Injury headaches for many coaches

Injuries to a rash of footballers across the board are causing many a headache to coaches all around just before the football world cup 2010. After the news of injury to German captain Michael Ballack made the news yesterday, it seems that Swiss defender Christoph Spycher has also been ruled out due to injury. French coach Raymond Domenech has stated that he was concerned about the fitness of centre-back William Gallas, who is nursing a calf injury. Not to mention that Man U coach Sir Alex Fergusson has been insisting that star striker Wayne Rooney and England captain Rio Ferdinand will be fit for England's world cup campaign. Both the players missed the last part of the English season nursing injuries. The FIFA World Cup Football is due to start on June 11, 2010.


This just brings a sense of déjà vu. Be it football or now IPL Cricket, players are increasingly putting club (and money) above country. And as far as IPL Cricket is concerned, it looks to be headed the football way, where players retire from International Football to prolong their club careers!