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Some have already mentioned "karma" in the situation of Abby Wambach's broken leg. Even
in a context where it should have no bearing, it's impossible to ignore the previous controversy of
team members who were angry with Hope Solo's statements at the past World Cup.
Now, do I believe that Hope Solo had a little voodoo doll of these players that she stuck pins
into?
US defender Cat Whitehill will miss the Beijing Olympics after suffering an ACL injury during a
training session in Seoul, Korea, where the US Women's Team is currently competing in the Peace
Queen Cup.
Yep, every once in a while, it's time to address the female players of soccer with information that
is especially relevant to them. It's just a simple fact that women are more at risk. It's also true
that an ACL injury can ruin a career, or come close to it.
Or at the least, it can ruin a dream (see Osborne, Leslie and Whitehill, Cat).
Because newspapers are lazy, Observer readers this weekend are being served recycled slop
originally dished out a few weeks ago in the New York Times ("'Warrior' Girls Run the Risk of
Injury"). Like the NYT story ("The Uneven Playing Field") the Observer spins a scary
- and condescending - headline from the most regressive aspects of Michael Sokolove's book on the
"injury epidemic" in women
Newcastle United 18 year-old youngster, Wesley Ngo Baheng, hopes to be back from his ACL injury
quicker than the 12 months first estimated. Wesley Ngo Baheng - sufferd ACL injury in Senior Cup
Final
The Colorado Rapids once again let themselves down in front of goal, failing to
finish off any number of chances as they struggled to a scoreless draw against the Houston Dynamo
last night. Many of those chances did fall to Omar Cummings but the Jamaican is
finding it tough to net right now and he probably fears his starting place is under threat, only
helping him to get more anxious in front of goal.
