Have you heard about the time Freddie Ljungberg ordered so many burgers at a McDonald’s in a sketchy part of Washington D.C. that he nearly caused an uprising in the drive-thru?



This was after the 2009 U.S. Open Cup final, in which the Sounders defeated D.C. United 2-1 to win the club’s first title since joining MLS and during which Ljungberg had apparently worked up an appetite. Having spotted a pair of distinctive golden arches on the way to the airport, the former Arsenal Invincible requested that the Seattle team bus pull over.



The interior of the location was closed, but the drive-thru was open. The bus was too big to fit in the lane, but Ljungberg would not be denied. The Swede hopped off the bus, loped to the front and cut the line all by himself, on his own two feet, in a lane meant for cars. He approached the window and ordered 55 Big Macs, two of them without cheese, because dairy triggered his migraines.



Watching the scene in both...