Messi in Tears With Huge Ankle After Non Contact Injury - Doctor Explains

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Lionel Messi left the Copa America final with a non contact ankle injury and had some pretty bad swelling right away.
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[@BrianSuttererMD]

😂😂 that’s a first. Solid

[@kaydotz]

Well said 🤌

[@christopherevoy9475]

before it touch the ground

[@Y.d.o.b.o.n]

👏

[@KmtS9]

BRAVO

[@talwindersingh4961]

The match isn't even over yet LMAO

[@SMankayi87]

Genius 😂😂

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[@therowgawd]

He stays with a shirt and tie ready

[@NT-or9wh]

Probably not wearing any pants.

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​@@NT-or9whreal😂

[@MadProp]

@@NT-or9wh Funny 😂

[@H_tudor]

@@NT-or9wh and extremely funny boxers

[@TheBrotherHoodSports]

He already confirmed that he wears basketball shorts with his shirt and tie.

[@aussieman11jam]

He hurt his ankle towards the end of the first half. He tried giving it a go in the second half

[@javierlandaverde4108]

That halftime show didn’t do him any favor. Once that ankle rolled over and got injured. Need to keep the mobility going for the fluids. Once you cool off then it becomes big and huge. Halftime show was like 20 minute delay.

[@davidSFL79]

Was it the same ankle? I didn’t notice

[@JustStartingOut-nt8ve]

His ankle looked pretty swollen already when he got injured in the 1st half.

[@harv83]

​@@javierlandaverde4108not exactly... That swelling is a massive talocrural joint effusion, probably from a torn deltoid ligament, possibly from some of the other structures mentioned. You're going to get that massive swelling no matter what you do - mobility *might* help to control it a bit, but unlikely it would do anything of significance. You can always try to maintain compression to manage the swelling itself, but then it's going to cause a lot of pain from the increasing intracapsular pressure

[@Double_G1627]

@@harv83damn ! Do you think he will be out for more than a month ?

[@TheYAADMANPodcast]

A doctor that moves this quick is what you need in an emergency

[@yoram_snir]

The injury occurred earlier in the game (first half). The play that is shown here as the injury, occurred later and it was Messi’s final play of the game.

[@carimecatton8376]

I seen that too! Someone crossed him. He fell and they came to aid him. I think with so much adrenaline didn’t hurt as much, until he stretched it and damaged it more.

[@curtismann6851]

Yeah, his ankle been back under the other guys weight on tackle out of bounds.

[@jonpetter8921]

That s what happened.

[@xxdevillexx]

In the first half he put all his weight on his right ankle, in order to kick with his left foot (where the tackle occurs) but his right ankle gives in.... that's why he immediately grabs his right foot instead of the left, where he's kicked.... Messi never fakes fouls which is why I had to look several times at the play

[@RenoDailyFootball5]

And he got subbed off in the second half due to him that he couldn’t play

[@preciousadesina3525]

Wow you already made a video on this. Messi is massive 😂😂😂

[@nomarxistspls90]

This guy always gets videos out real quick tbh

[@BobbyPERu4u]

Doc is always like this lol He has no chill

[@chuiwyjustin]

Nah he’s Messive

[@choppsticc]

It’s not cause it’s about Messi. Every time there’s an injury he’s like this.

[@superghosty9901]

W pfp fr

[@Zara-ug5be]

The quickness is crazy

[@boujiewink6999]

so happy they won it for him, no other leader like messi when it comes to football

[@idkidk2573]

Puyol

[@SayMyName316]

@@idkidk2573puyol didnt carry his team like Messi has been for decades

[@idkidk2573]

@@SayMyName316 But he is a great captain.

[@OhQuap]

@@idkidk2573yea

[@tiagothinks]

​@@SayMyName316ronaldo def carried portugal. This isn't an argument on whose better, as I think it's clear messi is the best, but portugal never won anything without cr7 and never missed a qualification since he was with the team.

[@thorischrishemsworth]

I believe this happened in the first half which is why the physios immediately said to sub him off because it was a reaggrevation of an original injury. You can see around the 33rd minute when he first bugged it that he also had excessive eversion on that cross as well.

[@MovementMilo]

Yea, that’s when the injury actually happened. This play. kzbin.infoheBl5n9Gj8Q?si=XC9RAmi6ddyLJdnq

[@winonafrog]

@@MovementMiloThat’s a nice little run too

[@jorgepellegrino8459]

Yes, and that is NOT a contactless injury...

[@MovementMilo]

@@jorgepellegrino8459 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipyvlqCpqtaDg5Yfeature=shared

[@thrilla72]

Messi's ankle was damaged earlier in the match, it wasn't that step that did it, it happened in an earlier tackle that forced him off the pitch for a few minutes

[@MovementMilo]

It wasn’t the tackle. It was the planting right foot that everted. Here’s the play kzbin.infoheBl5n9Gj8Q?si=XC9RAmi6ddyLJdnq But you are right. This video needs to be fixed and updated to the right info cause it’ll be much cooler with a more complex injury.

[@thrilla72]

@@MovementMilo Come on, it is absurd to suggest that the tackle had no contribution. Whatever structure broke was likely struggling to maintain integrity until that eversion

[@winonafrog]

@@thrilla72Yea, I think of the Porzingis injury video 6:41-he damaged a similar area (almost the same tendon??) and could move on it fine but at the risk of it ripping entirely. Seems like thats what happened when Leo went down untouched.

[@pcgui2001]

here is the non-contact injury in slow mo....... kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipyvlqCpqtaDg5Y

[@winonafrog]

@@pcgui2001 🥴 yikes

[@JuanGarcia-hc1mn]

The injury actually happened towards the end of the first half. It was an eversion injury that got aggravated from the second injury.

[@MovementMilo]

kzbin.infoheBl5n9Gj8Q?si=XC9RAmi6ddyLJdnq

[@MovementMilo]

Let’s tell the doc to update the video. This was the injury play. kzbin.infoheBl5n9Gj8Q?si=XC9RAmi6ddyLJdnq

[@wendellverli]

Exactly this doctor missed it completely.

[@gr8dvd]

@@wendellverli Guessing either someone sent him this clip from the late game injury or, like me, started watching well into the 2nd half. Now seeing the massive swelling and not-so-severe foot plant angle, definitely compromised earlier - certified YT doctor 😀

[@GreenFoo72]

The quality of this pitch was one of the worst I have ever seen for a final and a match like this truly embarrassing

[@adisonsichampanakhone1070]

Lol

[@alospraylo]

You were there?

[@OWNER_OF_CHUSLAM]

Also the Colombians player Who had already have a plan to tackle argentinian player just like they did to brazil

[@idkidk2573]

​@@alosprayloYou don't have to be there.

[@beenyman864]

Nah..Hard Rock Stadium is one of the few stadiums used in this tournament with a natural grass pitch. The ground was fine.

[@USCaiden]

Your upload time has to be the best on KZbin😂 I can watch you directly after any UFC event or really any event if there was a injury. Always super informative too

[@ithoughtthiswasamerica2361]

With the quickness

[@thedrizzle619]

fitting a socks ad when hes talking about the ankle lol

[@mooseyboy3758]

I was looking for this comment 🤣

[@radioclash84]

Gotta respect the grind Dr!

[@lajenwuzhere]

Omg you’re so quick. Thanks for always being on top of things Dr 👏🏽

[@zaidspetsin9084]

The contact was earlier in the game Brian

[@hirolla74]

Brian didn't watch the game. He saw ESPN highlights. lol

[@MovementMilo]

@@hirolla74haha

[@MovementMilo]

You’re correct. This was the play in the first half. Non contact injury. Let’s ask the doc to update this video. kzbin.infoheBl5n9Gj8Q?si=XC9RAmi6ddyLJdnq

[@jeshland]

Doc, He wasnt injured during that step, he was injured when he was tackled in the first half

[@MovementMilo]

He was injured in the first half but he wasn’t tackled. It was a non contact injury. Let’s get the doc to update the video. This was the injury play. kzbin.infoheBl5n9Gj8Q?si=XC9RAmi6ddyLJdnq

[@user-be7be1zf9i]

​@@MovementMilohe was tackled outside the ground

[@MovementMilo]

@@user-be7be1zf9i there’s contact after the play but that’s not even the ankle that he injures. The INJURY occurs before any contact. Look at the planting foot in that same play. The contact afterwards is irrelevant to the injury.

[@MovementMilo]

@@user-be7be1zf9i kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipyvlqCpqtaDg5Yfeature=shared in slo-mo.

[@MovementMilo]

@@user-be7be1zf9i kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipyvlqCpqtaDg5Yfeature=shared

[@idrisselhassib5024]

Actually the foul was in the first half , however he continued to play even though he was in severe pain

[@mikelliteras397]

My wife won tickets to a club seat for FC Miami, this Thursday. What luck😳. Doesn’t look like he’s playing for a bit.

[@saam4312]

The world is analyzing every part of Messi's life while he's making history.🐐🤯

[@felixrcandelaria]

Due to my own injuries (Torn achilles 3x, torn acl and meniscus, torn hamstring, broken ankle, dislocated wrist and now 3 bulging discs, just to name a few); Dr Brian Sutterer has educated me in ways I never imagined. I understand so much more about my body and it's mechanics. I just started rebuilding again 4 months ago after we discovered the bulging discs. I actually shared one of your videos with my PT. It was the video about Ben Simmon's back. He loved it! That video helped us have some deeper conversations about my circumstances. Thank you for all your work. It does help many of us.

[@user-zq7vi8lm4z]

Damn dude. Hope youre get better

[@jorgemagdaleno9085]

That wasn’t the play where he got injured

[@Soulreaper-1129]

🇦🇷 🏆 champions

[@trueqiuhan]

Man I still remember watching one of the first videos posted on this channel. I don't remember whose injury it was anymore but it was posted on the NBA sub on Reddit, and it was Brian himself who posted it there to attract some attention. And, man, it's obvious now what high quality content from the professionals can bring you and how far this channel has come. Congrats, Doc! And here's looking forward to more wonderful content from you!

[@YD-jf7je]

It was a contact injury though. The initial injury was in the first half when the Colombian defender knocked him into the advertising boards. Also heads up if Messi to roll back on to the pitch to stop the game, otherwise they would of kept playing

[@sunwukong7567]

Reminds me of Maradona's ankle during Italy 1990 World Cup, he played that entire tournament in one leg, otherworldly.

[@MegaLmae]

I sprained an ankle when I was in high school. The pain was unbearable. I felt like my heart beat had been transferred to my ankle.

[@armasapee]

Doc always delivers the fastest news 🙌 😅

[@osirisrobledo8425]

The injury happened because of a tackle from a Colombian defender earlier in the game.

[@MovementMilo]

He didn’t get tackled but he was being pressured down the line. It was a non contact. Here’s the play! kzbin.infoheBl5n9Gj8Q?si=XC9RAmi6ddyLJdnq Let’s ask the doc to update the vid since this injury is much more complex and would make the video so much better! kzbin.infoheBl5n9Gj8Q?si=XC9RAmi6ddyLJdnq

[@DeCrypticShadow]

Another lightning fast, easy to understand breakdown video by Dr. Sutterer. Thank you!

[@WardenClyff]

First time viewer, Messi certainly is something. The Messi effect in full force.

[@samuelrandhawa-my2sg]

It is also good to note that he suffered another injury in the same part of the same foot earlier in the game

[@prakashmalla8850]

Wow doc so quick 😂

[@giovannilombardo9534]

@ Dr.Sutterer the initial injury occurred at 40ish minutes of the first half at the goal line.

[@CELLPERSPECTIVE]

If sports injuries didn't exist, would Dr. Stutterer....cease to exist D:

[@AznJsn82091]

If Dr. Stutterer exists, sports injuries exist☺️

[@7Kwadwo]

Doc stays ready like he working in the ER 🫡

[@markoukanovic5075]

No matter what will be,Messi retite as a CHAMPION!

[@ernestogarcia2393]

Dr. Brian uploading when Messi is still on the ground lol

[@keathockooi505]

Don't cry for me Argentina!

[@richardmartinez3078]

Right after he fell he started waving at the sidelines to come over quickly. He immediately knew something was wrong 😢

[@solomonlevin4521]

I just came back from this same injury took me 3 months and I was supposed to be done in 5 months 😬

[@cicibrandt2303]

Messi get well ❤️‍🩹 God bless ♥️🙏🕊️

[@arq3474]

Thank you so much for the explanation!

[@foeshizzel]

These videos are exactly why professional sports should be transparent with injures. Injuries happen at all levels. It helps parents and athletes know what to look for or what questions to ask so they get the best care.

[@TheOtherKine]

This has happened to me before. It swelled exactly the same. He'll be completely fine.

[@romanairekfpkibblessupplie9741]

At this rate Brian will eventually post a video talking about an injury that hasn't happened yet. It's just a matter of "when" rather than "if".

[@joaofrutinho]

He even got a sponsor for the video 💀

[@gabrielguerrero3404]

Some people are saying it was during a different time in the game but that it was also non contact. There was a tackle where the opponent hit exactly that spot with the sole of the cleats so it also could’ve been that

[@hirolla74]

Messi's ankle was hurt before the 40 min? mark not after HT. You can see when he cut with his right foot and the foot Eversioned right before the opposing player tackled him with the ball out of bounds. Commentators called it left ankle injury on the spot but was wrong. I don't have access to replay. He was down for a few mins and tried to walk it off and play but seems like he couldn't cut nor run hard. But def it was his right ankle that was injured. Even the ESPN commentators never showed his pre-HT injury; only the one after HT.

[@Storifiedyt]

Dr. Brian is always ready with a shirt and a tie on. Brilliant!

[@Here-to-game]

There was a play in the first half where he turned that same ankle

[@yasserd86]

I’ve been waiting on this video…!!!!! Thank you!!!

[@panchor]

SOMOS BICAMPEONES DE AMÉRICA PAPÁ, EL MEJOR DE LA HISTORIA SE VA A RECUPERAR Y LA HISTORIA VA A CONTINUAR...

[@gerardocastro7403]

The injury occured by the goal when he tried to cross the ball in. He planted his ankle and it gave away

[@andrewkeup9209]

Great win. Proud of Argentina...

[@sidepriest]

Dr. You stayed ready! Haha impressive

[@carlossalinas9363]

Hello Dr. Sutterer, I’m a huge fan of your channel. I just noticed that you analyzed the play in which he is subbed off but the main injury occurs in the first half of the game as he runs for a ball off the pitch. Similar to the video that you analyze he puts a significant amount of stress on the medial part of his ankle. It would be awesome if you could find that clip, it is around the 34 minute of the game where he initially gets injured. He is then taken out of the pitch and returns to the game for the remainder of the half but he limps the rest of the game. I think when he was subbed out he reaggravated the injury.

[@DarkHorse_50]

I got tickets to a Messi game in August. I’m here to see time he’ll be out. It’s a wrap :(

[@michaelgaloyan2074]

That's not what happened. He went back on the pitch and finished the first half. After halftime treatment and re-taping, he started the second half and eventually further sprained his medial compartment ligaments or strained the posterior tib tendon.

[@MovementMilo]

Yea the injury happened earlier before this. This is the play. kzbin.infoheBl5n9Gj8Q?si=XC9RAmi6ddyLJdnq Let’s ask the doc to update the video and this injury is more serious and more complex. Would make for a much cooler explanation!

[@marianogorbatt5427]

Great explanation but the actual injury took place at around the 35th minute of the first half, what you are showing is the moment he collapsed after coming back with that swelling to the pitch and playing another 15 minutes in the second half! The GOAT!

[@amq474]

Lesión occurs in 1st half , when he tried to do a center pass and his foot bend

[@cesarordaz139]

He wasn’t subbed out rightward. He came out a few minutes after the second half started.

[@kevins7736]

Breaking down Bo Jackson's hip injury would be awesome.

[@avistratwood2393]

Messi jacked up his ankle in the first half trying to make a cut back pass near the end line.

[@alex-chicago-80]

I rolled the same right ankle, but the pain is between my ankle and toes, so from the looks, it's that tendent that wraps towards the toes. I'm 70% after a week and a half.

[@EGT445]

You should be Messi’s Doctor😂 LOL

[@adamnordinrogers]

Good summer he will recover soon. Worst injury is midway January September April injuries cause of pressure. He will have good timing to recover

[@V1nny559]

Just as soon as he said summer is slow… right on cue, bam!

[@WiseSnake]

You don't miss!

[@armdayeverday]

That was not the play he got injured in. It was earlier in the game where his foot got caught/tangled during a challenge.

[@chrislabbe9412]

Had the same posterior tibial ligament rupture, never the same. Needed all-American surgery and had major atrophy. Neuromas, plantar fascia pretty much useless, favored knee is now worse off than bad leg from picking up the slack. After 15 years of competitive sports I’ve learned outer rolls are rudimentary compared to inner. Lateral ligament reconstruction is a walk in the park compared to posterior tibial reconstruction.

[@danielcamposano6039]

He got his ankle twisted before he dropped down and couldn't continue, so there was previous contact, he thought and wanted to continue.

[@Vincent-sk7xl]

can't believe he was still playing🐐

[@Cibbic]

Contact was earlier in the match , it got worse later when he landed awkwardly

[@CaesarBro]

Same thing happened to me when I wore the lower tier of adidas Copa boots. They provide little support and I sprained my foot and had plantar fasciitis for 3 weeks. My ankle looked like that too.

[@robbyluna9818]

The initial injury was at the end of the 1st Half at the goal line, this was what likely related to the initial injury

[@vicentegutierrez9213]

Damm Doc ! The fit today is 🔥

[@andrewethansbreakroom2588]

Nice breakdown! I even learned that out ankles are very complex with tendons going every which way…😮

[@Nsamity]

It doesn't look pretty... very messi injury right there.

[@tchoate14]

Boooooo

[@zakxoxo]

Bro what

[@joshuawalker301]

Heeey 😂

[@arreca09]

watching this at 5am from Argentina, damn you're fast lol

[@AntonioDiaz]

Damn! Brian don’t miss anything! Legend. Great video! 😮

[@arentorjamir4545]

Dude was quick.

[@xaynbb]

It wasn't even over 😭

[@kevinportu]

That wasn't the play that led to the injury. It was way before he got the injury from trying to pass inside the box and got tackled by a defender.

[@romalwood6531]

During the first half of the game he seemed to have rolled his right ankle pretty badly when he went to try and center the ball and then went down after. At the time everyone was only looking at his left foot because everyone thought he went down to try and win a foul when the Columbian player hit his left foot as he crossed it but even the commentators were confused because when he went down he instead grabbed his right leg.

[@bernardocout]

There was a previous play that ended with Messi rolling in pain, same ankle, I think that previous hit played a huge factor in the injury

[@erikmorales17]

Woah that was a quick upload 😂😂 but let’s go Argentina champions again 🇦🇷💪🏽

[@MarcelElfers]

mind you, this non-contact injury, like you said, is somewhat serious. However, this injury was provoked in a contact injury in the first half. During half-time, they already considered subbing Messi but he wanted to play "until he dropped". Therefore, this non-contact injury is a moot point as something happened prior to this non-contact injury.

[@lemini4k]

I made a joke about an Instagram reel of someone kicking a rat into a kids face that I saw. So, I said "Damn that's a Messi kick." I had alerts on, and "Brian Sutterer" came on already with the Messi foot injury breakdown. Man, He's like a ninja I swear. ESPN also popped up the injury but as detailed as Brian's video is. Everything comes in 3s I guess. 😂

[@hilariousness4393]

Others watching to get messi injury update. Me: trying to get info about my own shifted ankle... now i know it's tendon something

[@sekgoto]

Bro behind you took his shirt off and put it back on... He play too much 😂

[@vladmanea4901]

This is not the moment when he injured his ankle… This is the second one, when he was sub off

[@argento1111]

great video, even if you are missing the first injury,which was very simillar to the second one, that you are showing in this video

[@harounkola]

Get well soon Messi

[@Wolfgggggg]

I sprained my ankle in sports on Monday lol same I feel you Messi I'm in a whole world of pain right now it's not even funny

[@asjordan0yt]

thank you

[@user-ts7dj2or5r]

if it happend in my village the patien didnt even recived medical treatment still on the way😂😂😂