The striker can't get the ball under control.

But the 31-year-old striker can't get his place back in the Republic of Ireland squad.

All the strikers got first aid training and carried a basic medical kit.

He'd bled out internally by the time his strikers had gotten him to doctors.

But the strikers can get nothing more than money.

The 1,700 strikers have been getting $220 a week in strike benefits, slightly more than a third of their usual salary.

The strikers are getting on with their lives.

The striker got the worst of that collision but he wasn't fouled.

Meantime the strikers have got to live and feed their families.

The striker, who has scored three goals in two games and 38 minutes, is getting laser and power treatment, plus massage.