Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
As you may know, U.S. Women’s top scorer Abby Wambach broke her leg in a friendly match against Brazil last week and has been ruled out for the Olympics and many weeks beyond… MVN Olympics writer Mary Hughes has authored a nice followup article on Abby’s situation, and I wanted to alert MVN Soccer section readers [...]
The Grimsby Football Club Blog (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Man, I hate the ones where bits get broken. It's not too gruesome folks but it was a crunching challenge that has now left the U.S. ladies football team's hopes of gold in Beijing next month in some peril. Wambach is the heart on soul of that squad and the Americans will be scrambling to replace her considerable influence. All our best wishes for a speedy recovery Abby...
SoccerBlog.com (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Brazil 1 - 0 in an exhibition match but paid a pretty high price for the victory.Abby Wambach broke her leg in a 31st minute collision with Brazilian defender Andreia Rosa. The two players...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
It didn't take the medical staff who rushed on the field, or the inflatable cast that was immediately put on her leg, or the subsequent X-rays at Sharp Memorial Hospital to clue in Abby Wambach that the tibia and fibula in her left leg were broken.
The Far Post Report (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
It didn't take the medical staff who rushed on the field, or the inflatable cast that was immediately put on her leg, or the subsequent X-rays at Sharp Memorial Hospital to clue in Abby Wambach that the tibia and fibula in her left leg were broken.
U.S. Soccer (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
U.S. WNT forward Abby Wambach spoke about her injury, the ensuing surgery and missing the 2008 Olympics in an exclusive podcast on ussoccer.com.
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
For an athlete whose passion lights the flame of an Olympic dream, the most crushing disappointment is not failing to make the team; rather it is to make the team and then suffer a devastating injury that douses the dream before the Olympic torch is even lit. For Abby Wambach, American soccer player par excellence, that devastating blow [...]
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Injured Abby Wambach hopes to return in time for the debut of the Women's Professional Soccer league in the spring. The U.S. national team's leading scorer said she knew the moment she collided with Brazilian defender Andreia Rosa on Wednesday that her leg...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Injured U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach hopes to return in time for the debut of the new Women's Professional Soccer league in the spring.
Sideline Views (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Abby Wambach is explaining the surgery on her leg. It's actually a little gross to hear about the titanium rod screwed into her leg. Surgeons are really just body carpenters. She says she realized in the moment she hit her leg that it was broken, that her Olympic dream was over. She also believes that the team will do well. She wasn't panicked about her injury because of that faith. "It...
Kickster (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Abby Wambach underwent a successful surgery Thursday morning to repair the broken tibia and fibula in her left leg, with a titanium rod inserted to reinforce the tibia. She is expected to begin rehabilitation in five or six weeks, though it will take much longer than that to reach her former level of play.
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Star U.S. soccer forward Abby Wambach underwent a one-hour surgery to have a titanium rod inserted in her broken left leg yesterday at Sharp Memorial Hospital. Dr. Damion Valletta performed the surgery and said “everything went according to plan” and “there were no complications.”
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Abby Wambach has to take a new approach: Instead of getting ready for the Olympics, she has to start rehabbing a broken leg.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach had surgery in San Diego on Thursday to repair a broken left leg that will keep her out of the Olympics. The team's leading scorer had a titanium rod inserted in her lower left leg during a one-hour operation performed by Dr....
Sideline Views (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
In her conference call about her injury, Abby Wambach mentioned receiving cards and emails of support from players around the world on different teams. Not everyone was feeling sad on her behalf, though. Here's an email I received: Just wanted to comment on your article on Abby Wambach. As a football journalist, I usually have a lot of sympathy for players when they get...
