Seattle Sounders of USA leading scorer, Obafemi Martins, has been ruled out of an MLS tie against the San Jose Earthquakes due to a calf injury.
Sounders Head Coach, Sigi Schmid, told the media that Martins, who has scored six goals this season, is still recovering after being kicked in the calf during the team’s loss to Vancouver last weekend, adding: “Oba’s probably not going to play.”
Since coming to MLS, Martins has mostly let his play do his talking.
The Nigerian international has tallied six goals and an assist in his first 456 minutes while dealing with a nagging knee injury.
Despite the early success, Martins thinks MLS is a tougher league than its reputation suggested it would be.
“When I talk to my friends back home about that, they don’t really understand what is going on here,” Martins said. “They’re looking at the Spanish league, Italy and England, but they have to come and check it out here because the league is growing very, very fast. And they’re excited. They want to come. I told them there’s a lot going on here and we’re enjoying the league.
“The league is difficult, as well, so they have to come and try. For me, I’m going to say the MLS league now is one of the best. The players who are not here have to come and try it and see how the fans are and how everything is going here.”
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