"His touch, his movement - he's not fully physically fit, but he decides the derby from the moment he comes in. He's a magical soccer player," said Ishizaki, who made his debut Sweden debut alongside Ibrahimovic in 2001. A big star like that attracts media, shirt sales, ticket sales - just the name Zlatan generates so much for Galaxy," Ishizaki said. Another former MLS Swede marvelling at Ibra's show was ex-San Jose Earthquakes striker Henok Goitom, who expressed his sympathy for goalkeeper Miller while praising his country's greatest goal-scorer of all time. "You always feel a sense of pride when a Swede does well out in the wider world," Goitom said.

Source: The Star March 31, 2018 21:56 UTC