US EditionNWSL Admits Error in Failure to Stop Game After Savy King Collapse
- Angel City defender Savy King, aged 20, experienced a sudden collapse during the 74th minute of last Friday's match at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles and subsequently had heart surgery on Tuesday.
- The NWSL is reviewing its rules after criticism arose because the game continued despite King receiving life-saving medical treatment on the field.
- The NWSL stated that match officials followed proper protocols while players from both teams and commentators expressed distress and criticism over finishing the match.
- International player Trinity Rodman expressed on social media that the match should have been stopped, echoing the Players Association's stance that play must end whenever life-saving medical treatment is necessary.
- The league announced a careful, methodical review process to revise rules that will prioritize the well-being of players, staff, and fans to prevent similar incidents.
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Angel City FC seeks normalcy after ‘challenging week’
Angel City Football Club will return to action Saturday in its first game since defender Savy King collapsed during last week’s game against the Utah Royals. King underwent surgery Tuesday to correct a heart abnormality, the team announced. Angel City will visit Bay FC on Saturday, the team that drafted King, a 20-year-old from Agoura High, out of North Carolina in the 2024 NWSL draft. “It’s been a really challenging week for everybody,” Angel C…
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Jackson Progress-ArgusNWSL: Match should've ended after player's collapse
The National Women's Soccer League acknowledged Friday that last weekend's match should have ended after a player collapsed on the field.
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NWSL says game should not have continued after Savy King collapsed on the field
A game between Angel City and the Utah Royals should not have continued after Savy King collapsed on the field and had to be hospitalized, the National Women’s Soccer League said Friday.
NWSL Admits It Screwed Up By Making Teams Finish Game After A Player Collapsed On The Field
Savy King treated after collapsing during NWSL game A scary incident unfolded during an NWSL game between Angel City and the Utah Royals last week after Savy King suddenly collapsed onto the field during the second half of the match. The two squads ended up finishing the contest, and the league has acknowledged it probably should have called it off after getting hit with some backlash. Professional athletes tend to be in better shape than the va…
NWSL admits error in failure to stop game after Savy King collapse
The NWSL said Friday that play should not have resumed after Savy King collapsed during a recent matchup between Angel City and the Utah Royals and that future matches featuring similar circumstances will be abandoned.
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