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Zlatan peeved with nod for ‘second-best athlete’

Swedish footballing superstar has expressed his dissatisfaction at being ranked as the second best sports star in Swedish history. "Being second is as good as coming last," he said.

Published: 23 December 2014 15:15 CET
Zlatan peeved with nod for 'second-best athlete'
The Dagens Nyheter newspaper ranked the top 150 Swedish sports stars of all time as part of the paper's 150th birthday celebration. 
 
Five-time Wimbledon champion Björn Borg finished in the top spot ahead of Paris Saint Germain's Ibrahimovic – and Zlatan wasn't happy about it. 
 
 
"Thank you, but coming second is like coming last," he told DN when he was alerted to his ranking. 
 
"With all respect to the others, I am number 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 on that list," he added. 
 
Zlatan, who has made numerous headlines in the past with his sharp tongue and enormous ego, added that Borg was a "cool person and a living legend".
 

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IBRAHIMOVIC

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.

Published: 10 October 2020 10:27 CEST
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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