TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 ZLATAN TAKES OVER EL TRÁFICO 4 CHAPTER 2 THE EARLY DAYS AND THE ASL 10 CHAPTER 3 NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE 14 CHAPTER 4 THE REBIRTH OF PRO SOCCER 20 CHAPTER 5 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER TODAY 26 30 GLOSSARY MORE INFORMATION ONLINE RESOURCES INDEX 31 31 32 32 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CHAPTER 1 ZLATAN TAKES OVER EL TRÁFICO Zlatan Ibrahimović arrived in the United States just two days before the big match At 36 years old everyone called him just Zlatan Born in Sweden he had grown up playing all over Europe Everywhere he went he won league championships He won two in the Netherlands five in Italy one in Spain and four in France He had been injured for most of 2017. In 2018 he was healthy and playing for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer MLS The Galaxy was playing its new rival from the other side of town Los Angeles Football Club LAFC LAFC was a new team but it was already 2-0 heading into its first game against the Galaxy The fans of each team wanted to get a leg up on the other They'd come up with a nickname for the Zlatan Ibrahimović played all over Europe including for Manchester United
