Canada Defender Cornelius Hospitalized After Suffering Injury in Training
Canada Soccer said the 28-year-old left back has a non-contact lower-body injury and is being treated and assessed.
- Defender Derek Cornelius was transported to a Toronto-area hospital on Wednesday after sustaining a non-contact lower body injury during training with Canada Soccer.
- Upcoming international friendlies include matches against Chile in Toronto on September 26, Peru in Montreal on October 3, and the United States in St. Paul, Minn., on October 6.
- Medical staff reported the 28-year-old sustained a "non-contact lower body injury" and are focused on supporting him during assessment and treatment at the hospital.
- Earlier Wednesday, midfielder Jeevan Badwal was sent back to Vancouver after suffering a hamstring injury while playing for the Whitecaps on Saturday.
- These friendlies mark the national team's first games since Canada's historic World Cup round of 16 run this summer, which featured Cornelius and Richie Laryea.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Canada defender Cornelius hospitalized after suffering injury in training
TORONTO - Defender Derek Cornelius has been taken to a Toronto-area hospital after getting hurt while training with the men's national soccer team on Wednesday.
Hard hit for Derek Cornelius. OM's central defender, currently in a rally with Canada to participate in three friendly matches, has now suffered as part of a training in Toronto, a major contactless injury, a serious...
Derek Cornelius suffers major injury in Canada training: CanMNT defender leaves in ambulance
Canada defender Derek Cornelius suffered a significant non-contact lower body injury in Canada training on Wednesday and is undergoing further assessment. Media availability and the end of training were cancelled as an ambulance went to the session at Toronto’s Centennial Park to attend to Cornelius. The exact injury and the severity of it are not […]
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