The LA Galaxy recently added five stars to their jersey, but if MLS allows them to keep all four of their designated players for the 2019 season, they should be required to add a similar symbol, in the shape of an asterisk, next to their name in the standings for the upcoming season.



The Galaxy face a headache of their own doing this offseason. After signing forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic to new contract, LA has four DPs on its roster: Ibrahimovic, Romain Alessandrini, Jonathan dos Santos and Giovani dos Santos. All four hit the Galaxy’s salary cap above the $1.5 million targeted allocation money (TAM) limit and can’t be bought down. And yet new Galaxy general manager Dennis te Kloese is telling reporters that he is looking to restructure one of their contracts in order to make the team cap-compliant. My reporting confirms MLSsoccer.com’s report that Giovani dos Santos’ is the contract in question.



My discussions with several general managers...