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USMNT’s Johnny Cardoso out for World Cup in brutal injury blow

Nypost · · 409 words · By Ethan Sears
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“Johnny Cardoso, the Atletico Madrid midfielder... will undergo surgery on his right ankle and miss this summer’s competition.”
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Multiple independent sources (AOL, Daily Mail) confirm Johnny Cardoso of Atletico Madrid will undergo surgery on his right ankle and miss the World Cup.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following are the association football events of the year 2001 throughout the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_in_association_football
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkluβ aˈtletiko ðe maˈðɾið]; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to in English as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético and coll…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlético_Madrid
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of foreign players in La Liga. The following players are included: have played at least one La Liga game for the respective club. have not been capped for the Spanish national team on …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foreign_La_Liga_player…
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““Johnny Cardoso will undergo surgery to repair the injury to his right ankle,” Atletico Madrid said in a statement.”
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Both AOL and Daily Mail report that Atletico Madrid issued a statement/confirmation regarding the surgery for his right ankle.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 season is the 123rd season in the history of Atlético Madrid, and the club's 24th consecutive season in La Liga. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the Copa del R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Atlético_Madrid_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Copa del Rey final was a football match to decide the winners of the 2025–26 Copa del Rey, the 124th edition of Spain's primary football cup (including two seasons where two rival editions we…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Copa_del_Rey_final
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — João Lucas de Souza Cardoso (born September 20, 2001), better known as Johnny Cardoso or Johnny, is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Atlético Madrid a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Cardoso
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“The American suffered a trauma during training last Thursday that resulted in a high-grade sprain with joint involvement.”
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Three separate web search results confirm the specific nature of the injury (high-grade sprain with joint involvement) and the timing (last Thursday).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in November 1975:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in October 1966:
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“Cardoso, who’s been capped 23 times for the national team”
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The claim that Cardoso has 23 caps is explicitly stated in a web search result reporting on his injury.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Manuel Costa (born April 13, 1952) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 21st congressional district since 2023. He previously represented the 20th congr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — João Lucas de Souza Cardoso (born September 20, 2001), better known as Johnny Cardoso or Johnny, is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Atlético Madrid a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Cardoso
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walker Johnny Silva Barra de Souza (born March 30, 1992), known as Johnny Walker, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultim…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Walker_(fighter)
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“his form with Atletico — where he’d carved out a regular place as a starter for a club that was in the Champions League semifinals just last week”
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Web search results confirm Atletico Madrid played in the Champions League semifinals (mentioning a 1-1 draw with Arsenal) and that Cardoso has been a starter in the Champions League.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 season is the 123rd season in the history of Atlético Madrid, and the club's 24th consecutive season in La Liga. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the Copa del R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Atlético_Madrid_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkluβ aˈtletiko ðe maˈðɾið]; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to in English as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético and coll…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlético_Madrid
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — João Lucas de Souza Cardoso (born September 20, 2001), better known as Johnny Cardoso or Johnny, is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Atlético Madrid a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Cardoso
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“midfielder Tanner Tessmann... also set to miss the rest of his season for Olympique Lyon in France due to a muscle strain”
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Three independent sources (AP and two other web results) confirm Tanner Tessmann will miss the rest of the season for Lyon due to a muscle strain.
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web search NEUTRAL — One day after American midfielder Johnny Cardoso was diagnosed with an ankle injury, Tanner Tessmann has followed suit with his own frustrating issue. Tessmann will miss Lyon's remaining Ligue 1 match…
https://sbisoccer.com/2026/05/tanner-tessmann-to-miss-lyons-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Olympique Lyonnais' Tanner Tessmann (24) is out for the rest of the season, his manager Paulo Fonseca announced at a press conference on Friday.Suffering from a "muscle strain", the US ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/lyon-tanner-tessmann-until…
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web search NEUTRAL — LYON, France (AP) — U.S. midfielder Tanner Tessmann will not play any more games for Lyon this season because of a muscle strain, coach Paulo Fonseca said Friday, in another injury concern for the Ame…
https://apnews.com/article/tanner-tessmann-injury-lyon-us-wo…
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“Cardoso, who played just 45 minutes against Belgium before being subbed off at the last U.S. camp”
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Two independent sources confirm Cardoso played 45 minutes against Belgium before being subbed off/withdrawn due to injury.
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web search NEUTRAL — João Lucas de Souza Cardoso, better known as Johnny Cardoso or Johnny, is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the United States nation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Cardoso
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web search NEUTRAL — The U.S. men’s national team midfielder could not complete training on Thursday, enduring his latest injury issue with the La Liga side.Cardoso departed USMNT camp last March after enduring a leg inju…
https://sbisoccer.com/2026/05/johnny-cardoso-to-undergo-ankl…
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web search NEUTRAL — And for most of 45 minutes, Cardoso, Tessmann and McKennie did this reasonably well.In the 45th minute, though, the “help” was too passive. McKennie and Tessmann both retreated into the box… but never…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7157156/2026/03/30/usa-belg…
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“Pochettino will name his roster on May 26 at an event in New York City”
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Two independent sources (U.S. Soccer official site and another web result) confirm Pochettino will announce the roster on May 26 in New York City.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mauricio Roberto Pochettino is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of the United States men's national team.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauricio_Pochettino
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web search NEUTRAL — On Tuesday, May 26, USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino will announce his 26-player roster in a party at Pier 17 in New York. The idea of an actual party for FIFA's 16th ranked team is a bit silly.
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/fans-had-jokes-usmnts-three…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mauricio Pochettino to Reveal USMNT World Cup Roster on May 26.U.S. Soccer to Host First-Ever Live USMNT World Cup Roster Reveal & Fan Celebration in New York City. The Indoor Champion: Learn the Stor…
https://www.ussoccer.com/teams/usmnt
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“the USMNT starting its training camp one day later in Fayetteville, Ga.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the training camp location or date in Fayetteville, Ga.
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