The United States women’s national team will be without their captain for World Cup later this year.
Becky Sauerbrunn has sustained a foot injury and has been ruled out of next month’s showpiece event in Australia and New Zealand. The distraught 38-year-old took to social media on Friday night to confirm the news, saying: “Heartbroken isn’t even the half of it.”
“I had hoped and worked and hoped some more to make it back in time to help lead the team at this World Cup. But after lots of discussion, unfortunately, there’s just too much variability in my return to play timeline. So, I’ll be home, working as hard as I can to get back on the field as quickly as I can.”
