Refiriéndose a Messi y Cristiano Ronaldo.
Fuente: Ibrahimovic: I'm better than Messi. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/992646/milan-star-ibrahimovic:-i'm-the-best-in-the-world?cc=5739 ESPN FC, 5 de diciembre de 2011. Consultado el 18 de noviembre de 2012.
Frases célebres de Zlatan Ibrahimović
Fuente: Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic: I'm The Best Player In The World http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/86/italy/2011/03/04/2379065/milans-zlatan-ibrahimovic-im-the-best-player-in-the-world. Goal.com, 4 de marzo de 2011. Citando un artículo de La Gazzetta dello Sport
Tras marcar 4 goles con la selección sueca, jugando contra la selección inglesa.
Variante: «Soy tan bueno como Messi».
Fuente: I'm as good as Messi... and now my English critics can shut up, boasts Zlatan http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2233256/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-Wondergoal-v-England-proves-Im-good-Lionel-Messi.html. Mail onLine, 15 de noviembre de 2012, DailyMail, consultado el 18 de noviembre de 2012.
“Yo soy el mejor jugador del mundo. Messi es de otro planeta.”
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Zlatan Ibrahimović: Frases en inglés
“I came like a king, left like a legend.”
Before playing his last game in Parc des Princes, Paris. https://twitter.com/Ibra_official/status/731025180777172992
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Talking about rumours where will he go http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/01/zlatan-ibrahimovic-keeps-man-utd-guessing-by-saying-he-is-excite/
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On his goals which are too good to be recreated on games consoles http://www.insideworldsoccer.com/2013/12/you-cant-copy-zlatan-ibrahimovic-goals-even-in-video-games.html.
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Discussing for his next move http://www.espn.in/football/soccer-transfers/story/2880702/zlatan-ibrahimovic-has-made-choice-amid-manchester-united-talk
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“They just come, I promise. It is nothing that I plan.”
about where he comes up with his moves
Swedish tabloid Expressen, May 2002.
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on being marked by Liverpool defender Stephane Henchoz (Kuper, 2011).
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“What Carew does with a football, I can do with an orange.”
answer to criticism from Norwegian footballer John Carew that Zlatan's moves are pointless
Norwegian tabloid VG, April 2002.
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On his limited participation in the 2002 FIFA World Cup (Kuper, 2011).
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On being red carded at Stamford bridge in UEFA Champions League Last 16 (2015) http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/psg-striker-zlatan-ibrahimovic-blasts-5317080
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About why he has fallen short in terms of receiving the sort of individual honours http://www.insideworldsoccer.com/2011/03/zlatan-ibrahimovic-im-worlds-number-one.html.
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When asked about playing in the United States http://www.espn.in/football/soccer-transfers/story/2880702/zlatan-ibrahimovic-has-made-choice-amid-manchester-united-talk
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“I am too good for Allsvenskan”
About returning to Malmö FF [ http://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/news/detail/item163459/ibrahimovic-im-too-good-for-allsvenskan/
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After AC Milan lose the Scudetto to Juventus in 2012 http://www.insideworldsoccer.com/2012/05/zlatan-ibrahimovic-not-used-to-winning.html.
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“An injured Zlatan is a properly serious thing for any team.”
On a calf injury sustained in the Champions' League vs Arsenal (Ibrahimovic et al., 2013).
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“Give them a bicycle with my autograph and that will be enough.”
On how female footballers in Sweden should be rewarded http://www.insideworldsoccer.com/2013/12/zlatan-ibrahimovic-sexist-comments-sweden-female-footballers.html#
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Talking about his age doesn't affect his game http://www.espn.in/football/soccer-transfers/story/2880702/zlatan-ibrahimovic-has-made-choice-amid-manchester-united-talk
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