Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei taken in ambulance after head collision with opponent's knee
Frei, 39, is being evaluated for a head and neck injury, according to Seattle coach Brian Schmetzer. The coach says Frei is 'fine' and 'was alert when he was loaded onto the ambulance.'
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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, and teammates signaled to the sideline for help.
The game, which was eventually called a 1-1 stalemate, was late in added time when Frei went down. Although Columbus was due for a corner kick after Frei went down, Schmetzer, along with Crew coach Wilfried Nancy, urged the referees to call the game.
A scary moment to end the Crew game with Seattle goalie Stefan Frei going down.
Seattle coach Brian Schmetzer says "just stop the game", Wilfried Nancy agrees and tells the ref to end the game.
This is so much bigger than 3 points, the MLS community is praying for Frei: pic.twitter.com/NDVnoW7tqC
— Adam King (@AdamKing10TV) July 7, 2025
'Just stop the game,' he said from the sideline.
Emotional in his postgame news conference, Schmetzer thanked Nancy for advocating for the referees to stop the match.
'I appreciate what he (Wilfried) did,' Schmetzer said. 'Because the ref wasn't gonna stop the game, and everybody knew that the game should've been stopped.'
Frei has played for the Sounders since 2014 and has built a solid career in MLS, including two MLS Cups with the franchise in 2016 and 2019, and he was named MLS Cup MVP in 2016. He was named an All-Star in 2017 and holds Sounders' records for goalkeeper games started (131), saves (385), wins (61) and shutouts (40).
In 2022, he won CONCACAF Champions League Golden Ball for best player and CONCACAF Champions League Golden Glove for best goalkeeper.
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