Archive for June 17th, 2006
Keeping The World Cup On Its Feet
17 June 2006World Cup Soccer has been kicking for at least a week now. Some team members, such as Chris Neville, sit proudly on the bench and never enter the field. His time to shine comes after the game is over as he fulfills his role as team England’s massage therapist.
Over the last few weeks he has worked behind the scenes at the team’s German camp, in Baden-Baden, helping squad members to wind down after matches and training sessions and worked closely with doctors and physiotherapists to aid players’ recovery from injury.
“He has to be ready to work with the players from nine in the morning to midnight most days. He has been very busy and if England gets to the final, he will only have two days off in the space of two months.
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