An
ankle ligament is a strong band of tissue that connects bones in your ankle. It helps to stabilize and support the joint, allowing you to walk and move your foot properly.
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Of course once players have had knee or
ankle ligament problems more often than not they will never be the same player and will have many injuries to follow.
Our talismanic striker went down
with ankle ligament damage during the first half of our 4 - 1 win at Bournemouth on 11 March — his third problem of that nature in the last two seasons.
The winger was watching back in Germany after torn
ankle ligaments in the final warm - up game robbed him of a World Cup winners medal.
Vertonghen helped the Red Devils keep three consecutive clean sheets in France, before
tearing ankle ligaments in training.
However, he will miss the rest of the season and is a doubt to represent Belgium at the World Cup after injuring
ankle ligaments during Sunday's derby defeat against Schalke.
Kane has not looked his imposing self since
suffering ankle ligament damage against Bournemouth last month and, while he was by no means poor against the Seagulls, he looked sluggish, taking one touch too many in promising positions or darting to the penalty spot when a near - post run was required.
«Tottenham Hotspur are already resigned to being without Jan Vertonghen against Manchester City on Saturday amid fears
of ankle ligament damage,» the report states.
Tottenham initially stated that the England international wouldn't be back until April after
sustaining ankle ligament damage.
The Germany international was expected to be sidelined for about a month after spraining
ankle ligaments against Borussia Dortmund on April 14.
The Spain international has recovered
from ankle ligament damage during the preseason tour of Asia in July.
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Borussia Dortmund loanee Michy Batshuayi will miss the rest of the club season and is a doubt for the World Cup after
injuring ankle ligaments.
Having not only missed most of last season with an achilles issue, he also missed the first three - months of this campaign
following ankle ligament damage in pre-season.
«Wenger confirms Debuchy on course to make Arsenal return before Christmas, following
ankle ligament surgery.»
But today it is being reported that the 21 year - old actually has a torn
ankle ligament very similar to the problem suffered by Lucas Perez not long ago.
Mats Hummels with
ankle ligament trouble, Sebastian Kehl and left - back Marcel Schmelzer, who suffered a broken nose in Saturday's game, are all doubts for the Germans.
Elsewhere for Liverpool, right - back Nathaniel Clyne is still absent with a rib injury and Ovie Ejaria is sidelined after rupturing
ankle ligaments at the weekend, but midfielder Adam Lallana is set to play after sitting out the FA Cup defeat to Wolves.
City had been forced into trying to find a quick fix when German winger Leroy Sane was ruled out for at least six weeks
by ankle ligament damage, joining a growing injury list of attacking players.
Suffering a tear in his
right ankle ligament as well as a number of other injuries, his progress at the club has certainly seemed to have stalled.
Jack Wilshere, however, could be set to offer a timely boost after recuperating
from ankle ligament damage and could be on the bench against Middlesborough.
The most serious challenge, by Cardiff's Joe Bennett on Leroy Sane, has sidelined the German for six weeks
with ankle ligament damage.
Adam Lallana and Roberto Firmino came on for Ejaria and Woodburn in the 75th minute whilst Gary Miller was stretchered off with
suspected ankle ligament damage.
Torn ankle ligaments in a warm - up match saw him miss Germany's triumph at the 2014 World Cup final and the team held up his shift during the celebrations.
Samper suffered a fractured fibula and ruptured
ankle ligaments during his second league appearance of the season against Eibar.
Liverpool have confirmed via their official website that midfielder Emre Can will be sidelined for four to six weeks because of
ruptured ankle ligaments.
Sancho has been out since damaging
ankle ligaments in the 3 - 2 win at Bundesliga bottom side Cologne in early February.
Initial thoughts were that Can could therefore miss the remainder of the season after he
injured ankle ligaments, but there were suggestions earlier this week that he had taken part in a training session on Monday with the first team.
Liverpool could be without Philippe Coutinho until the New Year amid fears the Brazilian suffered
ankle ligament damage against Sunderland on Saturday.
So we might find out more today about Gabriel but if it is
an ankle ligament and judging from how bad it sounds I think we can expect to be without our player for a long spell.
There are also unconfirmed reports of
an ankle ligaments injury to Bellerin, if which is true, could rule him out until the latter weeks of the year.
Buit as Arsene Wenger revealed on the Arsenal website, Coquelin's injury is to
an ankle ligament and even though the boss says it is not a bad one, a medical website explains that he will miss a minimum of four weeks and it could easily be twice that.
The Gunners forward had to be substituted against West Bromwich Albion at the weekend, which was followed by comments by the Arsenal manager which described as a «terrible state», with the belief that he had damaged
his ankle ligaments.
«The England international sustained the injury to
his ankle ligaments during the Premier League match with Manchester United on Saturday at Emirates Stadium.
Ledley King's chronic knee problems could rule him out as he struggles to play more than once a week and he started the 2 - 1 defeat by Norwich City on Monday, while Michael Dawson is sidelined for the season with
ankle ligament damage.
Vertonghen left his side's 4 - 0 victory over West Brom yesterday on crutches, with the Express reporting that he has suspected
ankle ligament damage.
He broke his both his tibula and fibula, and also tore
his ankle ligaments.
However, he's set for a second extended spell on the sidelines after suffering
ankle ligament damage again in the FA Cup win over Millwall last weekend.
But it is our other regular central defender Laurent Koscielny that is most at risk, fitness wise, from
the ankle ligament problems that have already caused him to miss quite a few games this season.
He first tore
some ankle ligaments which kept him out for three months, and soon after his return he dislocated his shoulder which meant another three months out.
The news about Jack Wilshere damaging
his ankle ligaments and perhaps facing surgery and a three month lay off is a real blow for Arsenal, but it would have been much worse if we did not have the young Wales international to step in.
How gutted would Wenger be if he played Koscielny this weekend and the Frenchman aggravated his problem or even suffered a recurrence of
the ankle ligament problem that has been dogging him?
No mention of the fact that Koscielny is only just back and that
his ankle ligaments could flare up again at any time.
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