Matildas' Emily van Egmond sidelined with ankle injury

Australia and Newcastle midfielder Emily van Egmond could be out for six weeks. Matildas linchpin Emily van Egmond has been put on ice for the remainder of the W-League season after an ankle injury. The Newcastle captain rolled and sprained her ankle on Wednesday at training, suffering ligament damage. The injury is terrible news for the eighth-placed Jets ahead of Saturday's must-win match against Sam Kerr's visiting Perth. And it's not great either for the national team with June's World Cup on the horizon. The midfielder is predicted to be out for six weeks. That suggested...

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