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My ankle hurts when I play football, but its fine when I'm playing basketball. Why is this?

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ryan8888
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I injured my ankle whilst playing football a while ago but due to covid and long waiting lines, I couldn't get an appointment to see anyone about it. Over the coming months I tried to play football again but could only play for about ten minutes before I had to stop and go home due to my ankle hurting to much. I decided to try and play basketball as I still wanted to play sports and be active, and its been fine. There is no strain or pain on my ankle when I play basketball.

Is it possibly because when i'm playing football i'm making direct contact between my ankle and the ball, and this is why I can't play football but can play basketball?

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