Worst Soccer InjuriesIn this article, I will present some of the worst soccer injuries you can face as a soccer player. However, I want you to keep in mind that playing soccer is not innately more dangerous than playing other sports. Broken legs This type of injury is a soccer player’s worst nightmare. A broken leg will usually keep you off the field for several months. You might even be forced to walk around with a pair of crutches. You will also have a large gypsum cast, which will make you look more handicapped. The worst possible scenario is to break both legs but I would say that this is pretty uncommon. Head injuries A head injury will not only give you a headache; you could also lose your memory and have a hard time holding your balance. As you already know, your brain is the central organ of your body. If the brain doesn’t work properly, then your body would not work also. Head injuries make up two to three percent of all soccer injuries, which is the same rate as American Football. However, there are a lot more soccer players than American football players; you should not care so much about these numbers. Broken Nose This type of injury is as painful as it sounds. What is worse is that the doctor will need to put the bones of your nose back in the right position, which hurts much more! In order to decrease the risk of getting your nose broken, you should always try to keep your arm in front of your nose while facing your opponents in a head-to-head match. Black Eye A black eye looks pretty nasty and will make it impossible to see anything clearly through the injured eye. My recommendation is to visit a doctor immediately because an eye injury is something you should never trifle with. Knee injuries A serious knee injury means needing to rest from soccer for about 6 months. This is the recommended recovery time and an earlier comeback will be physically hard. Even if you manage to recover faster, you could still worsen the injury and cause yourself even more problems. The best example on how a soccer injury can destroy a player’s career is the Brazilian former striker Ronaldo. He has injured his knee so many times that he has probably spent 1/3 of his career just recovering from different knee injuries. People often say that once you seriously injure the knee, it will never be the same again. However, many top players have managed to recover and even perform better after knee injuries. Ankle Injuries I don’t know how many times I have injured my ankle and I really hate it because it usually holds me off the field for several weeks. Your whole foot feels unstable and you can’t even walk properly. Ankle injuries are very hard to avoid as there are different types of injuries. You also risk getting injured by your opponents as they will often hit your ankle while tackling or trying to take the ball away from you. |
