Milan Borjan, the fist-pumping, sweatpants-wearing goalkeeper who carried the Canadian men to their first World Cup in 36 years, now appears near the end of his national-team career.
Borjan left the side Monday in the middle of Gold Cup group-stage action and will be replaced by backup Dayne St. Clair in Tuesday's must-win game against Cuba in Houston.
Canada Soccer attributed Borjan's departure to an unspecified injury, but the goalkeeper showed no signs of distress during his last game, a scoreless draw against Guatemala on Canada Day.
Nor did he mention an injury during a post-match interview. "Big game for us coming up," he said, looking ahead to Cuba. "We all know what that brings." Instead, he's flown to Europe to nurse private wounds.
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