🎥 Achilles tendon rupture: why it scares footballers so much

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·15 April 2026

🎥 Achilles tendon rupture: why it scares footballers so much

One step, a sharp snap, and everything changes. A ruptured Achilles tendon is not an injury like any other. Sudden, slow to heal, and sometimes irreversible in its consequences, it can slow down — or even end — a career. The example of Hugo Ekitike, injured during the Liverpool–PSG quarter-final, brings a reality that is often underestimated back into focus. Here’s an explanation.

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