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title: "John Skahan returns to fitness after injury absence"
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description: "John Skahan of San Jose Earthquakes has recovered from a lower-body injury after a 4-day absence, making him fit to face Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer."
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# John Skahan returns to fitness after injury absence

John Skahan of San Jose Earthquakes has recovered from a lower-body injury after a 4-day absence, making him fit to face Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 15 October 2026، 00:41 ، updated 22:00 Saudi time

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John Skahan returns to fitness after injury absence

[San Jose Earthquakes](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/san-jose-earthquakes-487) have announced the return to fitness of their player [John Skahan](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/john-skahan-9128) after recovering from a lower-body injury.

Skahan had been absent from the pitch since 11 October 2026 due to the injury, before announcing his recovery on 15 October 2026, with his absence lasting 4 days.

Skahan is expected to feature with his team in matchday 29 of the 2026 Major League Soccer season.

San Jose Earthquakes face hosts Real Salt Lake in a match to be played on 15 October 2026 at 04:30 Damascus time.

The match will be broadcast on Apple TV.

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