Support for Steve Zakuani

There are several ways you can send your thoughts and best wishes to Steve.

On Friday night at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Steve Zakuani suffered a horrific injury to his right leg in the third minute of the Sounders FC's match with the Colorado Rapids.
 
He was taken off the field to a rousing ovation of support from the many travelling supporters in attendance and was taken to the emergency room for x-rays.
 
Many fans have since reached out to the club on how to send wishes to Steve.  Fans may send their thoughts and best wishes to Steve in one of three ways:

Twitter
Tweet Steve @stevezakuani11 with the hash tag #forZakuani

SoundersFC.com
Post your best wishes to Steve via the comments on the bottom of this page.

Physical Mail
Physical mail may be sent to: Sounders FC Community Relations, 12 Seahawks Way, Renton, WA 98056
 
More information will be relayed as it becomes available.

UPDATE 4/22 8:54pm: Steve Zakuani has suffered a broken tibia and fibula.

UPDATE 4/23 3:07am: The following are the reactions of his teammates and head coach Sigi Schmid after the match.

Sigi Schmid - “It’s a big blow for our team.  He’s going to be out for quite a while.  How do we adjust?  Other people have to step up.  It’s part of the game as well that things like that happen.  Right now my thoughts are with Steve getting well and getting healthy as soon as he can.”

James Riley - “Everyone’s devastated, not only for the loss of Stevie, but just the way we displayed ourselves today.  It definitely felt like a loss even though we won the game 1-0.  We’ve got a lot of film to watch and a lot of things to change.  To have what happened to Stevie is unfortunate.  We’ll be praying for him and wishing him a speedy recovery.  I’m devastated for that.  It was unbelievable.”

Fredy Montero - “It’s sad to see a teammate go out like that.  He’s a very important player.  We just have to continue moving ahead with whoever replaces him at this point.  But it’s sad to lose him like that.”

Patrick Ianni - “We talked about wanting to win this game for Steve, certainly.  I’m glad we did.  Hopefully we can win some more without him - it‘s going to be a lot tougher without him, but we have a lot of capable guys.  It’s a terrible feeling.  He’s a great player and a great friend, but he’ll be back.  He’s pushing himself into the elite of the league and when he comes back I’m confident he’ll put himself back there.  He’s a great personality and a great teammate.  He works hard and he cares about everyone.  It’s going to be a hard hit for our team for sure.  You could see all of the guys on the field were devastated by it.”

There was also an outpouring of support for Zakuani through twitter.com.  The following are just some of the words from current and former MLS players.

Landon Donovan (@landondonovan) - @stevezakuani11 Get better buddy, we're all thinking about you

Jozy Altidore (@JozyAltidore17) - Heres to a speedy recovery to a fantastic player. Steve Zakuani.

Charlie Davies (@charliedavies9) - @stevezakuani11 I wish you the best in your recovery. Stay strong. God bless.

Taylor Twellman (@taylortwellman) - Thoughts and prayers go out to Steve Zakuani. #health #revengeshouldbe20goals

Heath Pearce (@thehp3) - @stevezakuani11 get well soon man. You are a baller and this league needs you!! My thoughts and prayers r with m8!

Juan Pablo Angel (@juanpabloangel) - Wishing Steve Zakuani a speedy recovery!

Wells Thompson (@wellsthompson) - My thoughts and prayers go out to both Steve Zakuani and Brian Mullan! An unfortunate incident we all wish didn’t happen.

Joe Cannon (@joecannon1love) - OH man...... please keep Steve Zakuani in your thoughts, prayers and let's all hope for a speedy recovery. #forzakuani

Connor Chinn (@connorchinn) - Hope Steve Zakuani a speedy recovery.

Faryd Mondragon (@farydmondragon) - wishing Zakuani from Seattle Sounders a fast recovery so he can play again very soon!!!

Ben Zemanski (@zmnsk21) - My thoughts and prayers go out to an unbelievable player and close friend @stevezakuani11 #muchlove

Kofi Sarkodie (@kofisarkodie8) - prayers to my boy Steveo

Amobi Okugo (@amobisays) - @stevezakuani11 best wishes on a speedy recovery

Mike Chabala (@chabala17) - @stevezakuani11 wish you a quick recovery bro. No doubt he'll come back strong.

Sacha Kjlestan (@sachakjlestan) - Best wishes and hopefully a full and fast recovery. One of the most exciting players in MLS to watch @stevezakuani11

UPDATE 4/23 10:50am: Steve has undergone successful surgery on his broken tibia and fibula.  Will remain in Denver for several days.

Gabriel Zakuani (@Gabs50Zakuani) - Dedicating my 100th game and Man Of The Match bottle to @stevezakuani11 and wore the #11 on wrist #ForZakuani http://plixi.com/p/95911058

UPDATE 4/26 12:52pm: Special Message from Steve http://kingdom-hope.org/latest-news/special-message-from-steve/

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UPDATE 4/30 11:52pm::