TUKWILA, Wash. – The sight of Sigi Schmid hobbling around on the Seattle Sounders’ sideline has been a constant for nearly a month since the team’s head coach suffered a broken bone in his left leg, but he has a new look thanks to a prominent friend in American soccer.
Schmid met the media Wednesday sporting a new pair of crutches given to him by Jurgen Klinsmann, Schmid’s longtime friend and the head coach of the U.S. national team.
Schmid said he recently walked into his office at the team’s Starfire Sports complex and found the crutches, but originally had no idea where they came from.