Sounders' Ljungberg out 10 weeks after surgery

SEATTLE (AP) -- Freddie Ljungberg won't be able to rejoin the Seattle Sounders FC for about 10 weeks.

The star midfielder had surgery to repair a slightly torn labrum and have a small amount of bone shaved where his hip meets the femur. The surgery was performed by Dr. Marc Philippon of the Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado.

Sounders general manager Adrian Hanauer said as Ljungberg increased his training, he started having hamstring problems that have hampered him the past two years.

Seattle, the newest Major League Soccer team, will begin training camp on Jan. 21. Ljungberg is expected to be ready in late February or early March. The Sounders play their first game March 19 against the New York Red Bulls.

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