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Livescore Today: Dortmund 2-2 Real Madrid: Schurrle Blasts Home!

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DORTMUND, Germany, Sporting Alert – Cristiano Ronaldo starts for Real Madrid in today’s Champions League Group F battle with Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park.

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Ronaldo was substituted against Las Palmas in the 2-2 draw over the weekend and there were several reports suggesting that the Portuguese was in line to be dropped by boss Zinedine Zidane.

However, the forward keeps his place in the starting side and will join Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema in leading the attack for the Spanish giants.

Raphael Varane and Sergio Ramos start in the heart of the backline, with Dani Carvajal and Danilo starting as well.

The midfield trio consists of Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez.

Striker Alvaro Morata, defenders Pepe and Fabio Coentrao and midfielders Mateo Kovacic and Isco on the bench.

Real Madrid face a tough task in keeping Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang quiet today.

Aubameyang has been in good goalscoring touch – netting six goals in his last six games and he will be a handful for the likes of Varane and Ramos.

Mario Gotze also starts for the home side, with Andre Schurrle on the bench.

Lukasz Piszczek, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Matthias Ginter, Marcel Schmelzer, Julian Weigl, Ousmane Dembele, Gonzalo Castro and Raphael Guerreiro all start as well.

According to the stats gurus, Real Madrid head into this battle searching for their first win in five games away against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.

The La Liga side has dropped three and drawn the next two.

Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid

Borussia Dortmund: Burki, Piszczek, Papastathopoulos, Ginter, Schmelzer, Weigl, Dembele, Gotze, Castro, Guerreiro, Aubameyang. Subs: Weidenfeller, Mor, Rode, Ramos, Schurrle, Pulisic, Passlack

Real Madrid: Navas, Carvajal, Varane, Sergio Ramos, Danilo, Modric, Kroos, Rodriguez, Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo. Subs: Casilla, Pepe, Fabio Coentrao, Kovacic, Lucas, Morata, Isco

Colts v Jets Live Streaming, TV, Inactive Players

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INDIANAPOLIS, Sporting Alert – NFL Week 2 fixtures will wrap up with Monday Night Football, as the Indianapolis Colts take on the New York Jets at Lucas Oil Stadium.

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The Colts (0-1), who came into the new season as one of the favourite in the AFC, suffered a 27-14 defeat at the Buffalo Bills last Sunday, and will be looking to avoid going down 0-2 to the start the season.

New York Jets (1-0), in the meantime, is trying to begin the season 2-0 for the first time since 2011.

Against the Bills, quarterback Andrew Luck was picked off twice, while throwing for 243 yards and two touchdowns. He will be hoping for a more control display for the Colts on Monday night, as he looks to connect with T.Y. Hilton and Donte Moncrief.

In the Jets’ Week 1 victory over the Browns, Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 15 of 24 pass attempts for 179 yards and two touchdowns and an interception, while Chris Ivory rushed 20 times for 91 yards and two scores.

Travis Benjamin caught all three of his targets for 89 yards and a touchdown when the Jets defeated Cleveland last week.

Before kick-off time, Bovada has the Indianapolis Colts as 7-point favourites against the Jets at home, with the total sitting at 45.

Quarterback Geno Smith remains out as he continues to recover from a broken jaw after being punched by a teammate during preseason.

COLTS INACTIVES: CB Darius Butler, OT Denzelle Good, LB Nate Irving, DE Zach Kerr, DT T.Y. McGill, DE Jonathan Newsome, CB Greg Toler

JETS INACTIVES: QB3 Geno Smith, WR6 Devin Smith, OG Jarvis Harrison, OT Ben Ijalana, LB Lorenzo Mauldin, DT Deon Simon, S Darrin Walls

Showdown: Manchester City v Chelsea Live Scores Stream

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MANCHESTER, Sporting Alert – Jose Mourinho has decided to go defensive against Manchester City for Chelsea traveling Premier League fixture at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

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The Chelsea manager has decided to start with both Nemanja Matic and Ramires in defensive midfield roles in the hopes of keeping the likes of David Silva and Yaya Toure from dictating the Manchester City attack.

With Matic and Ramires both starting, the option is now open for Cesc Fabregas to play a more advanced midfield role in supporting striker Diego Costa, who keeps his place in the starting team, despite his reported hamstring bother.

The hard-working Willian will join the skillful Eden Hazard in supporting Costa as well, with the Blues playing without Oscar, who apparently picked up an injury during training.

First-choice goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is out suspended after his red card against Swansea last week, so summer recruit Asmir Begovic get his chance to make his full debut for the champions.

Meanwhile, the likes of Kurt Zouma, Falcao, Juan Cuadrado, John Obi Mikel and Loic Remy all on the bench.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini also makes one change to his side from the last fixture, with fit-again striker Sergio Aguero coming into the starting team to replace Wilfried Bony, who takes his seat on the bench.

However, most of the attention will be on the defensive line of Manchester City, with several pundits still not convinced Pellegrini’s side is strong enough in that department.

Captain Vincent Kompany and Eliaquim Mangala will continue their roles in the heart of the backline, with Bacary Sagna and Aleksandar Kolarov at the full back positions.

Spanish playmaker Silva is also expected to be one of the key players for Man City today with Jesus Navas and Raheem Sterling acting as strong supporters in the attack.

Jamaica v Mexico Gold Cup 2015 TV Channels, Lineups

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PHILADELPHIA, Sporting Alert – Here are the starting lineups for the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 Final between Jamaica and Mexico at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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The Reggae Boyz booked their place into the country’s first ever Gold Cup final with a shocking 2-1 victory over hosts and defending champions USA, while El Tri scored a controversial victory over Panama in the other semi-finals, last week.

Despite being on the scoresheet against the United States, striker Darren Mattocks unluckily finds himself on the substitutes bench for the final with head coach Winfried Schafer opting to start with Simon Dawkins and Giles Barnes in his attack.

Captain Rudolph Austin will again monitor things from midfield and he will be supported by Je-Vaughn Watson, with Garath Mccleary and Joel Mcanuff operating out wide.

Ryan Thompson, who was impressive in goal against the United States, despite his one spill, gets the nod again, with Adrian Mariappa, Wes Morgan Kemar Lawrence and Michael Hector in front of him.

Meanwhile, for Mexico, Giovani dos Santos remains as a sub, with head coach Miguel Herrera starting with Jesús Corona and Oribe Peralta in the attack.

Captain Andres Guardado, who netted twice from the penalty spot in the win over Panama, will hunt more goals from his midfield position, as Jonathan dos Santos and Jesus Duenas start alongside him.

While Jamaica are trying to win its first ever Gold Cup title, while Mexico are seeking its seventh hold on the prestigious trophy.

Jamaica team: 23 R. Thompson 19 A. Mariappa 4 W. Morgan 20 K. Lawrence 3 M. Hector 10 J. McAnuff 22 G. McCleary 17 R. Austin 15 J. Watson 9 G. Barnes 18 S. Dawkins

Mexico team: 13 G. Ochoa 2 F. Rodríguez 22 Paul Aguilar 15 O. Alanís 7 M. Layún 5 D. Reyes 18 A. Guardado 20 J. Dueñas 8 J. dos Santos 9 Jesús Corona 19 O. Peralta

Colombia v Brazil Friendly International Channels

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MIAMI, Fla. (Sporting Alert) — Brazil will take on Colombia in a high-profile friendly football international at Miami’s Sun Life Stadium here on Friday night.

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Re-appointed head coach Dunga, who replaced Luiz Felipe Scolari as Brazil boss after the World Cup, confirmed that Barcelona forward Neymar would captain the national team in the absence of the injured Thiago Silva, and the 22-year-old leads the attack tonight.

Also starting Brazil are Luiz Gustavo, David Luiz, Willian, Oscar and Diego Tardelli.

Among the substitutes are Robinho, who was recalled to the squad,  Fernandinho, Everton Ribeiro and Marquinhos.

Manchester United forward Radamel Falcao starts on the bench, but Real Madrid’s attacking playmaker James Rodríguez is in starting for Colombia.

Falcao, who is with Manchester United on loan from Monaco, missed the World Cup, while Rodríguez, who scored the last time these two teams met, was one of the stars of Brazil 2014.

Juan Cuadrado and Jackson Martínez are also in Jose Pekerman starting team.

Colombia have won four of its last five games, but did lose 2-1 the last time these two met.

Friday night’s game is a replay of the FIFA World Cup quarter-final.

At the same time, Brazil have dropped its last two games, after losing the third round playoff contest to the Netherlands, this was after being hammered 7-1 by World champions Germany in the Cup semi-finals.

Brazil XI: Jefferson, Miranda, Maicon, Filipe Luis, David Luiz, Willian, Ramires, Luiz Gustavo, Oscar, Diego Tardelli, Neymar. Subs: Danilo, Elias, Everton Ribeiro, Fernandinho, Gil, Marcelo, Marquinhos, Philippe Coutinho, Rafael, Ricardo Goulart, Robinho

Colombia XI: Ospina, Zapata, Armero, Valdes,  Zuniga, Sanchez, Ramírez, Cuadrado, Rodríguez, Gutierrez, Martínez. Sub: Aguilar, Mejía, Ramos, Bacca, Carbonero, Vargas, Alvarez, Guarín, Quintero, Muriel, Falcao, Arias, Ibarbo

Norway v Scotland Starting Lineups, Live Scores

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(Sporting Alert) — Here are the starting team lineups for tonight’s international friendly football game between Norway and Scotland at Ullevaal Stadium.

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Both teams will be looking to lay-down a good display for their respective coaches after missing out at qualifying for next year’s Fifa World Cup finals in Brazil.

Charlie Adam, Scott Brown, Robert Snodgrass and Steven Naismith are all in the starting lineup for Scotland, with Kris Boyd and James McArthur on the bench.

Young talent Magnus Eikrem and the experienced Morten Gamst Pedersen both start for Norway in the home fixture.

Scotland manager Gordon Strachan has four of his nine games in charge, while his Norway counterpart Per-Mathias Hogmo is still is still searching for his first win in three games since taking over in September.

Norway v Scotland

Norway: Nyland, Hogli, Reginiussen, Elabdellaoui, Forren, Morten Gamst Pedersen, Eikrem, Skjelbred, Jenssen, Marcus Pedersen, Kamara
Subs: Jarstein, Strandberg, Skjelvik, Konradssen, Abdellaoue, Elyounoussi, Linnes, Daehli, Grytebust

Scotland: Marshall, Hutton, Martin, Greer, Whittaker, Anya, Adam, Brown, Bryson, Snodgrass, Naismith
Subs: Fox, Boyd, McArthur, Berra, Conway, Wallace, Mackay-Steven, Armstrong

Referee: Martin Strombergsson (Sweden)

Live TV Channels: Champions League Fixtures and Game Times: Oct 2

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MANCHESTER (Sporting Alert) — Defending champions Bayern Munich, Real Madrid as well as EPL sides Manchester United and Manchester City are all in action in Champions League on Wednesday night.

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The match of the day is expected to come from the Group D at Etihad Stadium where Manchester City will host last year’s winners and German side Bayern Munich.

It is will also see City boss Manuel Pellegrini renewing his rivalry with Pep Guardiola and the latter, a former Barcelona manager, believes the Premier League side has enough power to make the final this year.

“Manchester City are one of the biggest clubs in Europe. I think they have made big steps forward,” Guardiola said. “My impression is if they qualify, Manchester City will be one of the toughest teams in the next round.

“The same happened with Borussia Dortmund last season.

“They qualified for the next round for the first time and went on to the final.

“I think the same can happen for Manchester City. I don’t know if I’m right but I have this feeling.”

Manchester United won their group opener last month, but David Moyes’ team have not looked convincing in recent games and even fell to their third defeat in the English Premier League at home to West Bromwich last Saturday.

Wednesday night the Red Devils travel to face a difficult Shakhtar Donetsk side in Group A, but welcome return of Robin van Persie, who missed the team’s last three games with a thigh injury.

Another top side looking to bounce back from a defeat over the weekend is Real Madrid, who take on FC København at the Santiago Bernabeu without summer world record signing Gareth Bale, who is out with an injury.

French side Paris Saint Germain take on Benfica at Parc des Princes, Juventus hosts Roberto Mancini and Galatasaray at Juventus Stadium, while Anderlecht and Olympiakos lock horns at Constant Vanden Stock, Bayer Leverkusen face Real Sociedad and the early kick off at Petrovski Stadium sees CSKA Moscow going up against Viktoria Plzen.

Wednesday 2 October 2013 UEFA Champions League
TIME (ET)
12:00 CSKA Moscow v Viktoria Plzen at Petrovski Stadium
2:45 Bayer Leverkusen v Real Sociedad at BayArena
2:45 Juventus v Galatasaray at Juventus Stadium
2:45 Real Madrid v FC København at Santiago Bernabéu
2:45 Manchester City v Bayern Munich at Etihad Stadium
2:45 Paris Saint Germain v Benfica at Parc des Princes
2:45 RSC Anderlecht v Olympiakos at Constant Vanden Stock
2:45 Shakhtar Donetsk v Manchester United at Donbass Arena

Landon Donovan starts: USA v Belize Teams

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PORTLAND, Oregon (Sporting Alert) — Landon Donovan starts for the U.S. in tonight’s Group C CONCACAF Gold Cup clash with Belize in their opening game at Jeld -Wen Field in Portland.

Donovan scored twice in USA’s 6-0 victory in a friendly game, returning from a break from international football and he will play as a second striker alongside Chris Wondolowski in the attack.

DaMarcus Beasley will captain the team and he plays in defense with Clarence Goodson, Michael Parkhurst and Michael Orozco, with Oguchi Onyewu amongst the defenders on the bench.

Starting tonight also for Jurgen Klinsmann side are Kyle Beckerman, José Torres and Nick Rimando, who starts in goal with Tim Howard and Brad Guzan both unavailable.

Stuart Holden and Herculez Gomez are on the bench.

For Belize, striker Deon McCauley, who has the most goals in this CONCACAF World Cup qualifying cycle with 11, will be main man to watch out for.

USA team: Nick Rimando; Michael Orozco, DaMarcus Beasley, Michael Parkhurst, Clarence Goodson; Joe Corona Crespin, Mikkel Diskerud, Kyle Beckerman, José Torres; Landon Donovan, Chris Wondolowski.

Belize team: Shane Orio; Trevor Lennan, Dalton Eiley, Ashley Torres, Evral Trapp; Ian Gaynair, Elroy Smith, Tyrone Pandy; Evan Mariano, Deon McCaulay, Harrison Roches.

USA v Belize Live CONCACAF Gold Cup | Watch Live Stream on FoxSoccer 2Go.com, at 11:00 pm ET.

Crystal Palace v Watford Championship playoff final; Starting Teams

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LONDON (Sporting Alert) — With a massive £120m at stake for the promoted team, both Crystal Palace and Watford will be pushing hard to win today’s npower Championship playoff final at Wembley Stadium.

Crystal Palace v Watford Championship playoff Live Scores

Manchester United-bound Wilfried Zaha, who scored two goals in the semi-final second leg against Brighton is seen as the main man for Crystal Palace and the England winger overcame a nagging ankle injury to start.

The Eagles are unchanged from the side which won the last time out, as top scorer Glenn Murray is out with an injury so Aaron Wilbraham, who has scored just one goal since joining them last July leads the attacking line.

Watford boss Gianfranco Zola makes two changes from the side which pulled out a stunning win over Leicester City in semi-final second leg, as both midfielder Jonathan Hogg and defender Daniel Pudil both come into the starting team.

Cristian Battocchio and Matt Briggs make way for Hogg and Pudil.

The fans are gathering and both managers took the time to talk about the build up.

Crystal Palace boss Ian Holloway, who won promotion to the English Premier League through the play-offs path with Blackpool in 2010, talks about what it would mean to the club should the Eagles they win.

“I have already seen and felt what it would mean to Crystal Palace fans,” Holloway told BBC London 94.9.

“If it is achieved then it might mean a new ground, which is the vision of the owners.

“We have got a chance of everybody’s dream. It is a different planet and off the chart.”

Watford manager Zola, whose side stunned everyone at reaching this close to gaining EPL entry, believes victory tonight would be a step closer to where the club wants to be in the future.

“The owners want Watford to become an established team in the Premier League and with time our ambition is to be a European team,” the former Chelsea star player said.

“There is a long way to go. Don’t forget that we are in the Championship, but that is the type of people (the Pozzos) are.”

Crystal Palace: Speroni, Ward, Gabbidon, Delaney, Moxey, Jedinak, Dikgacoi, Garvan, Williams, Zaha, Wilbraham.
Subs: Price, Richards, Ramage, Bolasie, Phillips, O’Keefe, Moritz.

Watford: Almunia; Doyley, Ekstrand, Cassetti; Anya, Chalobah, Hogg, Abdi, Pudil; Deeney, Vydra.
Subs: Bond, Hall, Briggs, Yeates, Battocchio, Geijo, Forestieri

Referee: Martin Atkinson

English FA Cup Final: Manchester City vs Wigan Live, Teams

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LONDON (Sporting Alert) — Joe Hart is the surprising starting goalkeeper for Manchester City for today’s English FA Cup final against Wigan at Wembley Stadium.

FA CUP FINAL: MANCHESTER CITY V WIGAN
Venue: Wembley
Date: Saturday 11 May
Kick-off: 11:15 ET
Coverage: Follow Live Score Updates on SportingAlert.com

It was widely reported and even stated by club manager Roberto Mancini that Costel Pantilimon, who has been his start goalkeeper in the early rounds, would keep his place in the starting XI.

However, the Italian manager has decided to go with England No.1 Hart instead, which leaves a very disappointed Pantilimon has been left on the bench.

Mancini has also decided to go with Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero in his attack, with Edin Dzeko returning to the bench, despite scoring in the league in the last outing.

Yaya Toure has also been passed fit and starts in midfield alongside Samir Nasri and David Silva, as Mancini made eight changes to the side that beat West Bromwich in midweek.

Many are already handing the FA Cup trophy to Manchester City, but the club’s assistant manager David Platt isn’t getting carried away.

“Anything can happen,” Platt told 5 live Sport. “We’ve got to go out on the park and perform. It will be a very difficult game for us.

“We must put Wigan’s worries of relegation to one side and look forward to it. We won’t be complacent. The league table shows we’ve won more games than them, but this is all about a one-off.”

Wigan, in the meantime, make two changes from the side that was beaten 3-2 at home by Swansea City in the week, with Antolin Alcaraz and Jordi Gomez both starting.

Manchester City vs Wigan FA Cup Teams

Manchester City team: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany (c), Nastasic, Clichy, Yaya Toure, Barry, Nasri, Silva, Tevez, Aguero
Subs: Pantilimon, Garcia, Rodwell, Milner, Dzeko, Kolarov, Lescott

Wigan team: Robles, Espinoza, Scharner, Alcaraz, Boyce, McCarthy, McArthur, Gomez, McManaman, Kone, Maloney.
Subs: subs: Al Habsi, Caldwell, Watson, Di Santo, Henriquez, Fyvie, Golobart

Kaka, Luka Modric Start: Real Madrid v Levante Live Score, Teams

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MADRID (Sporting Alert) — Kaka, Luka Modric and Jose Callejon are all in the starting lineup for Real Madrid in today’s La Liga game against Levante at Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid v Levante Live Score

Kaka and Modric will play in midfield, while Callejon will play in the attacking line.

Real Madrid are 13 points behind leaders Barcelona, but could cut the gap to 10-points with a win, since the leaders don’t play until the later game today.

Gonzalo Higuain and Karim Benzema are also in the starting team after scoring in the Champions League in midweek, but leading goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo, who also netted in the win over Galatasaray, was left on the bench.

Captain Iker Casillas is only on the bench, despite recovering fully from his injury, while Pepe, Alvaro Arbeloa, Sergio Ramos and Marcelo play in defence.

Raul Albiol, Angel Di Maria and Mesut Ozil are all on the bench.

Real Madrid: Diego Lopez, Marcelo, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Alvaro Arbeloa, Xabi Alonso. Kaka, Luka Modric, Jose Callejon, Karim Benzema, Gonzalo Higuain.
Subs: Iker Casillas, Raul Albiol, Nacho, Michael Essien, Angel Di Maria, Mesut Ozil, Cristiano Ronaldo

Levante: Gustavo Munua, Loukas Vyntra, Juanfran, Sergio Ballesteros, Christian Lell, Vicente Iborra, Ruben Garcia, Michel, Pedro Rios, Papa Diop, Robert Acquafresca.

Referee: Carlos Clos Gomez

Barclays Premier League Team News and Live Scores

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LONDON (Sporting Alert) — The following are the team news for today’s Barclays Premier League games, while live football scores from all the games will also be on this page fans to follow.

Southampton v Liverpool
TEAM NEWS: Southampton made just one change from the side that drew with Norwich City for today’s clash with Liverpool, as Jose Fonte, who is on the bench makes way for Nathaniel Clyne at right-back. Liverpool in the meantime, will be without goalkeeper Pepe Reina, who failed to recover so Brad Jones starts in goal. Defender Martin Skrtel and midfielder Joe Allen come in for Jamie Carragher and Lucas Leiva, respectively.

Swansea v Arsenal
TEAM NEWS: Arsenal make three adjustments for today’s clash with Swansea City, as Nacho Monreal, who was ineligible in the Champions League, replaces Kieran Gibbs, while Abou Diaby comes in for Ramsey and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain starting for Tomas Rosicky. Lukasz Fabianski keeps his place in goal. Defender Thomas Vermaelen and goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, who have been linked with away moves are not in Arsenal’s team. For Swansea City, Leon Britton returns in midfield after missing last week’s defeat against West Bromwich because of an injury.

Aston Villa v QPR
TEAM NEWS: Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has decided to stick with the same starting team that beat Reading last weekend. QPR manager Harry Redknapp made two changes to the side that beat Sunderland 3-1 last week with fit again goalkeeper Julio Cesar replacing Robert Green and Jermaine Jenas starting for Junior Hoilett.

Stoke v West Bromwich
Stoke City made just one adjustment from side that edged Newcastle United last weekend with winger Matthew Etherington returning to replace Andy Wilkinson, who is back on the bench. West Brom boss Steve Clarke also made one change with Jerome Thomas coming in for Graeme Dorrans. Shane Long also starts after recovering from an ankle problem.