David Beckham Injures Knee!
I’m still not 100% caught up on everything I missed while I was on vacation, but this is too important to wait to write about.
In the Superliga final, where the Galaxy lost 4-3 against Pachuca, David Beckham fell and sprained his right knee.
According to ESPN,
During a scoreless first half, Beckham and Pachuca midfielder Fernando Salazar each went after the ball just outside the Mexican club’s penalty area. Beckham tripped over the ball and fell. He lay face down on the grass for a few seconds before getting up and hobbling off the field, signaling to the bench he needed to come out.
Initially, Beckham’s injury was announced as a strain. But after he was examined at halftime, the team said he had a sprain.
Salazar left because of a sprained right knee, which, like Beckham’s injury, was initially announced as a strain. Alan Gordon replaced Beckham in the 33rd minute, triggering massive booing from the crowd of 12,500.
Beckham made his way to a wall on the sideline, bent over and held on to it before a Galaxy staff member arrived to help him to the bench. He sat down and had his right leg taped, then buried his head in his hands. At halftime, Beckham gingerly walked across the field to the tunnel.
He did not return for the second half.
But Beckham came out to watch overtime dressed in a gray suit, white shirt and black tie. He sat on the bench with his right leg extended.
At the end of the second overtime, Beckham limped onto the field to join his teammates as they regrouped for penalty kicks, clapping his hands in encouragement.
A sprain can be recovered from completely. When David injured his ankle, he tore tendons, which is far more severe. I feel terrible for David, especially after all his hard work. However, I hope that this is a wake up call to all athletes to not start playing again until you are 100%.
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