Archive for the 'Injuries' Category

September 4th, 2011

EPL News :: Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere out for two months :: Ankle injury

via daily mail Arsenal have confirmed midfielder Jack Wilshere’s ankle injury will keep him out of action for two months. Wilshere is yet to play for the Gunners this season and staff at the club fear he may not make his first start for the club until November, or even as late as December. Wilshere’s right leg is still in a protective boot and ...
September 3rd, 2011

EPL News – Tottenham’s Rafael van der Vaart Ruled Out For Six Weeks With Hamstring Tear

via Guardian Tottenham midfielder Rafael van der Vaart has been ruled out for six weeks after suffering a hamstring tear, his club have said. The Holland international suffered the injury to his left leg in last weekend's 5-1 home defeat by Manchester City. He has since been diagnosed with a hamstring tear after an MRI scan and is not ...
September 2nd, 2011

Two Arrested As Southampton Defender Dan Seaborne In Hospital With Life-Threatening Injuries Following Nightclub Attack

via Guardian The Southampton defender, Dan Seaborne, has been rushed to hospital in a potentially life-threatening condition. The 24 year-old was found lying outside one of the city's nightclubs with serious head injuries. It is believed that Seaborne had been inside Junk, a London Road club, earlier in the evening, when an argument broke out. ...
August 29th, 2011

Chelsea’s Didier Drogba being held out of Ivory Coast’s v. Rwanda Match

Chelsea's Didier Drogba has been ruled out of Ivory Coast’s match against Rwanda on Saturday as a result of the concussion he suffered against Norwich. via daily mail :: image
August 27th, 2011

Chelsea confirms that Didier Drogba will be released from the hospital after test :: mild concussion

from chelseafc.com "Chelsea Football Club can confirm Didier Drogba will be released from hospital tonight following medical tests. The striker was stretchered off during this afternoon's 3-1 win against Norwich City after a collision with opposition goalkeeper John Ruddy, and is suffering from mild concussion. The club's medical staff will ...
August 27th, 2011

Chelsea Striker Didier Drogba’s Collision With Norwich City Goalkeeper John Ruddy

This is just one of those collisions where neither player is doing anything other than trying to play the ball... And unfortunately for Chelsea Didier Drogba, he got crushed by the attempted punch / clearance by Norwich City goalkeeper John Ruddy. It doesn't look that bad first time around, but when you see Drogba's body falling to the ground in ...
August 25th, 2011

RSL Insider – Javier Morales’ Road to Recovery

An old friend returns to this edition of the Insider, as Brian Dunseth sits down with midfielder Javier Morales to discuss his devastating ankle injury and path back to the field.
August 19th, 2011

Andre Villas-Boas Announces Petr Cech has Knee Ligament Injury :: Out three to four weeks

Andre Villas-Boas has announced that Petr Cech will be out for three to four weeks due to a medial knee ligament injury he suffered in training on Wednesday.