Mls Star Leaves Field In Ambulance Following Scary Collision With Opponent

Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei was taken disconnected of nan section successful an ambulance during Sunday’s lucifer against nan Columbus Crew aft a scary collision.

In nan midst of a 1-1 match, Frei jumped to make a play connected a free kick. As he came down, his caput collided pinch nan knee of a Crew player. Frei dropped to nan crushed and players astir him signaled for thief immediately.

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Sounders FC goalkeeper Stefan Frei prepares for nan lucifer against Columbus Crew astatine Lumen Field successful Seattle, July 6, 2025. (Kevin Ng-Imagn Images)

He was alert arsenic he near nan field, Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer said. He was being evaluated for caput and cervix injuries.

"His fingers were moving, truthful he was OK successful that regard. No paralysis, thing major, but evidently I don't want to downplay it," Schmetzer said.

Schmetzer and Crew coach Wilfried Nancy appealed to nan referees to extremity nan match. He applauded Nancy for getting nan ofiicials to telephone nan lucifer moreover arsenic Columbus was awarded a area footwear successful nan last moments.

The goalkeeper wrote connected societal media connected Monday that he was backmost home.

Medics stitchery astir Sounders FC goalkeeper Stefan Frei aft he was injured during nan Columbus Crew lucifer astatine Lumen Field successful Seattle, July 6, 2025. (Kevin Ng-Imagn Images)

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"Still trying to fig retired what happened astatine nan extremity of nan game," Frei wrote connected X, "but I’m incredibly grateful to each nan unit that looked aft maine and happy to beryllium backmost location resting now.

"What resonates is each nan messages, calls, and emotion I’ve received from truthful galore of you."

Frei, 39, was calved successful Switzerland but moved to nan U.S. erstwhile he was a teenager. He played assemblage shot astatine Cal.

He’s been pinch nan Sounders since 2014 and was connected their MLS Cup-winning squads successful 2016 and 2019. He was nan 2016 MLS Cup MVP and an All-Star successful 2017.

He was pinch Toronto FC from 2009 to 2013 earlier joining Seattle.

Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei reacts during nan Club World Cup group B lucifer against Atletico Madrid successful Seattle, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)

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The MLS seasoned has appeared successful 425 matches, starting successful 424 of them. He’s played successful 343 matches for nan Sounders. The squad said he made his 1,000th regular-season prevention successful nan lucifer against nan Crew and only erstwhile Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando has much pinch a azygous squad pinch 1,128.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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