With an illustrious football career spanning 24 years, 41-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic has announced that he’ll retire after completing this season with AC Milan.
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He is talented on the pitch, but it’s his unapologetic arrogance confidence that’s made him a media magnet.
Join us as we reminisce with a compilation of his most memorable quotes.
“One thing is for sure, a World Cup without me is nothing to watch”
– When his country, Sweden, was knocked out of the play-offs for the 2014 WorldCup.
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“What do you mean, present? She got Zlatan.”
– When asked what he’d get his girlfriend for her engagement gift.
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And there was this famous exchange with a reporter ahead of the 2014 World Cup qualifying playoffs:
Zlatan: “Only God knows who will go through.”
Reporter: “It’s hard to ask him.”
Zlatan: “You’re talking to him.”
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“We’re looking for an apartment. If we don’t find anything, then I’ll probably just buy a hotel.”
– When he moved to Paris, where finding a new home was difficult.
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Arsene Wenger asked me to have a trial with Arsenal when I was 17. I turned him down. Zlatan doesn’t do auditions.”
– Zlatan said this in an interview when quizzed about interests from big clubs during the early years of his career.
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“Lions. They don’t compare themselves with humans.”
– When asked if he thought the other strikers in the league were better than him.
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“It’s true I don’t know that much about Ligue 1, but Ligue 1 knows who I am.”
– On his move to PSG in 2012.
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“I haven’t met her yet. But when I do, I’ll date her.”
– His response when asked to name the world’s most beautiful woman.
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“I won’t be the King of Manchester. I will be the God of Manchester.”
– His response to Eric Cantona’s comments that he would be the “prince of Manchester”.
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“I can’t help but laugh at how perfect I am.”
– Zlatan bragging about his ability upon joining Manchester United in 2016.
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“I think I’m like wine. The older I get, the better I get.”
– Zlatan referencing his age when asked about his good start to the season after joining Manchester United in 2016. He was 34 at the time.
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“I didn’t injure you on purpose, and you know that. If you accuse me again, I’ll break both your legs, and that time it will be on purpose.”
– He didn’t appreciate Rafael van der Vaart’s accusation that he purposely injured him during a match between Sweden (Zlatan’s team) and Netherlands (Rafael’s team) in 2004.