With Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s forty first birthday across the nook later this 12 months it’s no shock to see that the legend was questioned on retirement by a fan, however his response confirmed that he’s nonetheless the identical man that soccer followers have come to know over the past 20 years.
Based on Gazzetta dello Sport, Zlatan responded with “When do I retire? By no means. If I retire, soccer dies” when a fan requested whether or not the icon was considering hanging up his boots.
Remarkably, Ibrahimovic continues to be making an impression on the highest degree with the Swedish famous person retuning to AC Milan in January 2020.
The centre-forward helped them take a step again in the direction of their former glory and standing inside world soccer because the Rossoneri triumphed in Serie A final season.
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Ibrahimovic was restricted to 23 outings in Italy’s top-flight final time period however nonetheless got here up with the products as he contributed eight objectives and three assists on Milan’s journey to a long-awaited title.
The legend’s ‘soccer will die with me’ quip couldn’t truly be any farther from the reality, sure that sense of entertaining showmanship will probably be misplaced when Zlatan calls it a day, however the moments he’s created with Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, PSG, LA Galaxy, Manchester United and naturally the Swedish nationwide group are etched into soccer’s historical past books and can by no means be forgotten.
Zlatan is presently recovering from a knee damage and there’s little doubt that Milan followers are raring to see the enigmatic star again in motion, similar to the remainder of the soccer world.
