The 41-year-old former captain Ibrahimovic recalled the Swedish national team to create the myth of immortality again
2023-03-16 16:01The 41-year-old veteran Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is currently playing for Serie A AC Milan, was recently recalled to the Swedish national team . The former captain of the national team is preparing to play in the 2024 European Football Championship qualifiers to be held in mid-March.
Return to Serie A after injuries and age hinder
The football legend who once served as the captain of the Swedish national team- Ibrahimovic is currently the oldest Serie A player in AC Milan since the 1993-1994 season at the age of 41, but Ibrahimovic Qi has no intention of retiring, but hopes that he can continue to run on the court.
The veteran has spent 24 seasons in his football career and has played for many top European clubs such as Serie A Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan, La Liga Barcelona, Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain and Premier League Manchester United. However, following his return to his former club AC Milan in 2020, he suffered a knee injury in a game in mid-May last year and was forced to undergo surgery, struggling with long-term injuries.
Given that Ibrahimovic is nearly 40 years old, under the dual problems of age and injury, the outside world began to predict that Ibrahimovic will announce the news that he will hang up his boots in the near future.
The veteran did not give up, though, and returned late last month as a substitute for his third Serie A game of the season after a nine-month absence, confident he will continue to play in all forms Play a key role in the lineup.
The national team decides to call
Despite being hampered by injury and age, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has returned to the game in tough physical and mental form, which is why Sweden's national team boss Janne Andersson will call up the former captain again. Andersson said that although Ibrahimovic has been injured for a while, his physical fitness and state are very good, so from his point of view, he is quite sure that this veteran can do something for the national team both on and off the field. contribute.
The last time Ibrahimovic played on behalf of the national team can be traced back to 1 year ago. After Sweden failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar last year, Ibrahimovic once said that he would do his best. Can, and panic at the prospect of his seemingly imminent retirement.
But now the former Sweden captain is once again selected for the national team's squad, and will participate in the opening game of the UEFA EURO 2024 qualifier against Belgium on March 25, when he can play, he will beat Italian goalkeeper Dino Zoff. The 40-year-old age record set.
If Sweden can go all the way to play in the 2024 European Cup held in Germany, then Zlatan Ibrahimovic is expected to surpass the 40-year-old record set by Hungarian goalkeeper Kiraj Gabor and become the youngest player in the history of the European Championship. Long playing players.
According to the schedule, the five national teams of Sweden, Estonia, Belgium, Austria and Azerbaijan are in group F of the qualifiers, and the teams competing for the top two will be eligible to enter the knockout circle.
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