by EXCEL Staff | Aug 3, 2023 | Education, Injury Prevention, Soccer
The 2023 Women’s World Cup is saturated with some of the most talented female football (soccer) players we’ve ever seen. But this edition will be without five of the world’s top 16 ranked players as those athletes are still recovering from ACL injury...
by Erin Ubriaco, PT, DPT | Dec 16, 2022 | Soccer
Well after 28 days and 62 matches, it’s France/Argentina in the FIFA World Cup final. This epic matchup will see the reigning WC champs and star French player, Kylian Mbappé, take on arguably the greatest of all time, Argentina’s Lionel Messi. THIS IS GOING TO BE...
by Samantha Marri, PT, DPT | Dec 13, 2022 | Soccer
And then there were 4! Today kicks off the semifinals for the most prestigious soccer tournament in the world. This has been an incredible twenty-three days of soccer with plenty of upsets and excitement. But twenty-three days and five highly competitive games in, the...
by Andrew Foo, PT, DPT | Dec 8, 2022 | Soccer, Sports
The USA may be out of the FIFA World Cup, but there is still a TON of awesome soccer to watch. The tournament has seen athletes exhibit the highest level of skill and competition. But with such aggressive battles, many teams have also seen their fair share of...
by Colleen Berry, PT, DPT | Dec 2, 2022 | Soccer
The US Men’s National Team has advanced out of the group stage of the FIFA World Cup. And that’s in large part, thanks to goalkeeper, Matt Turner. Turner has only allowed one goal through three games which came from a Gareth Bales penalty kick. In the sport of soccer,...
by Kelly Wieczerzak, PT, DPT | Nov 29, 2022 | Concussion, Soccer
Concussion management has become a priority across many sports in recent years, most notably in the progress seen in professional American football. But the original football, or as we Americans call it, “soccer”, has certainly made strides to protect their players as...
