Sporting KC Defender Aurelien Collin Expected to be out Six Weeks
Published on July 28, 2011 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Sporting Kansas City News Release
Sporting Kansas City announced on Thursday that central defender Aurelien Collin is expected to miss approximately six weeks while recovering from a non-displaced fracture of the transverse process of both the L2 and L3 vertebrae in his lumbar spine.
Collin, who suffered the injury during Sporting Kansas City's 4-2 win over Toronto FC last Saturday, has started 15 games during his debut MLS season after signing inApril from VitorÃÂa Futebol Clube in Portugal.
The French newcomer has recorded three goals, including two match-winners, in MLS play and has started all but one game during the team's current 12-match unbeaten streak, tied for the longest mark in club history.
Sporting Kansas City continues a nine-game homestand at 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday against the New England Revolution. Tickets are available at the LIVESTRONG Sporting Park box offices or online at Ticketmaster.com.
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