by Alex Nuttall-Smith | Oct 24, 2016
During the training camp here in Ostersund, Sweden, as in many football training camps around the world, one objective is to provide the highest standard of medical care. Each player comes to see me–between on-field, snowy training sessions and team...
by Alex Nuttall-Smith | Jun 7, 2014
The members of Darfur United share the hardships of any international athlete: long flights to a foreign country followed by new foods and unfamiliar playing fields. But unlike star athletes from professional leagues, they arrive malnourished, dehydrated and...
by Alex Nuttall-Smith | May 25, 2014
How do I predict what a Darfur United player might need medically? What sort of injuries will I need to treat? Which on-field soccer medical treatments will I need to perform? The theme is “be prepared.” Therefore, the players, the entire world, and I – the...
