Injury scare for Ronaldo

• mcfadden

  28 Mar 07, 13:44

  Portugal are confident Cristiano Ronaldo has not suffered a serious injury after the winger was hurt in training.
  
  The Manchester United ace is in Belgrade preparing for his country's Euro 2008 qualifier with Serbia on Wednesday.
  
  During Tuesday's training session, Ronaldo twisted his foot and suffered an injury to his left heel.
  
  He is now rated doubtful for the game with Serbia, but Portugal are optimistic it is not a major problem.
  
  "At this time we don't know if he will play," team doctor Onofre Costa told reporters. "He sprained his heel.
  
  "It doesn't look very serious, but we are not sure if he will be fit."
  
  Ronaldo scored twice in Saturday's 4-0 win over Belgium, while his club will also be hoping there is no lasting damage.
  
  The quick-silver attacker is United's top scorer this season and will be a key player in the club's bid for the Treble.
• imprezaWRXSTi22B

  30 Mar 07, 13:06

  see! international matches always end with injuries....
  
  no ronaldo, man utd siao liao
• SumOne

  31 Mar 07, 02:32

  Originally posted by imprezaWRXSTi22B:

  see! international matches always end with injuries....
  
  no ronaldo, man utd siao liao

  It's not fair to say that, there's always the risk of injuries in any match. The question is who is going to be held accountable and how is the country going to compensate when the player returns to the club injured, and possibly out for a lengthy spell.
• imprezaWRXSTi22B

  31 Mar 07, 20:47

  true. i did not make a fair statement.
  
  but if they get injured during international matches, clubs lose their services and yet the clubs are the ones who pay the players.... part and parcel of international football ya?