Reign ease concerns over Wales legend FishlockImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jess Fishlock scored 48 goals and won 166 caps for Wales before retiring last autumn ByGareth VincentBBC Sport WalesPublished43 minutes agoSeattle Reign have allayed fears that Wales legend Jess Fishlock’s career could come to a premature end due to injury.Midfielder Fishlock, 39, was carried off on a stretcher during last weekend’s National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) defeat to Utah Royals, just days after announcing that she will retire at the end of this season.Head coach Laura Harvey says that despite initial concerns, Reign are hopeful Fishlock will return to action before the campaign ends in November.”For the most part I think the fear at the moment and immediately after the game was that this might rule her out for the year,” she reported.”I think we are pretty positive that that’s not going to be the case, so that was the best news we could have had.”Fishlock left the field with her head in her hands having landed awkwardly after she jumped to avoid a team-mate’s shot.Reign described initial X-rays on the injury as “negative”, but the outlook is now more encouraging for captain Fishlock.
