Angel City's Savy King has heart surgery following on-field collapse

The Associated Press

· Posted: May 14, 2025 11:14 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

Angel City defender Savy King was recovering from bosom country pursuing her illness connected the tract during a National Women's Soccer League lucifer connected Friday night.

King was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center successful Los Angeles pursuing the aesculapian lawsuit successful the 2nd fractional of Angel City's lucifer against the Utah Royals. Doctors who evaluated King discovered a bosom abnormality, and she underwent country Tuesday.

"She is present resting and recovering surrounded by her family, and her prognosis is excellent," the squad said successful a statement.

King's household released a associated connection thanking the team's aesculapian staff, King's chap players and the infirmary aesculapian unit for her care.

"On behalf of our full family, on with Savy, we person been truthful moved by the emotion and enactment from Angel City players, staff, fans and community, arsenic good arsenic shot fans crossed the country," the connection said. "We are blessed to stock Savy is recovering good and we are looking guardant to having her location with america soon."

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Players connected some sides were visibly shaken arsenic trainers rushed to King's broadside aft she went down successful the 74th infinitesimal of Friday's match. She was attended to for immoderate 10 minutes earlier she was stretchered disconnected the tract connected a cart.

Angel City said King was transported to the infirmary but was responsive and undergoing further evaluation.

"We are grateful to the Angel City aesculapian unit arsenic good arsenic to section paramedics who handled this hard concern seamlessly," the NWSL said successful a connection connected Saturday.

In an Instagram story, Washington Spirit nationalist squad guardant Trinity Rodman offered prayers for King and her family, adding: "In nary satellite should that crippled person continued."

The league said successful its connection that it would reappraisal its policies to find if changes needed to beryllium made.

NWSL rules for 2025 authorities that the league "recognizes that emergencies whitethorn originate which marque the commencement oregon progression of a Game inadvisable oregon unsafe for participants and spectators. Certain lawsuit categories automatically trigger the League Office into an valuation of whether hold oregon postponement is necessary."

There were 12 minutes of stoppage clip added to the match. Angel City won the crippled 2-0.

King, 20, was the 2nd wide prime successful the 2024 NWSL draught by enlargement Bay FC and played 18 games for the club. She was traded to Angel City successful February and had started successful each 8 games for the squad this season.