Beckham to miss World Cup with Achilles injury

Written by esph
Monday, 15 March 2010 12:46

March 15th: David Beckham's quest to become the first England player to appear in four successive World Cup Finals looks to be over. Beckham tore his achilles tendon in AC Milan's 1-0 victory over Chievo on Sunday and flew to Finland today to undergo surgery at the specialist sports injury clinic Turku run by renowned knee surgeon Dr Sakari Orava. Beckham suffered a similar injury in England's quarter final defeat to Portugal in the last world cup but was back playing after eight weeks' of treatment and rehab. This time, however, the injury is more serious and Dr Orava anticipates a four month rehab, saying "to start kicking and playing football will take about three months. For maximal performances and maximum kicks and jumps, maybe it takes one month more, three to four months before one is able to do light playing. We will have to see whether the tendon is completely severed, partly severed, or something in between. His recovery will depend on what kind of an injury this is, but it will likely take several months before it is completely healed." AC Milan coach Leonardo commented: "Beckham's injury makes us feel terrible. He understood immediately that he had torn his Achilles tendon. He is an extraordinary guy and today's game proves it yet again. I cannot enjoy this evening considering this serious injury."
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