Injuries won’t derail soccer star
Diana Matheson has been here before. Surgery followed by long months of rehab. In 2010, the veteran Canadian midfielder/ forward was sidelined by a broken bone in her foot. One year later, she had surgery to repair torn cartilage in her right knee. In 2014, she tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee. Five months later, she broke another bone in her right foot. And today Matheson is recovering from March surgery to repair the same anterior cruciate ligament. She wants to play three more seasons, to take in the next World Cup and Olympics. “That was a big factor in deciding to get the surgery now,” the 32-year-old from Oakville, Ont., said.