The World Is Still Buzzing Over Zlatan’s Legendary Debut — And Not Just Soccer Fans
So some giant Swede came to America last week and showed everyone how to do the soccer. Needless to say, people went nuts. Zlatan Ibrahimovic made his debut for the LA Galaxy over the weekend and made an immediate impact. Of course he did. The Zlatan debut goals had sports fans of all types absolutely buzzing Saturday afternoon.
He Did It: Zlatan Eclipsed Napoleon By Conquering America
A year and a half ago, Zlatan Ibrahimovic told the world that he’d been thinking about a move to North America. “It’s a huge option for me,” said the Manchester United striker. “For the football and everything else. I can see myself conquering the U.S. as I have with Europe. Lots of people stay in one place throughout their career, but I’ve travelled around like Napoleon, and conquered every new country where I’ve sat foot.
Zlatan Wins LA Derby, Declared Mayor Of Los Angeles
We apologize Zlatan. For several moments there – specifically, the first 26 moments of Saturday's LA derby – we doubted you. It really wasn't fair, as you were sitting on the bench, patiently waiting and watching as Carlos Vela netted two amazing goals to put LAFC up and seemingly out of reach.
The Best Moments From Zlatan's LA Galaxy Press Conference
Zlatan Ibrahimovic arrived in Los Angeles last week and has wasted no time in reaching peak levels of Zlatanocity.
To start, there was the full-page, five-word ad he took out in the LA Times to announce his arrival. Then there was his first training session with the club, during which he had to be dragged away from shooting practice so that he might remain fresh for this Saturday's LA derby.
Zlatan Has Arrived In Los Angeles
We thought it might be a dream, one of those real-enough-to-be-real but surreal-enough-to-be-a-dream dreams, but it isn't a dream. We were wide awake the whole time and ZLATAN IS HERE.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic arrived in Los Angeles last night and was greeted by a throng of fans.
He then trained with his new club for the first time.
Zlatan Could Make His LA Galaxy Debut As Soon As This Saturday
The LA Galaxy announced that Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be available for training this Friday and could make his Galaxy debut on Saturday in the LA Clasico (a.k.a. El Trafico).
LA Galaxy announces Zlatan Ibrahimovic will train with team on Friday and be available for selection on Saturday vs LAFC on big FOX.
— Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl) March 28, 2018
Top 10 Zlatan Quotes Of All Time
Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced his move to the LA Galaxy in typical Zlatan fashion, taking a full-page ad out in the LA Times thanking himself for his services on behalf of the city of Los Angeles. That might not even make the top ten best Zlatan quotes, which we now present to you:
10. I think I’m like wine. The older I get, the better I get.
9. It’s true I don’t know much about the players here, but they definitely know who I am.
8. When asked if he was going to buy a Porsche he responded: Absolutely not. I have ordered a plane. It is much faster.
Zlatan Announces Move With Five-Word, Full-Page LA Times Advertisement
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is coming to MLS. After previously stating that his aim was to eclipse Napoleon by crossing the Atlantic and conquering the States, the Swedish striker is now en route to Los Angeles and aiming for a spectacular debut on March 31 against LAFC (“El Tráfico”) at an already sold out StubHub Center.