This one's for Mike "Gonna Be Albright":
The Los Angeles Galaxy were hit with a hammer blow when they got the news that veteran right back Chris Albright will miss an extended period of time after suffering a serious hamstring injury.I guess LA will have to hold on until June 15 when Abel Xavier is free to join up with them. Until then look for a rotating cast of Veris, Roberts, or hell, maybe even Cobi Jones pressed into service.
The injury was severe enough to require surgery on Thursday, and as a result there is no timetable set for the U.S. international's return.
Against Chivas USA last Sunday, Albright landed awkwardly after heading away a cross in the opening 15 minutes of the game. He went to the ground immediately, and the Galaxy training staff was quickly calling for a substitution. Albright said he knew it was going to be bad news immediately.
Wouldn't that be some swan song for the Cobi, who will have to give up his title of "craziest hairdo on the team" to Xavier before retiring for good at the end of this season.
I can't believe that in 1996, I was watching Chris Albright blast home a PK to power Penn Charter past the Lower Merion Aces in a battle of southeastern Pennsylvania high school squads. At the time, I never would've guessed that more than ten years later I'd care about the status of his hamstring and how that will impact my MLS fantasy selections for next week. As if the Galaxy's defense wasn't bad enough already... I guess we'll see what guys like Veris and Harden are made of.
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