Goalless in Galaxy, Impact May Need Miracle.

Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images “Just watch the number 9 son.” Zlatan will be hoping to add to his 26 goal MLS tally this evening. To do so he probably needs to remain on the pitch longer than he did last time against the Impact.A colleague of mine settled in the stand at Stade Saputo on 21 May last year, his young son alongside. “Just watch the number 9, son. You’re going to see something special, a magnificent player, something you don’t normally see.”

What transpired of course was, well, not a lot, but his young son did get to see a world star receive his marching orders before the first-half had elapsed. Not much consolation really, and not much solace for the…