Ricardo Pepi to miss weeks after broken arm, USMNT March spot in doubt

Goal reports Ricardo Pepi will require surgery on a broken arm after injuring himself while scoring in his first match of 2026; the club says he is expected to miss around two months, putting his place in the USMNT’s March friendlies in doubt.

Pepi finished tidily but landed awkwardly, bracing with his arm as it gave out, and images of the incident “didn’t look good,” the outlet said. The club confirmed the need for surgery, and the expectation is a return within two to three months — a cruel setback after Pepi had been tracking toward a career season with 10 goals in 21 appearances.

Other American notes from Europe included Folarin Balogun scoring in Monaco’s 3-1 Coupe de France win, Chris Richards returning solidly for Crystal Palace despite the club’s historic FA Cup loss to non-league Macclesfield, and Josh Sargent asking to be left out of Norwich’s squad amid talk he could move to Toronto FC. Christian Pulisic missed several chances in AC Milan’s 1-1 draw and has gone three games without a goal contribution, with a chance to respond when Milan travel to Como on Thursday.

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