In the sort of coverage typically reserved for North Korean Dictators and Chuck Norris, Swedish media went big this week on the news that Zlatan Ibrahimovic killed a 500lb moose with a single shot through the heart. This wasn’t just a line in the sports section, it was front page news in several national papers: we doubt even Kim Jong Il could have expected such favourable coverage of his hunting exploits.
The18 isn’t blessed with a deep understanding of Swedish current affairs, so we’re unable to tell you whether it was a slow news day in Sweden or not, but we doubt the man in question will have been too fussed about the commotion his sharp-shooting caused. After all, this is Zlatan Ibrahimovic we’re talking about, a man who:
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Has won 11 domestic league titles in 12 seasons (including nine-in-a-row) with six different teams
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Is the most expensive player in the history of the game, having generated transfer fees totaling $214m
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Was voted Swedish footballer of the year for each of the last seven seasons
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Is the only player to score for six different clubs in the Champions League
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Once parallel-parked a horse (ok, we haven’t fact-checked that one)
- Scored arguably the most outrageous goal of all time against England:
So come on Sweden, stop feeding the ego. It’s not like he’s Bjorn Borg.
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