{"id":19369,"date":"2025-08-07T07:57:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/07\/maddison-faces-season-setback-with-torn-acl-injury\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T07:57:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:57:06","slug":"maddison-faces-season-setback-with-torn-acl-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/07\/maddison-faces-season-setback-with-torn-acl-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Maddison Faces Season Setback with Torn ACL Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li>\n<p>ESPN<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"timestamp\">August 7, 2025, 06:43 AM<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-reactions reactions-allowed\" data-behavior=\"content_reactions\" data-contentid=\"45918761\" data-nowid=\"1-45918761\" data-contenttitle=\"Tottenham's James Maddison ruptures ACL, will miss months\">\n<div class=\"content-reactions_reactions-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"share-button-wrapper\">\n<button class=\"icon-button reactions-button reactions-hover-button share-button user-not-parsed\" data-behavior=\"share_button\" aria-label=\"Share\"><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"share-popup\">\n<ul class=\"share-popup-list social-tracking-parent\" data-id=\"45918761\" data-name=\"Tottenham's James Maddison ruptures ACL, will miss months\" data-type=\"article\">\n<li><span class=\"copy-link-inner\"><span class=\"copy-link-inner-text share__label\"><\/span><span class=\"copy-link-success-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icon\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/content-reactions\/check.png&amp;h=80&amp;w=80\" alt=\"Copy the link\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Email<\/li>\n<li>printing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-reactions-extended-wrapper\">\n<button class=\"icon-button reactions-button main-reactions-button reactions-hover-button\"><\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"sr-only main-reactions-sr-only\">Opens an extended response<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-reactions_count-wrapper\">\n<button class=\"icon-button reactions-button reactions-count-button reactions-hover-button\" data-native-bridge=\"true\"><\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"reactions-skeleton-loading\">\n<div class=\"reactions-skeleton-left\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"reactions-skeleton-right\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>James Maddison will be sidelined for a significant portion of the 2025-26 season after Tottenham Hotspur announced that the midfielder has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee.<\/p>\n<p>The club stated that Maddison is scheduled for surgery &#8220;in the next few days,&#8221; after which he will begin the recovery process.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old was carried off with the injury during a 1-1 match against Newcastle United in South Korea last Saturday.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure>\n<picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0807%2Fr1528830_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0807%2Fr1528830_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0807%2Fr1528830_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0807%2Fr1528830_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"><\/source><br \/>\n<\/source>\n<\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Head coach Thomas Frank must adjust without James Maddison in the initial months of his tenure at Tottenham Hotspur. <cite>Chung Sung-Jun\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>After the game, coach Thomas Frank confirmed that Maddison&#8217;s injury is to the same knee that had troubled him at the end of the previous season. He called it a &#8220;bad&#8221; injury and referred to it as a &#8220;brutal moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This development is particularly unfortunate for Tottenham, as Frank now lacks a recognized creative midfielder. Dejan Kulusevski is also expected to miss the beginning of the new season due to his own knee issue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; How to watch: Tottenham Hotspur vs. Bayern Munich<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Son Heung-Min\u2019s transfer to LAFC fulfills MLS ambitions.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Ian Darke\u2019s Premier League Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham attempted to acquire midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White this summer, but their efforts fell through when the England international secured a new three-year deal with Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone at Tottenham Hotspur wishes James a speedy and complete recovery. We will support him at every step,&#8221; the club expressed in an official statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Injuries like Maddison&#8217;s impact not only his team but also ripple through the league, affecting match outcomes and strategies. For soccer fans, the loss of a key player highlights the unpredictability of the sport and raises questions about the depth and resilience of other teams in the league.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN August 7, 2025, 06:43 AM Email printing Opens an extended response James Maddison will be sidelined for a significant portion of the 2025-26 season after Tottenham Hotspur announced that the midfielder has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee. 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