What: Knoxville Force (1-1) vs. Chattanooga FC (1-0-1)When: Tonight at 7Where: Finley StadiumAdmission: $5 (under 6 free, $3 for ages 6-12 wearing youth-team soccer jerseys)
In the days following major surgery on his left knee to repair an ACL tear, as well as some other damage, Russell Courtney questioned whether he wanted to continue his Chattanooga Football Club career.
The CFC defender, who’s been with the soccer team since its first season, decided pretty quickly he did.
“I considered [retiring] early on, right when I had my surgery, but then as rehab progressed I started seeing that [the knee] was pretty strong,” said Courtney, a 29-year-old former Chattanooga Christian standout who was an All-American at Bryan College.
“Knowing that even if I wasn’t playing soccer, that I like to be fit and have an active lifestyle, I probably would have rehabbed as strong even if I hadn’t come back.”