The big mouth is the scourge of the body, the old people said. However, on the example of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the lion does not resent the roar if the lion does not have to eat words then. Mostly don’t have to.

11 championship titles from four countries (4x Italy, 4x France, 1x Spain, 2x Netherlands)

A total of 925 official games and 547 goals against the team and clubs

2013 Puskas Award

Only scorer in Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, Ligue 1 and Champions League debut

11x Guldbollen or Swedish footballer of the year (2005, 2007-2016)

Good air fighter, fast, tall, strong, mobile; good back towards the goal, good attacker, good field vision, good ball handling. Are there any football elements that Zlatan Ibrahimovic would not have?

An autographed bicycle is enough for women

“Swedish style? No. Yugoslav style? Of course not. It should be called Zlatan’s style,” the hero of the story once characterized his own type of player. At Rosengard’s ball fields, he was not one of those for the Swedes, but reaching the crust of the world in any area melts hearts. 25 years later, Zlatan looks back at both Swedish dictionaries and stamps.

Almost every statement made by him is capable of causing at least a storm in a glass of water, but an interview published in Expressen at Christmas 2013 angered many. The subject of women’s football. In brilliant Sweden with political correctness, the gentler sex quail has always been appreciated (the team has a European champion and World Championship silver, clubs near the top of Europe), but of course Zlatan had his opinion.

“When I go to the pitch in Europe, I’m compared to Messi and Ronaldo. Now I’m coming home and you’re starting to compare me to women? Zlatan asked.

His resentment stemmed from a gala night at the Swedish Football Association a month earlier, where Anders Svensson, who had become a record international with 144 games, was handed the keys to a brand new Volvo. However, the women’s record holder Therese Sjögran, who was not remembered despite 187 games, also sat in the audience.

“It’s not about the car, it’s about how they did it,” Sjögran, who had represented his country as many as 214 times at the end of his career, later complained to SVT. “If they respected him that way, I should have been respected.”

At the gala, Zlatan had poised that the women deserved similar recognition, but in the columns of Expressen he withdrew his words. “When asked at the press conference, I didn’t even understand what record this female footballer set. I said yes, there would be all the stubbornness. I didn’t understand what was being asked,” he admitted.

“With all due respect to very good women, men’s and women’s football can’t be compared. Please, it’s not funny. That kind of humor wouldn’t even go through in Rosengard. Anders’ achievements shouldn’t be reduced to women’s football. They could get my autographed bike – that’s enough. “

The assessment of Ibrahimovic’s speech was, as expected, devastating. “One of the stupidest things I’ve ever read,” Nilla Fischer, the star of the women’s team, announced on social media. Head coach Pia Sundhage added: “It’s sad and annoying when the team captain says so. I understand the difference in attention, but it’s a matter of respect: we do the same sport.”

Soon Zlatan tried to smooth the relationship, announcing that the story of the bicycle was just a joke in his own straightforward way, and the journalist was guilty of not biting through it. Svensson also supported the attacker. “I know him pretty well and I can guarantee it was his special wording. Does anyone really believe he meant it?” added Svensson to GP.se.

Ferrari, not Fiat, has repeatedly said about Zlatan. He really doesn’t miss Ferrari’s prowess.