LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic appeared to choke NYC FC goalkeeper Sean Johnson on Saturday when the two teams met at the StubHub Tennis Center in California. Ibrahimovic can be seen placing his right hand around Johnson's neck after the goalkeeper bumped into him in the final minutes of the match.
Both players received yellow cards after the incident.
NYCFC secured the 2–0 win over Zlatan's Galaxy thanks to a goal from Heber Araujo dos Santos ('44) and a penalty score from Maximiliano Moralez.
Ibrahimovic finished third in the MVP voting in 2018 in which he scored 22 goals and had 10 assists in 27 matches.