One of the newest and most intense rivalries in Major League Soccer has fast Bryan Edwards Jersey grown into one of the league's most attractive showpieces.The LA Galaxy are arguably MLS's most established and recognizable brand worldwide, while LAFC only recently launched in 2018. Regardle s of their respective history, the two have already developed a fierce rivalry, with both sides delivering memorable moments throughout their meetings.What's caught on just as fast as the rivalry on the field is the unique moniker with which the intra-city showdown has been ble sed. Known as "El Trafico" throughout the soccer community, the catchy name has made it easily identifiable, standing out from other soccer derbies in the United States and abroad.In October, the two sides met in the MLS Cup Playoffs for just the second time as they clashed in the Western Conference semifinals at Banc of California Stadium. The rivalry again delivered top-drawer action, as the match went back and forth the entire 90 minutes, with Cristian Arango delivering a 93rd minute winner in true El Trafico fashion.Sporting News brings you all you need to know about the heated matchup between bitter Southern California rivals.MORE: It appears that the of the name "El Trafico" starts with the SB Nation LAFC and LA Galaxy blogs asking fans what the first matchup should be called.One of the four available selections was "El Trafico", a reconfiguration of "El Clasico" which is the Spanish-language reference for some of the fierce historic soccer rivalries in the world. The Real Madrid vs. Barcelona match in Spain's La Liga and the Chivas Guadalajara vs. Club America matchup in Mexico are both popularly called a Clasico.For purposes of the poll, "El Clasico" was tweaked in a nod to the traffic congestion for which Los Angeles is well-known. With 51 percent of the fan vote, "El Trafico" won in a landslide, and the catchy nature of the name saw it quickly spread throughout traditional and social media. But one of the clubs never thought it would stick."El Trafico, the name El Trafico was a joke. Its just a joke,"Rich Orosco, LAFCs executive vice president of brand community, in July 2020. "Heres Darron Lee Jersey my prediction: It will not be El Trafico for much longer. I guarantee you."So far, that guarantee hasn't come to fruition and the name brand is stronger than ever. The LA Galaxy has ridden its early positive results to a lead in the all-time series between the two clubs, but LAFC has also had its moments, claiming both the only playoff meeting and the most lopsided result between the two sides.There have also been a series of high-scoring draws between the two sides, as each side has bagged bunches of goals acro s the short series history.Following the 17th all-time meeting in the MLS Cup Playoffs in October 2022, the rivalry is now nearly level, with LAFC on five wins to the Galaxy's seven, plus five draws. The home team has dominated this matchup, with just one win by a road team in the 17 all-time meetings.SERIES RECORD: LA Galaxy 7 wins, LAFC 5 wins, 5 drawsDateCompetitionResultMarch 31, 2018Reg. seasonLA Galaxy 4-3 LAFCJuly 26, 2018Reg. seasonLAFC 2-2 LA GalaxyAugust 24, 2018Reg. seasonLA Galaxy 1-1 LAFCJuly 19, 2019Reg. seasonLA Galaxy 3-2 LAFCAugust 25, 2019Reg. seasonLAFC 3-3 LA GalaxyOctober 24, 2019MLS PlayoffsLAFC 5-3 LA GalaxyJuly 18, 2020MLS Is BackTournamentLAFC6-2 LA GalaxyAugust 22, 2020Reg. seasonLAFC 0-2LA GalaxySeptember 6, 2020Reg. seasonLA Galaxy3-0 LAFCOctober 25, 2020Reg. seasonLAFC2-0 LA GalaxyMay 8, 2021Reg. seasonLA Galaxy2-1 LAFCAugust 28, 2021Reg. seasonLAFC 3-3 LA GalaxyOctober 3, 2021Reg. seasonLA Galaxy 1-1 LAFCApril 9, 2022Reg. seasonLA Galaxy 2-1 LAFCMay 25, 2022US Open CupLA Galaxy3-1 LAFCJuly 8, 2022Reg. seasonLAFC3-2 LA GalaxyOct 20, 2022MLS PlayoffsLAFC3-2 LA GalaxyMORE: Despite the short history of the rivalry Davante Adams T Shirts , it has already seen a number of notable performances.This is partly due to the high-scoring nature of the rivalry, with only three clean sheets by either side during the entire 13-game history of the matchup.Matches between these two teams have averaged a combined 4.46 goals throughout the rivalry's short history prior to the 2022 season.Zlatan shines in first El TraficoWho better to christen a famous rivalry than one of the world's flashiest players, Zlatan Ibrahimovic? The two teams met for the first time on March 31, 2018 and Zlatan was the hero.With LAFC leading 3-0 at one point and ahead 3-1 at the hour mark, the Swedish superstar came off the bench for the LA Galaxy and engineered a famous comeback. The most memorable moment was the equalizer, Ray Guy Jersey which Zlatan scored from an outlandish distance with an incredible volley, that produced the famous call, "Oh come on! Come on!" from broadcaster John Strong. Zlatan then scored the winner in the 91st minute with a header.Zlatan hat trick tops Vela braceWhen the two teams met for the first time in 2019, Zlatan produced yet another memorable performance.With LAFC's Carlos Vela scoring a pair, Zlatan did one better, scoring not just any hat trick but a perfect hat-trick one goal each with his left foot, his right foot, and his head again willing the LA Galaxy to victory.I come with a lot of confidence, a lot of belief and a lot of responsibility, Zlatan said after the match. It depends on me how the atmosphere will become. And I made it good today, I think.LAFC wins playoff El TraficoWith Zlatan's stamp on the rivalry, it was time for Vela to make his mark, and he did so in the Western Conference semifinal matchup of 2019.In the first and so far, only playoff meeting between the two clubs, Vela scored a pair of goals to put LAFC ahead 2-0. While the Galaxy leveled things before the hour mark, Vela a sisted Diego Ro si's go-ahead goal as LAFC picked up its first win in the series with a critical 5-3 playoff victory, sending the club to the conference final.LAFC scores six vs. humbled GalaxyIn the most lopsided result of the short series history, Diego Ro si scored four as LAFC clobbered its cro stown rivals in the MLS Is Back Tournament.Two goals in each half for Ro si combined with one from Bradley Wright-Phillips and one fromMohamed El Monir sent the Galaxy squad home hanging their heads.LAFC wins epic 2022 Western Conference semifinalThe two sides met for the second-ever time in the MLS Cup playoffs and once again the rivalry delivered, with an incredibly memorable 90 minutes.LAFC Las Vegas Raiders Accessories opened the scoring as Denis Bouanga tapped in a cro s from Carlos Vela on 23 minutes, and the two teams traded blows from there. Samuel Grandsir's 44th minute equalizer saw the teams deservedly level at the break. The Galaxy came out of halftime the more i