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Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei was taken out of the field in an ambulance during Sunday’s match against the Columbus crew after a scary collision.
In the middle of a 1-1 match Frei jumped to play on a free kick. When he came down, his head collided with his knee from a crew player. Frei fell to the ground and the players around him immediately signaled help.
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Sounders FC goalkeeper Stefan Frei is preparing for the match against Columbus Crew at Lumen Field in Seattle, July 6, 2025. (Kevin NG-IMAGN images)
He was aware when he left the field, said Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer. He was evaluated for head and neck damage.
“His fingers moved, so he was in order in that regard. No paralysis, nothing bigger, but of course I don’t want to neglect it,” Schmetzer said.
Schmetzer and crew coach Wilfried Nancy appealed to the judges to stop the fight. He welcomes Nancy to get the most important to call the fight, even when Columbus was awarded a corner kick in the last moments.
The goalkeeper wrote on social media on Monday that he was home.
Medicine is gathered around Sounders FC goalkeeper Stefan Frei after he was injured under the Columbus Crew match at Lumen Field in Seattle, July 6, 2025. (Kevin NG-IMAGN images)
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“Still trying to find out what happened at the end of the game,” Frei wrote on X, “but I’m incredibly grateful for all the staff who suited me and happy to be home and rest now.
“What resonates is all the messages, calls and love I have received from so many of you.”
Frei, 39, was born in Switzerland, but moved to the United States when he was a teenager. He played college football at Cal.
He has been with Sounders since 2014 and was on their MLS Cup-winning troops in 2016 and 2019. He was the MLS Cup MVP 2016 and an all-star in 2017.
He was with Toronto FC from 2009 to 2013 before coming to Seattle.
Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei responds during the Club World Cup Group B match against Atletico Madrid in Seattle, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)
The MLS veteran has appeared in 425 matches starting in 424 of them. He has played in 343 matches for Sounders. The team said he made his 1,000. Regular season with rescue in the game against the crew, and only former Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando has more with a single team with 1,128.
