Bitter for Kevin Kuranyi (40).
According to information from SPORT BILD and BILD, the ex-national player got involved in a Fifa Legends game during the WM Seriously injured in Qatar according to initial diagnosis.
What happened?
The former striker scored a goal, injured himself and suffered a knee injury.
“I noticed right away that something broke in my knee. I can’t say more at the moment,” confirms the former star striker of VfB Stuttgart and Schalke 04.
Kuranyi was immediately taken to a hospital in Doha by ambulance. A definitive diagnosis has not yet been made. But the meniscus and/or the cruciate ligament are said to have been damaged. Further investigations are pending.
Kuranyi traveled to Qatar at a Fifa invitation. There he met numerous former companions. Played in Legends Cup Tournament of Former Top Players at Doha Tennis Stadium.
A small football field with artificial turf was installed on the center court for the football tournament on Thursday and Friday. Kuranyi (today player advisor) played in a team with, among others, Paulo Wanchope (Costa Rica), Oswaldo Sanchez (Mexico) and Jorge Campos (Colombia). World Cup heroes like Jürgen Klinsmann, Cafu (Brazil), Francesco Totti (Italy) and Hristo Stoitchkov (Bulgaria) are also on the ball there.
Kuranyi ran for the “Northern Bears” team.
Kuranyi sustained the injury in the game against the African Lions with Sunday Oliseh (48). The former star player from Nigeria played for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.
Kuranyi played 52 international matches for Germany and scored 19 goals.
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