MUNICH — Bayern Munich says Canada captain Alphonso Davies will be sidelined “for a lengthy period” after undergoing surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
The 24-year-old from Edmonton left Sunday’s 2-1 win over the United States in the Concacaf Nations League third-place game in the 12th minute favouring his knee. He seemed to fall awkwardly challenging for the ball in the Canadian penalty box at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.
Davies was scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday.
Bayern, in a social media post, said Davies had torn his anterior cruciate ligament. On its official website, it did not provide a specific timeline for Davies’ return other than to say he would be unavailable…