Blog Posts Tagged with: Injury

How Does Technology Help Elite Athletes There is an increase in football teams using technology to assist in player performance. Managers are increasingly making use of real-time data for matches, with companies such as STATSports producing technology that provides 32 in-game metrics Three Quarters of Premier League Clubs Use Technology on Player Performance A pod attached to the back of the... Read more
Liverpool right back Glen Johnson has been ruled out for at least a month with a groin injury. The defender picked up the injury in Liverpool’s 3-0 loss against fellow rivals Manchester united. This is Johnson’s second groin injury of the season, the right back missed 6 weeks in June. Liverpool is well covered at the fall back passion with Manquillo, Moreno, Enrique and Flanagan all available for... Read more
Liverpool and England striker Daniel Sturridge has vowed to bounce back stronger from his latest injury. The Liverpool striker has not played for Liverpool since the end of August after suffering a thigh injury whilst on international duty. The 25 year old is now likely to be out until the end of January 2015 after suffering another thigh injury in training. Sturridge said “Through all this I'm... Read more
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has suffered a further injury setback after the striker after hurting his thigh in training on Monday. The severity of Sturridge’s injury has not yet been confirmed, however Sturridge has suffered from muscle problems since August. Sturridge has not played a league game for Liverpool since August, his absence has been cost Liverpool greatly leaving them 11th in... Read more
Manchester United midfielder Daley Blind has suffered knee ligament damage whilst playing for Holland in the European Championship group stages,  the injury may see him miss the rest of the season. The severity of the injury is not yet known, however it is rumoured that Blind twisted his ligament in the first half of Holland’s 6-0 win. Following the game Holland manager Guus Hiddink said "I'... Read more
Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul is facing a lengthy spell out due to ligament damage which he sustained during international duty. Krul was on the bench for the Netherlands 2-1 win against Kazakhstan but suffered his injury a day later in training. A statement released of the clubs website read “Newcastle United have received the results of goalkeeper Tim Krul's scan on Monday. "It showed ligament... Read more
Liverpool have confirmed that striker Daniel Sturridge will be out for up to 3 weeks with a thigh injury. Sturridge was injured whilst on international duty with England and Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists the injury could of been prevented. If Sturridge is out for 3 weeks it could see him miss up to 3 Premier League games including the Merseyside darby, 2 Champions League games and the... Read more
Manchester United left back Luke Shaw is due to miss the start of the season with a hamstring injury. Shaw who signed from Southampton for 27 million is reported to be out for 1 month and will miss up to 3 Premier League games and 1 League Cup game. An official told Manchester United’s club website “Luke Shaw has suffered a hamstring injury and will miss the opening game of the season... Read more
Argentina and Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria is set to miss the World Cup semi final against Holland with a groin strain. However, Argentina and Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been passed fit to play Holland on Wednesday. The team’s doctor said “"Angel has a Grade One strain. Of course he won't play in Argentina's next game. “After that, we'll evaluate the situation day-by-day but... Read more
Bayern Munich Winger Frank Ribery and Lyon midfielder Clement Grenier have both been ruled out of the 2014 World Cup due to injury. Ribery who has been undertaking an individual training program to try and overcome a back injury failed his final fitness test on Friday. Grenier was forced to sit out of training whilst he undertook scans on his thigh injury, head coach Deschamps has confirmed that... Read more