Welcome to the latest installment of You Write the Captions. This week’s contest features a photo of Major League Soccer’s newest millionaire, Seattle Sounders FC signing Freddie Ljungberg, who already has fans in Seattle buzzing about the impact he could make on and off the field.
The photo in question isn’t necessarily a funny one, but it does leave plenty of room for creativity on the caption front. It’s up to you to deliver the humor.
Before we get to the photo, congratulations are in order to Dave (whichever Dave he may be) for the winning entry in the Ronaldo Rehab edition of YWTC. His submission was voted the top choice, edging out my favorite, from Pablo Chicago, 33 percent to 25 percent.
Now, on to the Ljungberg photo:
"Freddie Ljungberg thinks for a second before finally accepting the fact that playing in MLS beats having to keep posing in his underwear."
That was my take. Now it’s your turn. Submit a relatively brief caption to go along with it. I will select the best entries and let you, the readers, vote on the best entry.
Fire away:
“Now let’s open this thing up and see who I signed with.”
Hey look, it’s already printed double sided with AC Milan on the back. Perfect for when I’m loaned.
Freddie ponders How long before team is moved to Oklahoma City?
Wow what have i done?
Freddie ponders on how long before the team is moved to Oklahoma City?
“This isn’t the photo shoot for the cover of the new Fifa game for xbox 360?!? What’s that you say? I signed a contract for who? Oh sh*t.”
Ugh! These colors DO NOT bring out my eyes!
Eat your ****ing heart out, Becks.
So, you think its about a 20 minute train ride to London, right?
Wait, how long?
What country am I in?
Freddie Ljunberg inspects thong worn by Drew Carey in recent presser.
You want me to pose wearing nothing but this?
Seattle? Is that near NY?
hmm…would this scarf look good on me during my next photo shoot?
What is this Seattle?
I’m ready to vote for the OKC joke right now
That was DAMN funny…
It looks a little big for a headband but I think I can still go ninja in this league.
“Seattle? I thought my agent said Serie A!”
“Seattle? Where the hell is that?”
“S-E-A-T-T-L-E, hmm, that almost spells SCUTTLE! Not me though.”
“Freddie Ljungberg looking a little upset at a recent press conference after his salary was finally revealed to him on the back of a Seattle Sounders scarf.”
What the hell is a ‘Sounder’?
What the hell is a Seattle?
ESPN Chat with Jeff Cooper 1:30 p.m. ET Today.
Cooper is the chairman of St. Louis Soccer United, the group that is leading the way to bring an MLS expansion franchise to St. Louis. Earlier this year, Cooper resigned from his position at his law firm so he could focus on obtaining a soccer team.
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“talk to the scarf, cuz the face dont wanna hear it”
Ha! You spelled “Settle” wrong.
I know I’m an underwear model, but seriously guys, I’m not wearing this on the field.
They want me to wear just this? Well, it’s been worse.
“A good thing I put this ‘cheat sheet’ on the back of my scarf so I remember where I am and who I am playing for. But I wont forget how much money I am making though.”
What the heck is a seattle?
Hmm… Is it to late to back out of this????
” yay Seattle! I still get to go to United States right?”
right now I think fireball has the lead by a large margin.
this scarf does nothing to show off my package.
“I am honored to now be a part of…(OH THANK GOD FOR THIS POST-IT) …Seâ‹…atâ‹…tle” 
Meh, at least it isn’t Toronto heh
Horken Dorken Seattle Microsoften Scarfen
(ala Swedish Chef)
I vote for the Drew Carey thong that is hilarious!!
“I always knew I would look good rollin’ in green but who are the Sounders?”
Hmm…I wonder how big a scarf I could knit with $5 to $7 million dollars.
Freddie holds back a smile as he believes that Ashton will jump out with all the cameras from Punk’d any minute now and this whole nightmare will finally end.
“Be careful what you wish for”–David Beckham
or “Kurt Cobain wuz here”
The stack of money should be *this* tall.
“I wonder if Calvin Klein makes this in white”
I thought they were gonna give me Sounders underwear instead.
So, when do I get to go to a welcome party hosted by Will Smith and Tom Cruise?
“A scarf!?! I need a gasmask for Seattle!”
“Does this scarf make me look fat?”
these little birckenstocks on the back are awesome!
Ljungberg tries to show off his “super-human” strength for Seattle fans by ripping his new club’s scarf in half, but ended up ripping his ACL instead.
Seattle… much better than Malmo.
Seattle. Home of Ljunge music.
“Becks told me the toliet paper in America was extra soft. But he didn’t tell me it was customized! I’m in love!! Now, do they have someone—– who know you—-cleans it for you?”
What’s the cheat code for PES 2008? This roster is pathetic.
I know I’m “big” but I don’t think my package will fill this “tube sock”?!
Break me off a piece of that Seattle-Bar!!
Let’s see if I’ve got now: S … E .. A …
“Hmm… back to the drawing board with the scarf design..”
though seriously, I want to vote now for the OKC one.
“I guess this is the closest I’ll actually come to wearing a Seattle Sounders uniform. Now, where’s the physio room? I need to call shotgun on one of those massage chairs.”
Hey Colin Mochrie, Wayne Brady… what do I do with this prop?
what the hell is a playoff?
This isn’t Los Angeles?
“hmmm whats this?
‘dear freddy, when are you in milan next? love becks.’
what the?”
“What does this have to do with The Price Is Right?”
LOL @ the captions… they’re brightening my day. muchas gracias!
“Seattle supermodel Ljungberg proudly displays his new team’s color for the microphone.”
Ooops – should have been “colors”.
note to self: fire agent
For a good time… call… 867-5309?
Thank God – I needed something to wrap my knee with.
“I pity the fools who think we’ll ever lose to Beckham and the Galaxy!”
Drew’s Thong and OKC are front runners. The Drew one is a much better execution of the line I was trying to come up with.
WOW, I got a nickname already: ‘EL TEAS’. Lundberg ‘the torch’, I like it..
“I mean I’ll model it, don’t get me wrong, I’m just not sure how I put it on.”
“So I have to wrap this like a diaper how???”
Maybe, when I open my eyes, it will say Arsenal….damn!
He loves the Sounders thiiiiiiis much.
What is this? This is not Sham-Wow!
And with this cloth I make shoes as shiny as my head!
“Hmmm…it says Seattle on this side too.”
They promised me an Xbox 360 and all I got was this scarf…
omg joe G, you are the winrar of this competition, forsure
“now lets open this thing up and see who i signed with”
LOL
he totally has that look on his face, doesnt he?
sounder? what the f*** is a sounder?
The Swedish Chef joke was the only one to make me literally LOL!
“Damn! I was the one person that voted for Alliance as the name.”
“You mean Seattle is now in MLS…my agent told me I was going to the successful league…the USL…”
I heard Beck’s scarf was made by Prada, why the hell do i get this bootleg ebay crap.
So this is what retirement looks like!
Thank you, thank you. I happy to be here today to announce the name of my new venture. I’ll be opening up an exclusive gentleman’s club here called “El Teats”…what the…its spelled wrong…damn that guy with the glasses…
And they think my skills are worth more than this scarf…
“I came half way around the world and you got me a….scarf. Wow, thanks. I’ll keep this in my closet by the Gondwandaland sweater you gave me last year”
“Dear Freddy- I need you to also lead our marching band. Please wear just this. Thanks, Drew.”
“they sure did have to make the scarf long to fit THAT on the other side”
New Sounder signee Freddie Ljungberg demonstrates to the Seattle press how endowed one has to be to work for Calvin Klein.
“I’m actually doing this? OOhhhhh, CRAP. What was my agent THINKING?!?”
I call this one Blue Steel
Why does it say David Beckham on the back of my scarf?
Wait… I thought they said I would need an umbrella in Seattle?
Screw scarves, I need a raincoat to play in Seattle!
Joe G. wins! Joe G. wins!
This would make a good crotch stuffer for my next underwear shoot
Nice… Kasey Keller will make me look less bald
Dear God, please let me get my first check before I get my season ending injury. Amen
As Freddie Ljungberg holds up the Seattle Sounders scarf he is day dreaming about shopping at the local IKEA.
**Drumroll** (while opening eyes)
YES! I’ve always wanted to be QuarterBack in the NFL for the Seahawks!
Hmmm, how can I convince everyone to make our uniforms just Calvin Klein underwear.
“You called this what again? ‘Free-ballin’?”
“I knew I shouldn’t have let the future of my career rest on the contents of a novelty Fortune Cookie. Touchee Mr. Carey…… Touchee.”
heck yeah! stretchable scarf, now where’s my XBOX?
Hmm . . . Two T’s. Who would have thought that!
One more!
Calvin’s scarves are such higher quality. Do these have matching gloves?
man, with all these comments about not knowing where/what/who/when Seattle is, you’d think we’re in Alaska. I guess geography really is a dying subject in public schools these days…
“These americans make tiny bath towels”
Um..yeah…I’m going to need you to move a little to the left…right…ohh that’s good…
“I am soooooo going to design the next Sounders’scarf…but next time with cashmere”
I vote for the “Damn I was the one guy that voted for Alliance” joke
(reading hidden post it)
AHEM!
My name is Fredrikkkk Ljungberg. I come from Sweden. I captained my team in Euro 2008. So far i love the city of Se-se-seat-seatl-seatly? My name is Fredrikkk Ljungberg
“All right now,I signed for the Galaxy and all I have to do is wait for Tom Cruise to invite me and… (someone whispers in his ear) You’re telling me this isn’t Los Angeles? Oh well, they did give me the Space Needle in the contract.”
“Suckers?!…oh Sounders”…..”heh – suckers”
- What was that Freddie?
“uh, nothing”
When shown that his team would be in Seattle, a confused and bewildered Ljunberg states “I don’t want to play football in Canada.”
Ljunberg conceals a tiny mirror behind his scarf, where he can not help but admire himself.
and finally . . . .
Ljunberg reveals his new scarf – the front says “SEATTLE” the back says “Ljungberg ****ed her!”
I knew it…
they picked up the scarf at Ikea
Freddie doesn’t realize the microphones are still on when he sings:
Do a little dance
Wave an ugly scarf
Get Paid Tonight!
Get Paid Tonight!
ELTTAES?
After only two days stateside, the gorgeous Freddie Ljungberg wins his first US competition: Miss Seattle 2008.
This is my ticket to Hollywood, thanks Joe.
“It can’t be any worse than one of Calvin’s underwear”
Seattle… so what was our finish in the Eredivisie last year?
You hold Garber down, and I’ll gag him!
Sure does make you forget about Kevin Durant… uh, never mind.
Freddie Ljungberg shows his excitement after signing for seattle.
Freddie Ljungberg shows his excitement at signing for seattle.
After years spent living in dismal England, Freddie Ljungberg arrives on the American west coast excited to finally start working on his tan.
Freddie Ljungberg looks at what is the biggest piece of clothing he’ll ever wear.
Oh I get it now…Freddie knows that in three years his hairline will meet his bald spot, he’ll pack on the pounds with the rainy weather and his plan will be complete… He will be a shoe-in for the Steve Ballmer Story
“Wait a minute….This isn’t Chelsea!!”
Ljungberg reconsiders his decision to sign with the Seattle Sounders when he discovers that Procede and Enzyte are included on MLS’s long list of banned substances.
Dear Freddie,
Welcome to MLS. Please enjoy this scarf.
Your friend,
Ben Olsen
P.S. Can I have your match jersey?
“Yeah – the scarf is nice. But where’s my platter-of-meatballs signing bonus?”
” ‘Mamma mia!’ I’m glad you would ‘take a chance on me’ and give me ‘money, money, money’. Hope I don’t meet my ‘Waterloo’ here. (What? Doesn’t the rest of the world speak in ABBA song titles too?)”
Ah, something to blow my nose in.