Zlatan Ibrahimovic has played 19 MLS minutes, his time with the LA Galaxy more brief than the average Kansas Citian requires for a commute to work.
But already his stardom has supplied Fox with record television ratings; it has included a spot inside SportsCenter studios; and it prompted one Sporting KC player to call him the biggest personality in the league today.
It was an otherworldly debut last weekend, to be sure, with Ibrahimovic scoring the potential MLS goal of the year moments after stepping onto the field, then adding another to complete the Galaxy’s 4-3 comeback.