{"id":809897,"date":"2024-12-03T22:16:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T04:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/03\/la-galaxys-riqui-puig-to-miss-mls-cup-2024-with-torn-acl-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2024-12-03T22:16:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T04:16:00","slug":"la-galaxys-riqui-puig-to-miss-mls-cup-2024-with-torn-acl-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/03\/la-galaxys-riqui-puig-to-miss-mls-cup-2024-with-torn-acl-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Galaxy’s Riqui Puig to miss MLS Cup 2024 with torn ACL | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LA Galaxy<\/a> midfielder Riqui Puig<\/a> will miss MLS Cup 2024 presented by Audi after suffering a torn left ACL (knee) in the club\u2019s 1-0 Western Conference Final victory<\/a> over Seattle Sounders FC<\/a> on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The torn ACL was revealed in an MRI performed Sunday morning. Puig will undergo surgery on a to-be-determined date.<\/p>\n

Puig sustained the injury in the second half of the match vs. Seattle, continuing to play over 30 minutes despite his injury. He provided the game-winning assist on Dejan Jovelji\u0107<\/a>\u2019s 85th-minute goal.<\/p>\n

“Today begins a new challenge,” Puig wrote on social media<\/a>. “I will be off the pitch for several months, but am already looking towards and motivated to return stronger than ever and ready to continue making history in this club.<\/p>\n

“Thank you to everyone for your messages of support and love; they truly give me the strength to tackle this recovery.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Race for six<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

MLS Cup 2024 is set for Saturday, Dec. 7 at LA’s Dignity Health Sports Park (4 pm ET | Apple TV – Free<\/a>; FOX, FOX Deportes; TSN, RDS).<\/p>\n

The Galaxy are the West No. 2 seed and host the resurgent New York Red Bulls<\/a> (East No. 7), chasing a record sixth league title.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m so proud of how hard we\u2019ve fought to get here, and I know my teammates will give their all to bring the trophy home,” Puig wrote.<\/p>\n

“Even though I can\u2019t be on the field, I\u2019ll be cheering from the sidelines with the same passion as always. Let\u2019s go, Galaxy! Keep making us dream.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Midfielder @RiquiPuig<\/a> has sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee. <\/p>\n

Puig sustained the injury in the second half of the match, continuing to play over thirty minutes despite his injury, and providing the game-winning assist on Dejan Jovelji\u0107\u2019s 85th\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/roTZASvPZ3<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2014 LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

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Puig’s impact<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

LA’s No. 10 was among the league’s best players in 2024, recording 36 goal contributions (17g\/19a) in 36 matches across all competitions. In four games during the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs, he notched 4g\/3a.<\/p>\n

The Spanish playmaker conducts LA’s attack, which also features DP wingers Joseph Paintsil<\/a> and Gabriel Pec<\/a>, Jovelji\u0107, and German star Marco Reus<\/a>. For MLS Cup, head coach Greg Vanney could turn to Reus and Diego Fag\u00fandez<\/a> as replacements.<\/p>\n

Puig, 25, joined LA in August 2022 from boyhood side FC Barcelona. In May, the two-time MLS All-Star signed a DP contract extension<\/a> through the 2027 season.<\/p>\n

While no recovery timeline was immediately available, Puig is expected to miss a significant portion of LA’s 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Read More<\/a>Nancie Kucera<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Soccer LA Galaxy midfielder Riqui Puig will miss MLS Cup 2024 presented by Audi after suffering a torn left ACL (knee) in the club\u2019s 1-0 Western Conference Final victory over Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday night. The torn ACL was revealed in an MRI performed Sunday morning. Puig will undergo surgery on a to-be-determined date. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":809898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[739,119804,2005],"tags":[10443,119802],"class_list":{"0":"post-809897","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-galaxys","8":"category-riqui","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-galaxys","11":"tag-riqui"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=809897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/809898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=809897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=809897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=809897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}