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Toronto FC midfielder Benoit Cheyrou out eight weeks with calf tear

Jul 26, 2017 | 11:15 AM

Toronto FC will be without French midfielder Benoit Cheyrou for the next eight weeks due to a calf injury.

Toronto head coach Greg Vanney confirmed the injury Wednesday, saying Cheyrou suffered a Grade 2 calf tear in a 1-1 draw Saturday against visiting Colorado.

Cheyrou left the game in the 38th minute after getting tangled up in a tackle. He was Toronto’s acting captain in place of Michael Bradley, who is representing the United States at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Cheyrou, a 36-year-old native of Suresnes, France, is in his third season with Toronto. He has one goal in 11 Major League Soccer appearances this season.