TUKWILA, Wash. –Sigi Schmid led the Seattle Sounders’ training session on crutches and wearing a cast on his lower left leg on Wednesday, nursing a broken bone in his leg following a recent accident at his home.
Schmid said he slipped on his back step and landed awkwardly, breaking his left fibula.
“All my body weight came down on my left foot so I’ve broken the fibula,” said Schmid. “First 48 hours, 72 hours is always just dealing with the pain a little bit, but it’ll get better.”
Schmid said that although he’ll likely wear the cast for six weeks, the injury won’t affect his coaching duties when the team returns to action at home against the Philadelphia Union on Saturday (7 p.