Achilles injury ends US forward Patrick Agyemang's World Cup hopes

DERBY, England (AP) — United States international Patrick Agyemang will miss his home World Cup after suffering a serious Achilles tendon injury.

Agyemang was visibly emotional when he was stretchered off, with his right leg strapped, after landing awkwardly in Derby’s 2-0 victory over Stoke in the second-tier English Championship on Monday.

Derby confirmed on Tuesday that the striker would miss soccer’s biggest tournament, which is being held in the U.S., Canada and Mexico in June and July.

“As a result of this injury, Patrick will unfortunately miss this summer’s FIFA World Cup,” Derby said in a statement. “At this stage it would be wrong to put a timeline on his recovery."

The club added that Agyemang would undergo more tests later on Tuesday and “further updates will be communicated in due course.”

Agyemang has helped Derby into contention for promotion to the Premier League thanks to a team-leading 10 goals since arriving last summer from Charlotte in Major League Soccer.

During the recent international break, he came off the bench for the United States and scored in a loss against Belgium and also got some minutes against Portugal.

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USA's Patrick Agyemang (25) works against Portugal's Paulinho (17) during the second half of an international friendly soccer match, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

United States' Patrick Agyemang (25) and Belgium's Koni De Winter (16) battle for the ball during the second half of an international friendly soccer match, Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

United States' Patrick Agyemang (25) heads the ball toat goal against Belgium during the second half of an international friendly soccer match, Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

United States' Patrick Agyemang (25) celebrates his goal against Belgium during the second half of an international friendly soccer match, Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 7, 2026--

PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR), a leading technology provider powering multi‑unit operators across restaurant, retail, and large-scale commerce, today announced the launch of PAR ® Intelligence, the agentic AI layer designed to help multi-unit operators make every store their most profitable store.

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Unlike a point solution or a standalone AI tool, PAR Intelligence is a platform-wide agentic layer woven through the PAR ® product ecosystem. PAR Intelligence sees the opportunity, makes the call, and delivers the outcome.

PAR Intelligence is built on unique context equity. This proprietary data advantage has been accumulated through two decades of deep vertical deployment across PAR’s ecosystem, spanning over:

That first-party foundation is what differentiates PAR Intelligence from generic LLMs and SMB-first platforms retrofitted for enterprise operations.

“The average profitability gap between a multi-unit operator’s best and worst stores is 3.6x, and for many brands it’s even wider,” said Savneet Singh, CEO of PAR Technology. “That gap isn’t about a lack of data or tools — it’s about execution. Operators know what their best stores are doing differently, but scaling those learnings across hundreds or thousands of locations is incredibly hard. Most AI in our industry stops at insights or recommendations. PAR Intelligence goes further — it executes.”

PAR Intelligence now serves as the backbone of PAR’s platform, with a growing suite of AI‑powered agents already deployed across restaurant and retail environments:

In the months ahead, PAR will continue expanding the agentic layer: more agents, deeper orchestration, and broader reach across the full commercial picture of multi-unit operations. The most profitable version of every store already exists in the data. PAR Intelligence identifies it, operationalizes it, and delivers it consistently at scale.

Visit the PAR website and the investor page to learn more about PAR Intelligence and AI-powered agents.

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PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) delivers an agentic operating platform that enables smarter, more consistent operations for multi‑unit brands across restaurant, retail, and high‑volume commerce. PAR’s platform brings together mission‑critical software—point of sale, digital ordering, loyalty, payments, and back‑office systems—along with hardware and data to orchestrate decisions and workflows across systems, locations, and guest touchpoints in real time. Designed to drive measurable outcomes, PAR helps brands improve efficiency, deliver better experiences, and make every store more profitable. Learn more at partech.com.

PAR Technology introduces PAR Intelligence