LOS ANGELES, United States, Jan 4, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Spanish midfielder Riqui Puig will miss a second straight Major League Soccer season in 2026 after another surgery on his left knee, the Los Angeles Galaxy said Saturday. Puig missed all of the 2026 campaign after tearing his left anterior cruciate ligament in the 2024 MLS Cup Western Conference final, missing the Galaxy's title-clinching victory in the MLS Cup final a week later. The 26-year-old had returned to training with the Southern California club last autumn, but the Galaxy said Friday he'd suffered a setback. "Puig is expected to make a full recovery and be ready to rejoin the team for the start of the 2027 MLS season." Puig, a product of Barcelona's famed La Masia academy, arrived in the United States in 2022.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 04, 2026 04:36 UTC