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Zlatan on the Champions League and the Ballon d’Or: “Many win and disappear, I’ve been at the top for 25 years”

Zlatan gave a long interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport. The forward of the AC Milan He touched on different topics related to what his successful career has been, and spoke of the titles that he has not managed to get. There are many who question Ibrahimovic for not having won trophies such as the Champions League, the Ballon d’Or or the World Cup, and the Swede responded true to his style.

Champion mentality

Zlatan Ibrahimovic He reaffirmed that his controversial personality has led him to be who he is. He assured that only his children see his most docile part. «I am egocentric, if I had not put myself in front of everything I would not be here. There is only one Ibra, right? Me. But in my life, outside of camp, now my children are before me. Maximilian and Vincent come first, of course. And my bank account, I’m not kidding!

Likewise, the Swede responded to the detractors who question the titles that he has not obtained. “I would not exchange my 12 Guldbollen (the annual award for the best Swedish footballer) for one from France Football. Because for me they mean continuity. I have seen many who have won the World Cup, the Eurocup, the Champions League, even the Ballon d’Or, they had a wonderful, fantastic year, then they disappeared. But I’ve been in the game for 25 years. Always on top. So I don’t change anything for nothing, because something is like a knockout, a stroke of luck. This is not a fluke. There is a big difference”.

AC Milan

The 39-year-old veteran referred to his big moment in the AC Milan. «I have played in many clubs and I have respect for all of them. Great memories. But Milan is the club where I feel at home. I go to Milanello every morning and I’m not in a rush to get home, because I’m home. I felt that way from the first time I came to Milan, it was in 2010. With Galliani and Berlusconi, with the team, with everyone who worked there, there was another feeling, another atmosphere. They made you feel at home.

The 27 sons of Zlatan

Already touching the theme of the parties, Zlatan showed his more familiar side with his teammates. «I never ask for anything. It’s me Santa Claus, I’m the one who brings gifts to my 27 children: two are in Sweden and the other 25 in Milanello. This year we have many congratulations, for what we have done and for what we are doing. We have lost very few games. I don’t know if it’s thanks to me, but I did something. When I arrived last January, Milan were twelfth. And they had already written the end, they had already judged before seeing the results. Instead we reached the top, we are proving to be part of the top and now we have to continue like this.


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