The National Women’s Football Association said it should have been stopped playing in the game Angel City FC and Utah Royal Friday after delaying nearly 10 minutes to provide medical attention to Angel’s city defender Safi king.
The Association of Players invited NWSL To change its protocols and give up any match that requires measures to save life. The king was taken to a local hospital in Los Angeles on Friday after that The collapse in the field. Angel City said that King underwent surgery on Tuesday After “doctors discovered a heart defect” at more examination.
The team said to her, “Excellent Diagnosis.” The match was resumed on Friday after the accident and was played after the king was transferred from the field. The players from both teams were shook clearly, and they closed the weapons in the center circle after the match.
“These moments demand humanity, proper judgment and self -control,” NWLPA said in a statement. “Any medical emergency condition that requires life -saving care must end. The match should not last.
“The incidents of this intensity must give our collective humanitarian priority and should automatically suspend the match. The Players Association is obligated to make this standard in NWSL.
“Our members of the elite, global competitors have proven that they are able to perform under unimaginable circumstances. This does not mean that they should.”
After the game, Washington’s spirit and US star Trinity Rodman It was posted on social media, saying: “In any world, that game should continue.”
NWSL said in a statement on Saturday that “the league protocols have been followed from the perspective of medical operations and the game,” and that it will evaluate its operations.
NWSL did not specify what these protocols are, or who made the final decision to continue the match. Angel City won the match 2-0. On Wednesday, the league issued another statement:
“The safety of the player is very important with NWSL. The seriousness of this accident requires a cautious and methodological process. This process will be ongoing and will include the necessary reviews that give priority to consider the player and employees and the luxury of fans. Please continue to respect Savy’s privacy.”
