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CARSON, Calif.—Zlatan Ibrahimovic promised big things when the LA Galaxy introduced him on the eve of Saturday's inaugural meeting with crosstown rival LAFC, so big that they were hard to take seriously. And then, he delivered. The Swedish superstar, making his first competitive appearance since late December, sparked his new club to a dramatic

CARSON – The only thing that stood between Carlos Vela and a hat trick inside the first hour of the inaugural Battle of Los Angeles was LA Galaxy defender Daniel Steres. When Steres knocked Marco Urena’s pass to Vela into his own net — and LAFC went up 3-0 all the

Zlatan Ibrahimovic made pretty much the best possible MLS debut on Saturday, coming off the bench, helping to set up a goal and scoring two more in a furious LA Galaxy comeback effort that led to a 4-3 win over LAFC in the first edition of the local rivalry. Naturally,

Even in the land of movie stars and storybook endings, who could've scripted this? Less than 48 hours after landing at LAX, Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced his MLS arrival in astounding fashion, striking a stunning 77th-minute equalizer before hitting a match-winning header in stoppage time as an encore. And when the dust

El Tráfico is here, and so is Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The LA Galaxy are set to host city rivals LAFC for the first time on Saturday (3 pm ET | FOX - full TV & streaming info), and if the hotly anticipated L.A. derby wasn't enough, what most observers suspected this week

CARSON, Calif.—Zlatan Ibrahimovic knew he'd play for the LA Galaxy. He just didn't think it would take so long to make it happen. The Swedish superstar, whose long-rumored move from Manchester United was completed last week, appears set to make his debut in Saturday afternoon's StubHub Center showdown with new

It is probably fair to say that Friday night was not the date that Greg Vanney & Co. had circled on the calendar. Yes, it was a regular season game, and thus by definition meaningful, but it does not compare to Tuesday night. Tuesday night is when Club América, the

CARSON, Calif. -- Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he's ready to go and wants to play in the LA Galaxy's inaugural meeting with crosstown rival LAFC, and Sigi Schmid will do what he can to make that happen. The Swedish striker was officially introduced by the Galaxy on Friday afternoon, a couple

CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy could have a full squad for its first derby with LAFC Saturday (3 pm ET | FOX), Sigi Schmid says, but there's no certainty that the the four injured starters – winger Romain Alessandrini, central midfielders Giovani and Jonathan Dos Santos, and center back Michael Ciani – will

LOS ANGELES — When seven buses leave Lot 6 at Exposition Park Saturday morning some four hours before the LA Galaxy host LAFC (3 pm ET | FOX), 400 away supporters will complete their three-year, 12.7-mile journey to the expansion side’s first derby match. That’s less than a half-marathon away. But

The man is arguably as entertaining in front of a microphone as he is in front of goal.  New LA Galaxy star signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic met the media for the first time on Friday ahead of Saturday's LA derby (3 pm ET on FOX) and it was all you imagined it

Let's just jump directly into it, shall we? SATURDAY'S SLATE Orlando City vs. New York Red Bulls 1 pm ET | FULL PREVIEW | TV & streaming info It seems like this could be the week that the Purple Lions inch closer toward what we thought they'd be in terms

After the better part of a year doing battle on the walls of their shared city via spray can, on billboards via catchy slogans and, during the past week, via splashes in the transfer market, the LA Galaxy and Los Angeles Football Club take their nascent rivalry between the lines

Here is everything you need to know about MLS and North American soccer this morning: The battle for Los Angeles begins

The first edition of the latest local rivalry in MLS is this weekend, and hype is building for LA Galaxy-LAFC, aka "El Trafico" (Saturday, 3 pm ET | FOX). LAFC have started hot, with two wins in two games, but have been out of action for two matchweeks. The Galaxy

CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy haven't had a whole lot to say about the arrival of LAFC and how it might alter the complexion of Southern California's soccer culture. For them, it’s all about us and what we do, no matter how the fans and media spin things. And then

Editor's Note: Ahead of the first game between the LA Galaxy and LAFC on Saturday (3 pm ET | FOX), we're bringing back this feature on LAFC striker Diego Rossi, which originally ran on March 9. LOS ANGELES – Although Carlos Vela was the name grabbing the most headlines entering LAFC’s

LA Galaxy vs. Los Angeles Football Club 2018 MLS Regular Season – Week 5 StubHub Center — Carson 3:00 pm ET – March 31, 2018 WATCH: FOX | MLS LIVE on DAZN and TVAS2 in Canada Here we go! The anticipated first-ever meeting between the LA Galaxy and expansion side LAFC

Inside the front office at LAFC, the leaders of Major League Soccer’s newest expansion club call it their decision-making “filter.” From the moment the blank canvas first started to fill out with names of prospective players, LAFC general manager John Thorrington and the club’s leaders tried to distill the criteria