Very interesting story coming from Portugal as the Portuguese Anti-doping Authority has suspended national soccer team coach Carlos Queiroz six months after ruling that he disrupted an anti-doping test prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) had already dished out a one-month ban to the former Manchester United assistant for the [...]
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With Euro 2012 qualifiers beginning on Friday September 3rd, some of the continents’ powers are feeling the pain when it comes to injuries to some big-time players.
Portugal will be without forward Cristiano Ronaldo for their opening matches against Cyprus and Norway after the star suffered an ankle injury in Real Madrid’s scoreless draw in their [...]
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SportMed Soccer will be the focus of this year’s SportMedBC Annual General Meeting and Workshop, Saturday, September 25th, at the North Shore Winter Club in North Vancouver, B.C.
A panel of SportMed experts will discuss the importance of sport medicine, sport science and sport training for everyone involved in the beautiful game.
SportMed Soccer is a new [...]
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In another case of playing when you shouldn’t, Real Madrid star Kaka apparently risked his career by featuring for Brazil at the FIFA 2010 World Cup.
This is the thought of the doctor who performed the surgery to repair a meniscus injury in Kaka’s knee this past week.
Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite (Kaka) underwent surgery after complaining [...]
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The Vancouver Whitecaps continue their five-game road swing across North America with a stop this Friday in St. Louis.
While the lengthy road schedule, constant travel and different hotels and beds doesn’t make life particularly enjoyable for the players and staff, you can add one more factor that can really drag a team down.
The heat.
The current temperatures in St. [...]
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One of the stars of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be on the shelf for the next two months due to on-going hamstring problems.
Netherlands and Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben will be out eight weeks with a hamstring tear. His club has lashed out at the Dutch football federation (KNVB) for rushing Robben to [...]
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A resource centre for parents, coaches and players to feature the latest information on injury prevention, first aid treatment, nutrition, concussions and other training tips.
SportMed Soccer, a program promoting sport safety and best practices in training for soccer, goes live today at Facebook.com to help provide online access for parents, coaches and players in British [...]
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The first and only season of USSF Division 2 soccer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC promises to be a very interesting one. It’s a bit of a “write-off” year as the team plays just one season before jumping ship and heading off to Major League Soccer in 2011. But with that in mind, the Whitecaps have [...]
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