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SPORT
The second series of The
Persuasionists was even harder
to watch than anticipated
Injury could spell end of Beckham’s England career
Sports physio Matt Todman
reveals the real extent of
the damage done
If you were watching AC Milan
play Chievo on 14 March,
you would have seen David
Beckham limp off the pitch
in tears, fully aware that he’d
done some serious mischief
to his Achilles tendon – and
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jeopardised his place in the
England 2010 World Cup squad.
“If an Achilles tendon is
totally torn (pictured inset),
which is what Beckham has
done, you need surgery,”
explains Todman. “But it’s very
tricky; it’s like trying to sew two
bits of wet paper together.”
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World Cup glory is out
then for the 34-year-old, but
Todman believes it could also
be the end of Beckham’s
international career.
“In terms of being the best
of the very best, it’s a career-
“In terms of being the best of the very
best, it’s a career-ending injury”
ending injury. I think he’ll still
play good football, but in regard
to him being what he was, I
can’t see it happening – a torn
Achilles changes the intrinsic
architecture of the foot. At his
age, the likelihood of him to
come back and be as good
as he was is pretty minimal.”
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