U.S. soccer star Christian Pulisic reportedly sustained a microfracture in his leg during the team’s 4-1 loss to Belgium on Monday in Seattle.
Pulisic suffered a bone bruise and a microfracture in his leg in the loss and will be sidelined for several weeks, but not months, according to The Athletic’s report on Thursday. He appeared to sustain the injury when he attempted a shot in the 52nd minute but hit a Belgian defender’s calf instead of the ball.
Pulisic, 27, has been widely criticized for his postgame comments after the team’s loss in the Round of 16 about his injury after he said he now has time to “rest” following the injury, which drew the ire of many.
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He made his first post to social media since the deflating loss on Wednesday, Pulisic said it was tough to find words.
“Tough to find the words. I want to start by saying thank you to everyone who believed. The support carried us all the way through. It simply wasn’t good enough from us in the end and I wanted to deliver so much more,” Pulisic captioned his post.
“I still feel blessed to be a part of this team. The memories this summer will last a lifetime. It’s just the start for us and for this sport in America,” he wrote with an American flag emoji.
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The AC Milan star has been the face of U.S. soccer since the turn of the decade but struggled at the World Cup. He reaggravated a calf injury in the opening round, which forced him to miss nearly two full games.
Pulisic came back from the injury and played in both the Round of 32 game against Bosnia and Herzegovina and the match against Belgium but was not effective before leaving due to injury. In four World Cup games, he recorded just two shots on target and one assist.
The Hershey, Pennsylvania, native will now return to AC Milan and look to move on ahead of the upcoming Serie A season as he recovers.
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