WASHINGTON (AP) — D.C. United defender Marc Burch will be sidelined four months following foot surgery, and midfielder Clyde Simms will be out four weeks after a knee operation.
The club announced that Burch will have surgery Thursday to repair a broken bone in his right foot.
Simms underwent surgery Tuesday to repair meniscus in his knee.
Both were regular contributors last season. Burch played in 26 MLS games. Simms played in 28.
