USMNT midfielder James Sands undergoes surgery after serious ankle injury
by Associated Press and Guardian sport from US news | The Guardian on (#6VARD)
- Player suffered injury while on loan at St Pauli
- Injury rules Sands out of Concacaf Nations League finals
United States men's national team defensive midfielder James Sands faces a lengthy layoff with a serious right ankle injury and broken calf bone sustained while playing for St Pauli.
Sands, who only joined the German club on loan from New York City FC in January, had to be helped off the field in stoppage time of the team's 1-0 Bundesliga loss at home to Freiburg on Saturday. He was then taken to a local hospital.
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