Achilles injury ends US forward Patrick Agyemang's World Cup hopes
DERBY, England (AP) — United States international Patrick Agyemang will miss his home World Cup after suffering a serious Achilles tendon injury. Agyemang was visibly emotional when he was stretchered off , with his right leg strapped, after landing awkwardly in Derby’s 2-0 victory over Stoke in the second-tier English Championship on Monday. Derby confirmed on Tuesday that the striker would miss soccer’s biggest tournament, which is being held in the U.
S. , Canada and Mexico in June and July. “As a result of this injury, Patrick will unfortunately miss this summer’s FIFA World Cup,” Derby said in a statement .
“At this stage it would be wrong to put a timeline on his recovery. " The club added that Agyemang would undergo more tests later on Tuesday and “further updates will be communicated in due course. ” Agyemang has helped Derby into contention for promotion to the Premier League thanks to a team-leading 10 goals since arriving last summer from Charlotte in Major League Soccer.
During the recent international break, he came off the bench for the United States and scored in a loss against Belgium and also got some minutes against Portugal. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews. com/hub/soccer