It was a dire season for LA Galaxy last year. They slumped to a bottom-of-the-table finish, they were devoid of any semblance of excitement, anticipation or plan for the future, and they were in need of new lease of life.
So, in that quest, they turned to a 35-year-old striker coming off a year-long ACL-tear recovery who had been deemed unnecessary by his club, so much so that his contract was voided and he departed without any compensation.
Nevertheless, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, as he so often does, brought his brilliance with him and infected every nook and cranny of the club.