Thursday, August 30, 2007

David Beckham Injured After Groin Kick

David Beckham had quite the unpleasant experience last night, getting kicked in the groin by an opposing player and ending up with a sprained right knee.

The incident took place during at the 33rd minute of the first half of the SuperLiga final soccer game at the Home Depot Center. C.F. Pachuca’s Christian Gimenez made an aggressive move against the Galaxy superstar, leading him to fall and injure his knee. “It’s just gone from one thing to another thing,” said a saddened Beckham.

Of the game, in which the Galaxy ended up losing 4-3 on penalty kicks, Beckham said “I hate losing. Maybe it’s time for me to just say, ‘I need the rest,’ and get it right and don’t come back until it’s right. I’m going to have a scan tomorrow and we’ll see the full extent of what it is and how long I’ll be out, but at the moment, it doesn’t feel great. I’m devastated to have been taken out of the game when I was because I was looking forward to this game. I’ve been given the rest to try and get my ankle feeling better and it felt better.”

With a possible extended break from the playing field looming, Becks told, “At this stage, it’s hard to tell (if it’s a strain or a sprain), but it doesn’t feel good. With a ligament strain, it’s 4-to-6 weeks. We’ll have to wait and see.”

We’ll bring you more, as it becomes available. In the meantime, enjoy the pictures of Becks’ injury moment during last night’s game (August 29).