US striker Ricardo Pepi to be sidelined 'a long time' with knee injury

Liverpool's Wataru Endo, left, and PSV's Ricardo Pepi fight for the ball during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between PSV and Liverpool at Phillips Stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

Liverpool's Wataru Endo, left, and PSV's Ricardo Pepi fight for the ball during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between PSV and Liverpool at Phillips Stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)


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EINDHOVEN, Netherlands — PSV Eindhoven striker Ricardo Pepi will be out of action for "a long time" coach Peter Bosz says. The United States international sustained a knee injury in a midweek win over Liverpool in the Champions League. The 22-year-old Pepi scored the winning goal in the 3-2 victory but was substituted off in the 76th minute. Pepi has scored 17 goals in 28 games in all competitions this season. Bosz did not specify how many months Pepi would miss, but says that it's "not a matter of weeks."

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