Officially... a cruciate ligament injury
The Saudi national team officially revealed today, Thursday, the nature of the injury to Al-Akhdar captain Salman Al-Faraj.
Al-Faraj was injured during the Saudi national team’s training to face its Australian counterpart in the World Cup qualifiers.
According to the team’s statement on the X website, the medical examinations conducted on the vulva confirmed the presence of an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament.
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