Whitecaps midfielder Brek Shea could miss up to 12 weeks with knee injury
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps say Brek Shea could miss up to 12 weeks with an injury to his left knee.
The veteran midfielder was hurt five minutes into Wednesday’s second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League semifinal against Tigres UANL when he came together with an opponent on a challenge.
The 27-year-old crumpled to the turf and was helped to the sidelines before being subbed off.
“He’s gone for an MRI (on Friday),” Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson said after Thursday’s practice. “If I had to hazard a guess, I’d say it will be six, eight, 10, 12 weeks. That’s obviously not great for us.”