Colombia Coach Says Caicedo OK to Play in Women's World Cup Match Despite Fall at Training
Colombia head coach Nelson Abadía said forward Linda Caicedo is healthy ahead of Sunday’s Women’s World Cup match against Germany despite a training session video showing her voluntarily dropping to the ground while holding her chest. “It was just an episode,” Abadía said Saturday. “It’s finished. It’s over. We’re happy about this. No problem.” Caicedo, an 18-year-old cancer survivor, scored in Colombia’s opening 2-0 win over South Korea last week and is among the best young players in the world.