CARSON, Calif. — The LA Galaxy traded MLS Cup Final MVP Gastón Brugman to Nashville on Thursday, just 12 days after the Uruguayan midfielder led the club to its record sixth league championship. Brugman was named the MVP of MLS’ championship match for his splendid performance filling in for injured star Riqui Puig in the Galaxy’s 2-1 victory over the …
Galaxy midfielder Riqui Puig tries to avoid a slide tackle during a draw against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 1. “And of course it always come with, ‘Oh I don’t know if it’s a reality or not.’ “ Less than two months later, it became a reality when Puig made his MLS debut. A couple of hours before Vanney sent …
AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic, center, fights for the ball with Parma’s Gaston Brugman, right, during an Italy Serie A match in Milan, Italy, on July 15, 2020. The Galaxy have acquired Uruguayan midfielder Gastón Brugman from Parma Calcio of Italy’s second-tier Serie B. A native of Rosario, Uruguay, the same city that produced defender Diego Godín, Uruguay’s all-time leader in …
