Hanging up the phone, Chen Yu felt a heavy weight in his chest.
An injury. And a torn cruciate ligament, of all things.
Even with him around—and countless players had bounced back completely healthy from torn ACLs after his treatment—the timing was abysmal.
Why now? The FIFA World Cup only came around once every four years. How many could a professional player realistically attend in a single lifetime? Ronaldo had spent four entire years preparing for it.
Chen knew Owen. He knew exactly how much national team glory meant to the striker. Yet, at this pivotal moment, he went down. Chen could not even begin to imagine the devastation Owen must be feeling.
He stood up and went to find Brian. Chen hadn't brought his laptop, but Brian had. Borrowing the device, Chen quickly hopped online and searched for the video of Owen's injury.
McLaren had mentioned it was a non-contact injury. If true, that only made things worse.
