To out-of-towners and even those who flew in for the big occasion, the rivalry between the LA Galaxy and Los Angeles Football Club can seem like fun and games.
For the players, the fans, the media...it’s a grind. There’s the famous El Trafico headaches the mornings after matches, for some a consequence of too much alcohol and others the culmination of mental anguish. The look on Carlos Vela’s face watching baseball at Dodger Stadium the day after the original Trafico tells the story.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Bob Bradley were criticized in the wake of LAFC’s 5-3 victory over the LA Galaxy for inappropriate behavior of varying degrees.