Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei has put plenty of thought into what it takes to be a United States citizen.
The Swiss-born Frei climbed through a mountain of legal paperwork and plenty of self-reflection before earning his citizenship at a ceremony last July. And Frei has some choice words for President Donald Trump and others who believe athletes should be “fired’’ if they don’t stand while the national anthem is played before their games.
“It was a struggle for me to actually become a citizen,” Frei said Monday. “Because on one side you can argue, ‘Well, it seems like a lot of people don’t think the way you think’.