[AMERICANS ABROAD] Bad news, it seems, comes in pairs regarding English-based U.S. under-20 national team players. First, WillPackwood suffered a broken leg playing for Birmingham Jan. 5 in the FA Cup. On Sunday, 18-year-old Marc Pelosi suffered the same injury playing forLiverpool’s U-21s. Pelosi’s broken leg followed a nasty challenge by West Bromwich’s Liam O’Neil in the 90th minute of their Barclays U-21 Premier League matchand resulted in a straight red card.

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