Major League Soccer outfit Philadelphia Union have informed via their official webpage that USA international Maurice Edu will spend a minimum of three months on the sidelines due to a stress fracture in his left leg.<br /><br />The Nigerian-American, who is spending his third consecutive season with <i>The U</i>, sat out his team<span class="st"></span><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="body1">&rsquo;s first game of the new season because of the ailment.<br /><br /></span></span></span><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="body1"><span>&ldquo;</span>We will be losing Maurice Edu for a significant amount of time...there</span></span></span><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="body1"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="body1"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="body1">&rsquo;</span></span></span></span></span></span>s a fracture there, he</span></span></span><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="body1"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="body1">&rsquo;</span></span></span>ll be out a minimum of 3 months,</span></span></span><span>&rdquo; head coach </span>Jim Curtin said.<br /><br />A midfielder by trade, Edu has appeared 53 times for Philadelphia Union in the MLS, scoring 4 goals.<br /><br />The 29-year-old began his professional career with Toronto followed by spells with Rangers(Scotland), Stoke City(England) and Bursaspor(Turkey).<br /><br />Igho Kingsley<b><br /><br />Photo Credit : mlssoccer.com</b><br />