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By now, most people have heard that Seattle Sounders FC has signed Swedish star Freddie Ljungberg for their first season in the MLS next year. By nabbing the former Arsenal star as their designated player ($2.5 million a year), Seattle is now set to enter next season with two certified stars: Ljungberg and local boy Kasey Keller.
This can only mean good things for a club that looks like it will have MASSIVE local support from the moment it steps on the field. In Ljungberg, they now have an international face for the club who is just 31 years old and still has some solid years left.
On top of that, Seattle has sold more than 17,000 season tickets and has a supporters group looking to grow quickly. As the team’s owners have said, this club looks like it will hit the ground running and figures not to be an ordinary expansion team struggling its way through the first couple of seasons. As a Seattle native, I can tell you that the excitement has been growing ever since the MLS entry was announced, and the city has lots and lots of football supporters who are thrilled to finally have a major team to support.
This big new signing will only amp up the anticipation for next year.
What do you think? Is this a good signing for Seattle? For the MLS? Would you rather have seen someone else?
Comments
'Bout time you got around to dealing with Seattle, the center of the soccer universe. But, given that city's recent run of horrible sports luck, I fear for Ljungberg's health!
Great sigining. A solid player who has great credentials. And he is good in a free-flowing attacking style which all Sounder fans hope to see.
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