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Zlatan ‘snubs’ Swedish king’s Paris banquet

Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic has turned down an invitation to dine with Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and France's President Francois Hollande on Tuesday night, according to reports in the French media.

Zlatan 'snubs' Swedish king's Paris banquet
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has snubbed an invitation to dine with the Swedish king and François Hollande. Allegedly.Photo: AFP
Sweden's top scoring footballer of all time currently plays for French side Paris Saint-Germain and he is still expected to meet with Sweden's King as well as Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden when they visit the PSG foundation, which finances sporting projects for young people from socially deprived areas of France.
 
But the star striker is said to have declined the opportunity to dine with the country's leading royal couple as well as President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace – the official residence of the President of the French Republic since 1848. 
 
According to French newspaper L'Equipe, Zlatan wants to recharge his batteries ahead of a match against Lille on Wednesday evening.
 
He will be missing out on several courses of French food and fine wine during the state banquet, which gets underway at 8pm.
 
Paris Saint-Germain are currently second in the French league, just one point behind Marseille. On Saturday they will meet Nantes and are set to take on FC Barcelona on the following Wednesday.
 
 
Sweden's King and Queen will be in France from December 2nd – 4th as part of an official state visit.
 
They will also be meeting French business leaders and economists, attending a conference on climate and energy issue and travelling to the city of Toulouse, France's hub for aerospace research.
 
by Maddy Savage/The Local Sweden

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Zlatan has been ‘cured’ of coronavirus: AC Milan

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been given the all-clear to end his quarantine period and return to action after testing negative for coronavirus, the Serie A club announced on Friday.

Zlatan has been 'cured' of coronavirus: AC Milan
Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates after scoring a goal in September. Photo: Miguel Medina/AFP
Milan confirmed in a statement that the Swedish striker had “tested negative” twice in a row, as stipulated in the protocol to be able to lift the quarantine procedure.
   
Ibrahimovic, 39, sounded a more triumphal note on his social media: “You are cured! The health authority says the quarantine is over, you can go out!”, he wrote on Twitter.

The announcement comes a day after Milan said Ibrahimovic had tested positive a second time for Covid-19, putting in doubt his participation in the Milan derby on October 17.
 
   
Ibrahimovic first tested positive on September 24.
   
The derby remains in doubt with two other Milan players and five from Inter currently in self-quarantine.
   
In spite of his absence, Milan have made a decent start to the season, having climbed to second in Serie A after winning all three of their games and reaching the group stages of the Europa League.
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