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'Annoyed' Poch: Richards out of last USMNT tuneup
Key takeaways
- Richards injured ligaments in his ankle in a match for Crystal Palace against Brentford on May 17.
- - Gregg Berhalter's USMNT firing helped pave the way for son Sebastian's World Cup dream - Predicting every game of the entire World Cup: All the teams and all the winners - Dest 'surprised' by pro-U.S.
- However, Richards was held out of the United States' first warm-up game, a win over Senegal on Sunday, and will now also miss Saturday's clash with Germany in Chicago.
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Richards injured ligaments in his ankle in a match for Crystal Palace against Brentford on May 17. At the time, Palace manager Oliver Glasner expressed hope that he could play in the Conference League final on May 27, but Richards was an unused substitute.
- Gregg Berhalter's USMNT firing helped pave the way for son Sebastian's World Cup dream - Predicting every game of the entire World Cup: All the teams and all the winners - Dest 'surprised' by pro-U.S. crowd in USMNT win
However, Richards was held out of the United States' first warm-up game, a win over Senegal on Sunday, and will now also miss Saturday's clash with Germany in Chicago.
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