US soccer star Christian Pulisic has sustained a fractured right leg during the team's World Cup defeat to Belgium, an injury expected to sideline him for several weeks.
An anonymous source, whose information was first reported by The Athletic, confirmed Thursday that Pulisic suffered a bone bruise and a microfracture to both his tibia and fibula.
The US Soccer Federation has yet to officially announce the diagnosis.
The injury occurred in the 52nd minute of Monday's 4-1 round-of-16 loss in Seattle, when Pulisic collided with Belgium captain Youri Tielemans while attempting a shot.
He remained on the field briefly but was visibly hobbling, leading to his substitution in the 59th minute by Sebastian Berhalter.
An anonymous source, whose information was first reported by The Athletic, confirmed Thursday that Pulisic suffered a bone bruise and a microfracture to both his tibia and fibula.
The US Soccer Federation has yet to officially announce the diagnosis.
The injury occurred in the 52nd minute of Monday's 4-1 round-of-16 loss in Seattle, when Pulisic collided with Belgium captain Youri Tielemans while attempting a shot.
He remained on the field briefly but was visibly hobbling, leading to his substitution in the 59th minute by Sebastian Berhalter.
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