Hello and welcome to the L.A. Times’ weekly soccer newsletter. I’m Kevin Baxter, the Times’ soccer writer, and we’ve got another busy week to talk about, beginning with the Galaxy’s improbable drive toward a playoff berth, LAFC’s dangerous slide toward a possible first-round knockout game, the unveiling of the new National Soccer Hall of Fame building and Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s jersey sales — as well as his future in MLS.
We’re so overbooked with news we can’t even get to Lionel Messi’s broken arm (he’s out three weeks and will miss this week’s Champions League game with Inter Milan and Sunday’s El Clasico with Real Madrid) or Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho’s meltdown at Stamford Bridge.