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He’s some character. :D:D:D:D:D
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The Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic wanted his country’s special needs side to have the chance to do what he could not - play in a World Cup this summer.
The Swedish football team for people with intellectual disabilities were good enough to qualify for The INAS World Football Championships in Brazil.
But they faced an uphill task raising the funds to pay for the trip. One fundraising idea was to auction jerseys and boots signed by Swedish football stars and several footballers were approached and happily signed.
[B]But when the organisers asked Ibrahimovic they got a different response, as described by the team’s assistant coach Stefan Jonsson.
“I spoke to Zlatan” said Jonsson, “and asked if he could donate a shirt and he said, ‘what the hell are you doing with a shirt? How much is it to go?’ When we said that we need to SEK 350,000, he asked for the account number and he deposited it.”[/B]
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Ibrahimovic is captain of the Swedish football team that lost to Portugal in a play-off match for the chance to go to the World Cup in Brazil.
[B]The striker explained the reasons behind his donation to the team, which was equivalent to roughly €40,000.
“Football should be played by anyone, regardless of gender, disability or not”, Ibrahimovic said.
“When we missed out on the World Cup, I was deeply disappointed, but when I heard about (this team) I said to myself that I wanted to do everything in my power to help them to experience the World Cup.”
“There was nothing to think about. It was a given.”[/B]
A lovely gesture from a football superstar.
Scored his 50th goal for Sweden last night. He will win his 100th cap at the weekend
Are there any nonbelivers/mugs left?
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Interview in The Guardian today.
I’ve said it before but Zlatan’s father comes across as a great guy.
What a beautiful man:clap:
Zlatan has named his best 11:
Buffon
Thuram __ Cannavaro__Silva__Maxwell
Iniesta___Xavi___Viera____Nedved
Messi____Zlatan
[QUOTE=“Gman, post: 1050154, member: 112”]Zlatan has named his best 11:
Buffon
Thuram __ Cannavaro__Silva__Maxwell
Iniesta___Xavi___Viera____Nedved
Messi____Zlatan[/QUOTE]
No Henke?
No Ronaldo? Is that the best he’s played with or what?
Played with, I’d imagine.
Another big night of European football and another goal for Zlatan
Zlatan second in “All time greats in Swedish Sport” (Björn Borg nr 1). Zlatan’s comment: - I should have been 1.,2.,3.,4. and 5.
Marco Verratti quote on Zlatan in the run up to securing the French title in 2013.
'Carlo Ancelotti was a bit tense, so Ibra approached him and asked him if he believed in Jesus. Ancelotti said yes, so Ibra told him: “Good, so you believe in me. You can relax!”
‘Zlatan is like this – he has a lot of self-confidence. This helps him to be a great player.’
A very spiteful kick from Zlatan on a St Etienne player in the league game last night. He was booked but could easily have been sent off.
Zlatan is one of the great characters of the game.