Clifton All Whites performed well in FA Youth Cup games and eventually gained their own ground.

A second surgery on his left leg was needed in October 2018 when that too got infected, and the metal plate was taken out. His creative combination with Tom Lancaster and Russell Kamo drove the Dragons to the national league grand final where they lost 3-1 to a Waitakere United attack fielding a frontline of Benji Totori, Roy Krishna and Allan Pearce.

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"The emotional side was absolutely devastating to the point of crippling, battles with pretty severe depression, anxiety, panic attacks," Gleeson said. Video will play in. 7 Jul, 2020 6:30pm .

The six-page lawsuit was filed against Dr Richard Edelson and Dr Jonathan Greenleaf over their handling of a shin injury that ended Gleeson's career in 2018. reports Gleeson, 30, has accused the pair of committing medical negligence and battery, selecting a risky procedure to repair bilateral stress fractures in his tibias, failing to properly sterilise metal implants, and failing to remove one from his right leg when it became infected.

He said his debut for New Zealand, against Honduras in Auckland in 2010 following the World Cup tournament, would "always stand out'' in a trove of treasured football memories.

"On the go and no time to finish that story right now? "I don't know what the record is for sitting on the bench, but I would have to be close,'' he quipped. From breaking news to debate and conversation, we bring you the news as it happens Whether you’re looking to buy or rent, OneRoof.co.nz has everything you need to find your dream home.

"There were also times when I felt like I deserved that chance, but that opportunity never opened up for me.''

"That was really hard at times when I felt I was good enough, and I deserved an opportunity. "That was the one where I felt I got a proper opportunity, not five minutes off the bench. Clapham also rated as a "particular highlight'' his first year with Canterbury United in 2009-10 after returning from four years in the American collegiate system. Since the initial surgery in August 2018, the Palmerston North native has had a further eight additional surgeries to repair his right tibia, while his left tibia has had one additional surgery since having the metal plate removed. Clapham also never got a chance to play professionally despite being one of the best players in the national league for a decade. He "would have liked to have won'' a national league title, after losing two grand finals, with Canterbury United in 2010 and Team Wellington in 2019.

(Photo by David Ramos - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)New cap Aaron Clapham pictured talking to his parents after the announcement of his inclusion in the 2010 All Whites World Cup final squad.

The New Zealand international was signed with the American club from 2011 until he was forced to retire. (Photo: Ben Campbell/www.phototek.nz).Cashmere Technical captain Tom Schwarz (L) with Dan Terris, Aaron Clapham Stu Kelly and Ash Wellbourn after winning the Chatham Cup in 2014.Team Wellington's Aaron Clapham is attended to following a serious in the 2019 national league grand final against Eastern Suburbs. (Photo: Lawrence Smith/Stuff).All Whites coach Ricki Herbert congratulates Aaron Clapham on his World Cup squad inclusion. The plate was removed by Edelson in a third surgery at the end of September 2018, according to the newspaper.

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Clapham - Canterbury United's record scorer with 69 goals in 149 matches - earned 13 All Whites caps between 2010 and 2013, and was a late addition to New Zealand's 2010 World Cup squad, though he did not get to play at the finals in South Africa. "You spend your entire life working so hard and just to have someone take that away from you is something that I haven't been able to understand and deal with very well. Former All Whites goalkeeper Jake Gleeson has filed a $15.6 million lawsuit against two physicians from Major League Soccer's Portland Timbers. Leeds United have already had two bids turned down for the player …

Clapham relished his Chatham Cup winner's medal with Cashmere Technical in 2014, saying the knockout competition was "always a tough one to win''. Speaking to the daily newspaper, Gleeson said the botched procedure took his career from him. "We had a good, hard working team that year and I made a lot of great friends''. He made just three starts for New Zealand, including his best performance for the All Whites as a deep-lying midfielder in a 1-0 win over Honduras in Dallas in 2012. Clapham suffered multiple facial fractures and broke his eye socket, cheek and nose in the 2019 game, but he recovered to play for Canterbury United last summer and said the injury, while it was "a tough time for me and my family'' had no bearing on his decision to retire.Aaron Clapham in one of his proudest football moments - his All Whites debut against Honduras in Auckland in 2010. (Photo: Lawrence Smith/Stuff).All Whites reserve Aaron Clapham waves the New Zealand flag after a 0-0 draw with Paraguay at Nelspruit during the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals.

Greenleaf performed a second surgery in which he cleaned the infected area but chose not to remove the metal plate.

Clapham joined Football Ferns sister Sara as the family's second international, a proud moment for parents Angie (a former Canterbury women's football captain) and Ray (an ex-Canterbury women's coach).