Thomas Muller; Suspended!

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 ~ Haley ~ Leave a comment

Bayern Munich’s Tomas Muller was recently suspended from both legs of the Champions League round-of-16. In the match against Ajax FC, Muller was trying to settle a high ball, but did not end up with the ball at his feet. 358dbc94-f6a9-40d2-9717-d31aaac8399c However, instead of bringing the ball down, the boot ended up in the back of Ajax defender, Nicolas Tagliafico’s head.

Tagliafico was examined and appeared to have needed stitches as well as several staples put into the back of his head. Tomas Muller received an immediate red card, ejecting him from the match as well as the next. Tragliafico came back in the 95th minute to score the equalizer to put the match 3-3 for the final score.

What I’ve learned

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 ~ Haley ~ Leave a comment

I never realized how much soccer has impacted my life. I’ve always just thought it was a sport that I enjoyed and that the reason I continue to play, is because I was told that I am never aloud to quit. I may have taken it for granted and that became very clear to me due to some recent events.

93C9DC83-6D26-4F50-BCBD-9BADD34ED342 I have recently fractured my ankle as well as suffering a grade three sprain. Thus meaning that I am not able to play for at least another month, maybe two. I am missing my entire high school soccer season without playing a single game on this team, but at least I have one more year to play.

After this occurred, I realized that soccer meant much more to me than it just being a sport that I’ve played for years. I realized that soccer is my life, my identity, and the reason I’m motivated to do mostly anything. The thing with soccer is that you can express your emotions through the game play and that’s what I think I love the most about the sport. I have never wanted to play more than I do in my life, and that’s because I have had a short experience with having the thing I love ripped away from me.

Now I am learning to appreciate the amazing game from the sidelines and help support the team in any way I can. And if that means helping coach the ones on the field and giving the people playing my positions pointers then that is what I am going to have to deal with for a little longer than I wanted.

Pushing Through Might Not be the Best

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 ~ Haley ~ Leave a comment

I know I usually write about the major things going on in the great sport of futbol (soccer) but tonight, I am going to write about a personal story that happened recently. On Wednesday, November 21st, I was at my high school team’s morning practice. I had gotten there a few minutes late because I had overslept. So once I got there, I had just joined in, without stretching properly – I do not advise doing that. But as time went on, I had loosened up and was performing well. This is the part that I have trouble understanding… My coach had known that over half of our varsity team had a showcase that upcoming weekend, but he decided that it was a good idea for us to scrimmage against each other.

During this scrimmage, I had taken a poor touch and, like always, was working my way back to win the ball again. But while I was running, my foot had caught on the turf, and all I heard was three loud cracks. I was on the floor in an instant and was down for about five minutes before I was carried off the field. Once I arrived home, I took my 93C9DC83-6D26-4F50-BCBD-9BADD34ED342 cleat and sock off, my ankle was three times the size it was supposed to be and I couldn’t put any pressure on it. The next night, I noticed it began to bruise in unusual patterns, but I had a game the next day so I didn’t bring it up.

Once we got to the fields for my games, 3 in total but one game a day, I had the trainers tape my ankle and then I put a brace on it to keep it stable. I did that all three games and played almost every minute of each game. Little did I know, I was making the injury so much worse than I thought I was. I went to an urgent care on the next Tuesday, the 27th, and they took X-Rays. The doctor said when he looked initially, he didn’t find any breaks but would pass the scans to radiology just in case. Later that night we got a call that I had fractured my ankle and needed to go see my primary doctor. DD662420-952A-4916-985A-5C398B37C471

So I went to my primary doctor last Friday, the 30th, and they informed me that not only did I have a fracture, I had three bone chips and the tendon that had been injured was so stretched out of place that I may need to get surgery to repair it. I am going to get an MRI tomorrow morning to find out what the extent of my injuries are. The lesson I’m conveying is to listen to when your body is telling you that you need to stop, of you could suffer greater injuries than you originally had.

Messi’s Injury; Good or Bad?

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 ~ Haley ~ Leave a comment

This past Saturday, October 20th, Lionel Messi fractured his radius during a match against Sevilla. While trying to get around a player to go for a tackle, Messi got caught behind Franco Vasquez while in the air. When he landed, he landed on his right arm, and it bent inwards then outwards. It was reported that he fractured the radial bone in his right arm, Lionel Messi and Barcelona confirmed that he will be out for three weeks.

With Messi being out for three weeks, he will miss the scheduled El Clasico match against Real Madrid happening this upcoming Sunday. This will be the first time he has missed Clasico since 2007. He will also be sitting on the sideline for the Champion League double header against Inter-Milan. Three years ago, Lionel Messi was out for almost two months with a knee injury; however, the record of Barcelona did not drop like it was expected.

Although the star player of Barcelona is out on injury, it is hoped that the level of play stays up to the standard they are used to playing at. With Messi being gone, it will give more opportunity for less seen players to step up and make an impact in the game.