April 25, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. EDT
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After missing the first four matches of the MLS season, D.C. United’s Russell Canouse seemed set to make his 2024 debut last month. A preseason ankle injury had healed, and his fitness level was returning to prime form.
But Canouse’s health was far from perfect. Since being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2021, he had dealt with the pain and complications of the intestinal disease.