeing his office full of signed shirts and thank-you letters
from dozens of grateful sportsmen."
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07-Sep-2006 |
Michael Owen
has undergone successful surgery on
his ruptured cruciate knee ligament.
He can now begin his rehabilitation
after being operated on by specialist Dr Richard Steadman in America.
Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder said: "Our club doctor Roddy Macdonald is in
Colorado and told me the operation went extremely well. As far as
Michael is concerned, he can now start to focus on playing again.
It's going to be a long haul but he can start to focus on that.
And I look forward to the day when I can write his name on a Newcastle
United teamsheet." |
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06-Jul-2006 |
Michael Owen will have an operation on
his damaged right knee anterior cruciate ligament in around eight weeks'
time. Owen will return home next week to recuperate after having
treatment from Dr Steadman on a cartilage problem. |
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21-Jun-2006 |
Michael Owen is out of the World Cup and
back in England after rupturing his anterior cruciate knee ligament.
A scan on today confirmed the
worst fears about Owen's injury following his dramatic collapse early in
the match. Owen touched down at Chester Airport at 1800 BST and
was driven away by wife Louise in a Range Rover. He later hobbled into
his house on crutches. The striker said: "It's a massive blow. I
knew straight away I was in trouble." |
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20-Jun-2006 |
Michael Owen collapses two minutes into
the match against Sweden |
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