Chris Richards' World Cup not in doubt despite USMNT star's ankle injury: Sources

U.S. men’s national team defender Chris Richards is not expected to miss the World Cup despite having suffered two torn ligaments in his left ankle only three weeks before the start of the competition, sources have told The Athletic.Richards’ club manager, Crystal Palace’s Oliver Glasner, revealed the extent of the injury on Thursday, but multiple sources briefed on Richards’ injury say that while a return for next week’s Conference League final may be “a day or two” too soon, they insist that the center back will be “good for the World Cup, 100%.”Advertisement