Remember that? It's an injury which is perhaps one of the most difficult to treat in football. After it was revealed that the Brazilian may miss up to eight weeks as well as the Ligue 1 side's crunch clash against Real Madrid, we decided to take a look at some of the most famous metatarsal breaks in football in recent years The tournament was to be held in June, giving Neville just under two months to recover from the injury.
It usually takes around eight weeks to heal, but the full back simply ran out of time and missed the tournament completely. In another World Cup injury scare for England, Wayne Rooney suffered a fracture to the fourth metatarsal in his right foot after a clash with Chelsea's Paulo Ferreira. Beckham's famous injury -- he broke a second metatarsal in a Champions League tie for Manchester United against Deportivo La Coruna in April -- caused the nation to hold its breath and almost cost him his place in the England's World Cup squad the following summer.
Rooney, who had sustained a similar injury while playing for England as a teenager at Euro , fractured the fourth metatarsal in his right foot during Manchester United's defeat at Chelsea in April , but made an impressive recovery in time for the World Cup finals in Germany. Former England skipper Terry broke the fifth metatarsal in his right foot in November last year during Aston Villa's home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday and returned to action the following January.
Liverpool star Gerrard suffered an identical injury to his left foot in his side's Premier League defeat at Manchester United in September and although expected to be out for up to eight weeks, his return to fitness took longer. The Brazilian striker scored three times in his first four appearances for Manchester City before a broken metatarsal, suffered against Bournemouth on Feb. Bayern Munich skipper Neuer has yet to return to action after suffering similar injuries twice in the space of five months.
The German goalkeeper broke a metatarsal in his left foot during a Champions League defeat to Real Madrid in April last year and suffered a repeat injury the following September. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. I can honestly say that I went for the ball. Some even suggested that Duscher had purposely crocked Beckham, given his compatriots were due to face England at the World Cup that summer. But the Three Lions skipper was able to start the opener against Sweden, albeit patently not yet match-fit after a seven-week absence, and then made a telling contribution against the South Americans days later.
Having even considered quitting the game after being sent off for kicking out at Diego Simeone as England bowed out of the World Cup to Argentina, Beckham finally buried the ghost by firing the country to a group win. Mr Waddell said it was important which foot was injured. However, his left foot bears his full weight when he takes free kicks. However, Mr Waddell said it might be possible for Beckham to return in time for the World Cup if he was given painkilling injections before games.
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