Sad.
No wonder he couldn't play
U.S. star Christian Pulisic fractured leg in World Cup loss to Belgium
Pulisic hit Belgium captain Youri Tielemans’ leg while attempting a shot in the 52nd minute of Monday’s 4-1 round-of-16 loss at Seattle.
U.S. star Christian Pulisic fractured his right leg and will be sidelined for several weeks.
Pulisic has a bone bruise and a microfracture of his tibia and fibula, the U.S. Soccer Federation said Thursday. The diagnosis was made after an X-ray and MRI on Tuesday.
He would not have been able to play during the remainder of the tournament had the U.S. advanced.
Pulisic is expected to resume training before AC Milan’s Serie A opener at Torino on Aug. 23.
Pulisic hit the leg of Belgium captain Youri Tielemans while attempting a shot in the 52nd minute of Monday’s 4-1 round-of-16 loss at Seattle. He remained in the game but was hobbling, and Sebastian Berhalter replaced him in the 59th minute.
Pulisic failed to score at the World Cup, missing one of the Americans’ five matches with a calf injury and leaving two other games early. He has 30 goals in 90 international appearances.
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