Injuries

Injured player ON THE GROUND scores craziest own goal ever in Canadian Championship

One of the wildest own goals we’ve ever seen happened during a Canadian Championship game on Tuesday when the ball deflected off an injured player on the ground and into the goal.

Cavalry FC were hosting Vancouver FC in the Canadian Championship quarterfinals and equalized to make it 1-1 in the 66th minute. The hosts had a corner kick and during the set piece Vancouver’s Aidan O’Connor went down injured just outside of his team’s goal.

Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany furious after Jamal Musiala injury — "I've rarely been so ANGRY"

ATLANTA, July 6 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany said he was furious after Jamal Musiala sustained a horrific injury during the first half of their Club World Cup quarter-final defeat by Paris St Germain in Atlanta on Saturday.

The 22-year-old Germany international was injured in added time before the break following a collision in PSG's penalty area.

Watch: Gianluigi Donnarumma’s emotional reaction to Jamal Musiala’s horror injury

A horror tackle on Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala overshadowed Paris Saint-Germain’s 2-0 victory in the Club World Cup on Saturday. The Gianluigi Donnarumma reaction to Musiala injury said it all.

Moments before halftime the two players collided in PSG’s penalty area as the Italian goalkeeper came out to claim the ball. Donnarumma took out Musiala in the process and the German’s leg got stuck under the goalkeeper.

What happened next is one of the worst injuries we’ve seen in the sport. The PSG goalkeeper was overwhelmed with emotion.

Warning: GRAPHIC

Jürgen Klopp slams Club World Cup as ‘worst idea ever’

Former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has criticized the introduction of the expanded Club World Cup format, calling it the worst idea ever implemented in football.

In an interview with German newspaper Die Welt published late on Friday Klopp said the tournament would put more strain on an already packed calendar for the players.

Jürgen Klopp Club World Cup

NWSL admits that game shouldn’t have continued after Angel City’s Savy King collapsed

The National Women's Soccer League acknowledged Friday that last weekend's match should have ended after a player collapsed on the field.

Play resumed on May 9 after about 10 minutes of medical attention for Angel City FC defender Savy King, who fell to the ground in the 74th minute and was taken away on a cart following life-saving measures.

NWSL Angel City game: It should've ended

Nottingham Forest’s Awoniyi needed emergency surgery after colliding with goal post

Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi has had urgent surgery for an abdominal injury after he clattered into a post during their 2-2 Premier League draw with Leicester City at the weekend, Forest said in a statement on Tuesday.

Substitute Awoniyi rejoined the game after receiving treatment but was limping around for the last 10 minutes.

Awoniyi hits post

Viral: Jamie Vardy blows referee’s whistle to stop play after official goes down with head injury

LEICESTER — Referee David Webb suffered a head injury and was replaced following a delay of several minutes during the first half of Leicester City's Premier League game against Southampton on Saturday.

Webb, refereeing his first Premier League match at the age of 49, was struck in the face by the shoulder of Leicester forward Jordan Ayew and fell to the pitch. Leicester striker Jamie Vardy ran over to Webb and blew his whistle to signal for help.

Jamie Vardy blows whistle after injury to referee

FIFA-funded study to begin research into possible menstrual cycle link to women's knee injuries

LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - A groundbreaking FIFA-funded study at Kingston University will investigate whether hormonal fluctuations during menstrual cycles could be contributing to an alarming rise in career-threatening knee injuries in women's soccer.

FIFA-funded study to begin research into possible menstrual cycle link to women's knee injuries

Devastated Neymar leaves field in tears after suffering new injury setback

Neymar's injury woes continued on Wednesday when the Santos forward left the pitch in tears due to a left thigh problem in the first half of their 2-0 win over Atletico Mineiro in Brazil's Serie A.

The 33-year-old sustained a serious knee injury in a World Cup qualifier against Uruguay in October 2023 and has struggled to return to full fitness, though his recent form at Santos was rewarded with a call-up to the Brazil squad in March.

Alphonso Davies tears ACL in third-place game, agent calls out Jesse Marsch for playing him when injured

Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies will be out for the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL during Sunday’s Concacaf Nations League third-place match vs. the United States. The Canadian’s personal team has pointed the blame at national team coach Jesse Marsch.

Nedal Huoseh, Davies’ agent, put out a scathing statement directed at Marsch claiming the American coach pressured Davies into playing the third-place game despite not being fully fit.

Alphonso Davies agent calls out Marsch

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