PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Thorns forward Janine Beckie tore a ligament in her suitable knee and will miss the National Women’s Soccer League season and the Planet Cup this summer time with Canada.
Beckie tore her ACL in a preseason game amongst the Thorns and the U.S. beneath-23 women’s national group Wednesday.
She stated “heartbroken is an understatement” in a post Friday on social media.
“Having worked so really hard in the course of the off-season for what was set to be 1 of the greatest seasons of my profession, defending the title for Portland Thorns and of course playing in the Planet Cup for Canada, getting out for an extended period of time is a tough pill to swallow,” she wrote.
Beckie, 28, has played for the Canadian national group due to the fact 2014. She produced her 101st look for Canada in a match against Japan final month in the team’s final match of the SheBelieves Cup tournament in Texas.
General she has 36 targets for Canada, at present ranked sixth in the globe.
Beckie signed with the Thorns final season immediately after a 4-season stint with Manchester City in the Women’s Super League.
The Thorns stated Beckie will have surgery in the coming weeks.
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