It already happened before the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand: cruciate ligament injuries caused the loss of many English, Spanish, Canadian, Dutch soccer players… Today, days before the Olympic Games begin , history repeats itself. The reason why cruciate ligament injuries affect female players is being studied in depth, but so far no solutions have been found.
Last night it was revealed that a heavyweight of the German team, Lena Oberdorf, will miss the event in Paris as he suffered a gruesome injury against Austria in Hannover on Tuesday. The diagnosis of the 22-year-old Bayern midfielder was made in Munich after an MRI: damage to the cruciate and medial ligament.
“This news is painful! Our worst fears have come true. We are all thinking about Obi and we feel for him. We will reunite with all our forces for the Olympic Games. We want to and we will play for a medal for him,” national coach Horst Hrubesch said in a statement sent by the German federation.
Now Hrubesch has to think about who he wants to be his replacement. A decision in this regard will be announced in the coming days. At the Olympics, Germany will face Australia (July 25) in the preliminary round before facing the United States (July 28) and Zambia (July 31).
Source: La Verdad
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