Yipe best Moore is not hanging around the squad at all it seems. Didn't enjoy the experience when injured in 2019. Best she's not around the group sulking.
Martin Boyle did his knee on the eve of last year's WC, but the Socceroos kept him on & he was appointed 'vibes manager' such was his positive energy despite what must have been gut wrenching missing the WC. And at 29, he may not be good enough for 2026. But you could see him on crutches alongside Arnold in the team huddles geeing up his team mates. Everyone is different.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/fifa-womens-world-cup-2023/132496145/fifa-womens-world-cup-meikayla-moore-turns-down-football-ferns-training-invite
Moore’s omission from the squad for this year’s World Cup came four years after she suffered an Achilles injury on the eve of the last World Cup in France.
Martin Boyle did his knee on the eve of last year's WC, but the Socceroos kept him on & he was appointed 'vibes manager' such was his positive energy despite what must have been gut wrenching missing the WC. And at 29, he may not be good enough for 2026. But you could see him on crutches alongside Arnold in the team huddles geeing up his team mates. Everyone is different.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/fifa-womens-world-cup-2023/132496145/fifa-womens-world-cup-meikayla-moore-turns-down-football-ferns-training-invite
Moore’s omission from the squad for this year’s World Cup came four years after she suffered an Achilles injury on the eve of the last World Cup in France.
The Ferns coach at the time, Tom Sermanni, invited her to stay with the team through that tournament in France and while she did so, she told Stuff earlier this year: “It was very difficult to do that”.
“I don’t think at the time I comprehended the enormity of how tough it would be. It was hard watching from the stands, and I was still in a lot of pain, so it was a very weird time.
“I was young, in the grand scheme of it all. I’m a few years wiser now and have been through a lot more, so I probably would have made a different decision if I knew what I know now.”
Klimková said at the squad announcement last Friday that the 27-year-old had opted to learn of her World Cup fate via email and that they were yet to speak about the decision.
“I was young, in the grand scheme of it all. I’m a few years wiser now and have been through a lot more, so I probably would have made a different decision if I knew what I know now.”
Klimková said at the squad announcement last Friday that the 27-year-old had opted to learn of her World Cup fate via email and that they were yet to speak about the decision.
“I wish we could be talking and go through the process together, but since I sent the email, I can feel her disappointment, but I haven’t spoken to her yet.”