Sandy • Less than hour before his memorable introduction, fans crowded the stairwells, phones and cameras in hand, waiting for the last visiting player to emerge from the tunnel inside Rio Tinto Stadium. Once out and into the last bits of remaining daylight, the No. 9 and No. 10 jerseys peppering the seats in Sandy welcomed him the way you welcome a legend.
Regardless of what colors he’s sporting, regardless of the forthcoming result. That’s what you do. Because, honestly, how many more times are you going to be able to say that you saw the man himself, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, in suburban Salt Lake City with so much on the line?