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There is no doubt that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a god-given footballer.
But he actually has an aptitude for another sport as well. According to new information, he may invest in a completely different kind of career.
After winning several of the biggest leagues in the world, scoring hundreds of goals for the best clubs and scoring more national team goals than any other Swede has ever done Zlatan Ibrahimovic43, will turn his focus away from football. He is currently an advisor in his former club AC Milan and a co-owner in Hammarby.
Can become a martial artist
It is because Zlatan can instead exchange a grass field for a boxing ring. Misfits boxing’s representative Mom’s Taylor means that the Swede is interested in trying boxing.
– I have tried to convince Zlatan and he can fight. I’m good friends with his manager and the three of us had a Facetime conversation, Taylor told The Sun.
In addition to Zlatan, who has a well-documented martial arts interest, is also the former Manchester United player Wayne Rooneya name the organization is working to throw into the ring. He was a talented boxer in his youth. Zlatan on the other hand was really good at taekwondo when he was younger and he has also shown a great interest in the UFC.
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– I can say that there have been talks with both Zlatan and Wayne Rooney and I think it is only a matter of time. At some point it will happen, Taylor continues.
Other athletes have done it
It is not only Zlatan and Rooney who have been mentioned as attractive names for Misfit boxings. Mams Taylor says that there are several, more or less famous, characters who are expected to bet on a new boxing career.
In August, the former Premier League winner left Danny Simpson a match hosted by Misfits. When he met the YouTuber Danny Aarons he also became the first football player to fight for the Misfits.
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This sure sounds exciting. We’ll see if Sweden’s best soccer player of all time wants to give this a chance. He’s supposed to be pretty good at it too, based on what you’ve seen him perform before and considering his martial arts interest. He already has the physics!
What do you think about Zlatan as a boxer? Want to see it happen? Feel free to comment.
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