MLS and the LA Galaxy announced late last night/this morning that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is skipping the MLS All-Star Game against Juventus this Wednesday. Per league policy, that also means he will have to miss the club’s next match, which is August 4th vs. the Colorado Rapids.
The press release I received via email just said:
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From the Galaxy: “Due to three matches in a week and the travel involved, Ibrahimoviu0107 will remain in Los Angeles.” pic.twitter.com/QoZj2G0riC
— Jonathan Tannenwald (@thegoalkeeper) July 30, 2018
It sounds to me that LA didn’t want Zlatan to play three games in one week (he played a full 90 minutes last night vs.