{"id":567,"date":"2026-06-05T18:42:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=567"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:42:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:42:27","slug":"the-usmnt-has-a-big-decision-to-make-soon-about-injured-star-chris-richards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=567","title":{"rendered":"The USMNT has a big decision to make soon about injured star Chris Richards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><audio><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p>CHICAGO \u2013 At every U.S. men\u2019s soccer team practice, a familiar ritual unfolds. Find the pack of journalists on the sideline, and spot them counting who\u2019s on the field and who isn\u2019t.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=565\">Flyers sign Jacob Gaucher to a one-year, two-way deal<\/a><\/p><div><\/div><p>In the eight sessions of the pre-World Cup camp so far, the total has almost always been the same: 25 of 26 on the field, with injured centerback Chris Richards absent. <\/p><div><\/div><div><div><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><\/div><p>U.S. manager Mauricio Pochettino declared Richards won\u2019t play in Saturday\u2019s final World Cup tuneup game, against Germany at Soldier Field (2:30 p.m., TBS, Telemundo 62). But Friday\u2019s practice was the first where Richards was on the field with the whole group.<\/p><div><\/div><p>Before then, the only time he was seen on the field in an open portion was on Wednesday, when he worked off to the side with a trainer.<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>Richards is still looking to return to game form since suffering torn ankle ligaments in a game with his club, England\u2019s Crystal Palace, on May 17. The word went around soon afterward that he was expected to recover in time for the World Cup, but he isn\u2019t all the way there yet.<\/p><div><\/div><p>Make a list of the most important players on the World Cup squad, and Richards is very high up it.<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>So it was perfectly sensible for Richards to not play in the first World Cup tune-up game, last Sunday against Senegal; and it is sensible again that he won\u2019t play on Saturday. But it is worrying for U.S. fans, with a week to go until the tournament opener. <\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cHe still is not ready to compete, to play,\u201d Pochettino said, not backing away at all from the magnitude of the situation. \u201cI think we are going to have, after the game, the possibility in the next few days to assess him and see the evolution of his ankle, then make a decision. At the moment, he\u2019s still doing his recovery [and is] not available.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>Pochettino seems to be worried too. He wasn\u2019t going to say it outright, but he dropped some hints, including annoyance with a perceived lack of clarity from Crystal Palace about Richards\u2019 status.<\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cI\u2019m not happy about it, because we know Chris Richards is an important player \u2014 of course, we all know that,\u201d he said, turning to his native Spanish for a moment. \u201cBut regarding the information we were working with, sometimes it didn\u2019t match reality.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>He said it \u201cbothers me\u201d that \u201cthe timelines kept dragging on,\u201d and now the clock is running out.<\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cSure, we can wait for Chris to be ready, but we end up with a player arriving without having played competitively,\u201d Pochettino said. \u201cThen we have to decide if he\u2019s fit enough to compete, and there isn\u2019t much time at the World Cup.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=563\">The U.S. job market is strong but many Americans are still frustrated by prospects and rising prices<\/a><\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>He also said at one point: \u201cMaybe if it\u2019s the final of the World Cup he can play, but the advice of the medical area is to not play.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><p>Veteran midfielder Weston McKennie sounded more optimistic, even if he doesn\u2019t have a vote.<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>\u201cChris Richards is on the right path to coming back and being completely with the squad,\u201d he said. \u201cI think everyone trusts his body and what he feels, and the coaching staff as well. &#8230; Obviously we\u2019re just all behind him, and can\u2019t wait to have him back in with the group.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><p>If Richards does have to be replaced, the U.S. program has until 24 hours before its first group game \u2013 June 12 vs. Paraguay in Inglewood, Calif. (9 p.m., Fox29, Telemundo 62) \u2013 to file for a replacement with FIFA. <\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>As for the big picture of Saturday\u2019s game, Pochettino made it clear that his first priority Saturday is to avoid injuries \u2013 and that ranks above setting out as close to his first-choice lineup for the World Cup as he can get.<\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cIf you play with the players you think need to play the first game in the World Cup, and nothing happens, no one is going to say nothing. They say \u2018Good decision,\u2019\u201d Pochettino said. \u201cBut if something wrong happens, they say \u2018[You] have no clue about what [you] are doing.\u2019\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>He also drew some laughs when he said: \u201cAlways, the haters today in social media, they would never agree.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><p>Later, Pochettino said some players are tending to minor matters, and \u201ca few players are not going to be involved\u201d \u2013 though that\u2019s in part because a maximum of 22 players can take part anyway, with 11 starters and 11 substitutions.<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>Asked which players might not play, he answered \u201cthey are all fit,\u201d sounding a little bit like a hockey coach as much as a soccer manager. But it\u2019s that time of year.<\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cNice try,\u201d the PR staffer sitting next to him said. Everyone laughed, and the point was made.<\/p><div><\/div><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" alt=\"The Inquirer logo\" class=\"wp-image-47\" src=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/faba80d67140212ba32240655442c529.png\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n        The World Cup in Philly\n      <\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Nine nations will compete in five group stage matches this summer, plus two more in a knockout game on July 4. 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