From here to infirmary (injury watch)

[midknight]

with champions league restarting and most domestic leagues having started in earnest, i'm thinking it might be a good idea to keep an eye on the injured national team players, all in one place, just to keep things in perspective for the last few qualifiers...

Here's the format i suggest:

Player:
National Team:
Date of Injury:
Nature of Injury:
Estimated Recovery Time:

[midknight]

Player: Roy KEANE
National Team:Republic of Ireland
Date of Injury: 18/09/05
Nature of Injury: metatarsal
Estimated Recovery Time: 2 months

[dogfried]

Player: Gabriel Heinze
Team: Argentina, Manchester United
Date of Injury: 9/05
Nature of Injury: Knee
Estimated Recovery Time: 1Q/06

[dogfried]

Player: Javier Mascherano
National Team: Argentina, Corinthians
Date of Injury: 08/05
Nature of Injury: Foot, Hairline Fracture
Estimated Recovery Time: 1Q-2Q/06

[midknight]

Player: Gary Neville
National Team: England
Date of Injury: 22/09
Nature of Injury: Groin
Estimated Recovery Time: 4 weeks

[midknight]

Player: Zinedine Zidane
National Team: France
Date of Injury: 07/05
Nature of Injury: Groin Strain
Estimated Recovery Time: 3 weeks

[midknight]

Player: Thierry Henry
NAtional Team : France
Date of Injury: 07/09:05
Nature of Injury: Groin Strain
Estimated Recovery Time: 3 weeks

[midknight]

Player: Jan Koller
National Team: Czech Republic
Date of Injury: 25/09/05
Nature of Injury: Cruciate Ligament (knee)
Estimated Recovery Time: 6 months