Sounders Goalkeeper Stefan Frei Driven Off Field by Ambulance With Apparent Head Injury
Frei jumped forward to make a play on a free kick and as he came down, his head collided with the knee of a Crew player. Frei dropped to the turf at Lumen Field, and teammates signaled to the sideline for help. With the match tied at 1–1 deep in stoppage time, Crew coach Wilfried Nancy and Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer appealed to the referee to end it. As Frei was stretchered to the waiting ambulance, Seattle fans chanted his first name.
Frei, 39, has played for the Sounders since 2014. He helped Seattle win the MLS Cup in 2016 and 2019, and he was named MLS Cup MVP in 2016. He was an All-Star in 2017. Born in Switzerland, Frei's family moved to the US when he was a teenager, and he was a standout at the University of California.
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