Archive for the 'Injuries' Category

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.
August 19th, 2011

Sir Alex Ferguson confirms Nemanja Vidic’s calf injury is worse than first thought – Out Four to Five Weeks

from ManUtd.com: "Vidic has got a calf muscle injury, which means he'll be four to five weeks. It's longer than we thought. Meanwhile, Rio's injury isn't as bad as we thought and he could be ready for our game against Arsenal. I don't think he'll be ready for Monday. It's amazing how circumstances can change in a few days. "Last week we thought ...
August 14th, 2011

Sir Alex Ferguson On Rio / Vidic / Evra / Rafael Injuries – ‘We’ve Had A Horrid Three Days’

via ManUtd Sir Alex Ferguson is preparing to reshuffle his defensive pack as his squad's strength in depth is put to an early test. Both central defensive pillars Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand were substituted in Sunday's 2-1 win at West Brom while right-back Rafael had previously joined left-back Patrice Evra on the sidelines after ...
August 12th, 2011

Manchester United defender Rafael da Silva injured in training – dislocated shoulder

Manchester United's 21-year-old defender Rafael da Silva dislocated his shoulder for the second time in two years during training on Thursday. Rafael, who dislocated the same joint in July 2009, had it popped straight back into place, and was sent back to the specialist to see if surgery is required and to find out how much of the new season he is ...