Error message

  • Notice: Undefined index: nid in views_handler_field_term_node_tid->pre_render() (line 98 of /var/www/html/docroot/sites/all/modules/views/modules/taxonomy/views_handler_field_term_node_tid.inc).
  • Notice: Undefined index: nid in views_handler_field_term_node_tid->pre_render() (line 98 of /var/www/html/docroot/sites/all/modules/views/modules/taxonomy/views_handler_field_term_node_tid.inc).
×

News

Watch: Kelley O’Hara returns to field for first time in five months after knee injury

Kelley O’Hara made her grand return to the pitch Sunday night for Gotham FC after missing the previous five months battling a knee injury. The home crowd gave the 36-year-old United States women’s national team icon a roaring ovation when she entered the game in the 85th minute during a friendly against Chelsea.

O’Hara is playing in her final NWSL season as she’s announced she will retire at the end of the year. Her last season with Gotham FC hasn’t been a dream final chapter of her career as she’s been sidelined since March.

O’Hara has made two appearances for Gotham in the regular season playing just 80 minutes.

The crowd went nuts when they were finally reunited with their captain.

Kelley O’Hara returns for first time since March

Injuries were one of the main reasons for O’Hara’s decision to retire.

"To get injured and come back, and get injured and come back, and just keep doing it, it really takes a toll on you,” O’Hara said in an interview with Just Women’s Sports earlier this year.

"People don't see the doubt that's associated with injury. As athletes we feel a certain way, we perform a certain way, our body feels a certain way, we're very in tune with our bodies. And there's always so much doubt surrounding injury. It’s like, 'Can I feel the way I felt before?' The reality is sometimes you don't."

Sunday’s game nearly saw a major USWNT throwback as Gotham FC signed legendary midfielder Heather O’Reilly on a one-day contract for the friendly. In a brutal twist, she didn’t pass her physical to play in the game.

Chelsea won the friendly 3-1.

Videos you might like