Alphonso Davies' Agent Critical Of Canada After ACL Tear

Alphonso Davies' agent was critical of the Canada staff after suffering a torn ACL in Sunday's third-place match against hte United States. Davies was reportedly "pressured" to play despite not being fully fit.

"I am very disappointed. Alphonso was not 100 percent after the Mexico game [in the semifinals] and it was planned that he was not going to start against the USA," Davies' agent Nedal Huoseh said in a statement to OneSoccer.

"On Saturday night, the expectation was he would not be in the XI. As a captain, I feel he was pressured to start the game by the coach. Alphonso is not the kind of guy to say no in those moments. He ended up playing and look what happened. Canada Soccer needs to do a better job managing these players, in my opinion. Alphonso is down and obviously really disappointed about this injury. Thankfully, he is in wonderful hands with a world class group at Bayern who will take great care of him. He is expected to have the surgery within the next 24 hours."

Canada Soccer responded to Huoseh's comments, labeling them "untrue."

"We want to express our full support for our Men's National Team captain, Alphonso Davies, as he recovers from this unfortunate injury," Canada Soccer spokesman Paulo Senra said in a statement to ESPN.