Signs say Freddie announced Tuesday

The hints, rumors and clues have flown in over the last few days and it all adds up to this: it appears that Freddie Ljungberg will be introduced as Sounders FC's 'designated player' at a press conference Tuesday October 28th at 11:00 AM at Qwest Field. Season ticket holders are invited to meet Freddie later at 5:00 PM when he'll be introduced to Seattle fans.

The best soccer writer in Seattle these days, Steve Clare, has his take on the Freddie saga here.

It is possible (though not confirmed, as is none of this) that KING 5 News may be on hand to broadcast the event live.

Update 10/26: Swedish football paper FotbollsExpressen.se continues to break the news over there. So does Seattle's Steve Clare. See two more translated articles HERE and HERE.

UPDATE 10/25: Seattle Times and Expressen of Sweden are saying the signing is imminent. (See also one of those funny Swedish-English translations of the Expressen story.)
More Swedish press translations HERE and HERE.

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The pieces of the puzzle have come together after I talked at length with Swedish newspaper reporter Jens Brandberg who I had referred to Gary Wright, Sounders VP of Operations. Brandberg felt that based on his interview with Wright that something is indeed about to happen, though Wright neither confirmed or denied the possible signing of Ljungberg.

Meanwhile a fan who was looking over the TV schedule at G & D, found this.

TUE OCT 28
NEWCASTLE V WEST BROM
LIVE 12:45PM & 6PM

SOUNDERS UNVEILING OF DESIGNATED PLAYER SIGNING QWEST FIELD WEST CLUB LOUNGE 5PM


Are you talking about FREDDIE? You should be!

(If it is someone else this post will self-destruct upon the announcement.)