Looks like Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be joining the ranks of other legends like Bobby Moore, Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry;he will have a statue erected in his honour.
The decision to erect a statue by the Swedish FA came after Zlatan picked up the Golden Ball award for the 11th time as the country’s Best Male player. The 36-year old Swedish scored a total of 62 goals for Sweden before retiring this year after the Euros.
Since the Golden Ball award was introduced in 1946, no other players won the award this many times.
“It feels unreal. Many are thinking ‘Why him?’ and so on, but after all the hard work over 15 years in the national team and 20 years in my club career, it feels like it’s being appreciated,” Zlatan said in his acceptance speech.
“You usually get this after you die, but I still feel alive. When I die, this will live on forever.”
The Zlatan statue will be erected in at the Friends Arena in Stockholm. Just the ego boost he needed!
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