Sweden
Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, He could not help but cry when asked on Monday about his family’s reaction at his first press conference, when he returned with the Swedish national team four years later.
“It’s not a good question. He was with Vincent (one of his sons) and started crying when I left him. But everything is fine … “, said in Stockholm” Ibra “, who had to take a short break and wipe away his tears.
Zlatan’s unexpected cry responds to the fact that all his loved ones are in Sweden. While living alone in Italy, a country where he spends most of his time for his engagements with Milan, a club he joined a little over a year ago.
“When it comes to playing for your country, no one opposes. It’s just a matter of giving up or not“He said before about the reaction of those closest to him about his return to Sweden.
The 39-year-old Swedish star is the big news on the list to face the first two qualifying matches for Qatar 2022 against Georgia and Kosovo and the friendly against Estonia.
“Ibra” withdrew from Sweden’s national team after Euro 2016, but suggested in the autumn of last year that he wanted to return and met with Swedish coach Jan “Janne” Andersson, whom he had criticized several times in the past for that it did not include players of foreign origin.
As he did a few days ago in an interview broadcast by the Swedish Federation, Ibrahimovic reiterated that he is returning to Milan for his performance, not for his name.
“I’m here because I deserve it, what I’ve done before doesn’t matter at all“said the Swedish star, who was proud and assured that she is there to” help “and not” ask “for anything.
The all-time top scorer for the Swedish team, with 62 goals in 116 games, confessed that if he had said “no” to return, he would have regretted it within a year and stressed that the important thing is ” to continue to do what you love as much as you can ”.