"Roebuck signed for Manchester City at the age of 15 and couldn't have been happier. She trained once a week while she finished school. City was something I could never say no to, says Roebuck in an emotional article for The Players' Tribune. The England girls had just come back from playing the World Cup in Canada, and seven of them were at City. I remember staying up late at night to watch their games."
"After the Olympics, I came back to City. The first days of preseason, I felt really good. Then at training, I jumped for a routine cross, and my calf just went. Gone. Numb. I knew it wasn't good, she says. I didn't realise it at the time, but my body was starting to break down I was supposed to be out for six weeks. But six weeks turned into seven months. I just couldn't get my calf right, and something"
Ellie Roebuck joined Manchester City at 15, training once weekly while finishing school and rising to become a decorated goalkeeper with league and cup titles. She represented Team GB at the 2021 Olympics but experienced weight loss and overtraining that led to a calf injury in preseason. The injury extended from an expected six weeks to seven months, disrupting fitness and playing continuity and costing the England starting role to Mary Earps. Roebuck later fulfilled a pundit role while England retained the European Championship and focused on rehabilitation and rebuilding her career and fitness at club level.
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