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Angel City’s defender Savy King was released from the hospital, just over a week after his collapse on the field in a match and needs surgery to treat a heart abnormality.
King posted a photo of her in the hospital holding a heart -shaped pillow and giving a boost on Sunday on social networks.
“I always find the words to express how much your love and your support have meant for me in recent days. What I know is that I would not pass that without my incredible family by my side, my incredible teammates who showed up for me and prayed for me, fans, the whole football community” I know that God had me and I can’t wait to recover and come back on the ground! “
Angel City published a statement that King was released from the hospital the day before.
King, 20, collapsed in the second half in a national match in the women’s football league between Angel City and Utah Royal visiting May 9.
It was treated in the field for more than 10 minutes before it was taken by ambulance at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Once there, doctors discovered a cardiac anomaly and she underwent surgery on Tuesday. His prognosis was good, said the team.
The players and fans were shaken by the incident, but the match continued, a decision that was widely criticized. The league later said that she was examining her policies.
The association of NWSL players was one of those who said that the match should not have continued.
“These moments require humanity, solid judgment and restraint. Any medical emergency which requires the administration of rescue care should end the game. The match should not have continued,” said the NWSLPA.
On Friday, a league press release expressed regret for having allowed the match to continue.
“The health and well-being of the whole NWSL community remain our top priority, and in any situation similar to the future, the game should and would be abandoned,” the statement said.
Angel City visited the Bay FC in a match on Saturday evening, the first of the team since King’s collapse. Before kick -off at the Paypal Park in San Jose, the two teams wore shirts with “SK3” printed on the front in tribute to King. The captain of the city of Angel, Sarah Gorden, also brandished the King jersey during the team’s photo.
NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman spoke to half-time journalists.
“All we could do is learn about experience and conclude that in a future situation, we will ensure that our policies and protocols do not allow the game to continue,” she said in her first comments on King’s collapse.
King was the second choice of NWSL’s draft in 2024 by expansion Bay FC and played 18 games for the club. She was exchanged in Angel City in February and started in eight games against the team this season.
Report by the Associated Press.
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