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Zlatan Ibrahimovic recently praised Qatar as a country.
Now he has his own supporters against him.
When the Hammarby fans responded with a mocking pass to the club’s co-owner “Ibra”.
Those are the words that no one will forget in the first place. When Zlatan Ibrahimovic at a press conference with the Swedish national team praised Qatar as a country and above all how they were as host nation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Zlatan’s performance
“Ibra” himself was there for a few days during the World Cup and when he was asked about that experience there was a tribute from the controversial nation.
– It was as cruel as could be. We, the family, were there for two days. The organization: Ten points. The experience: Ten points. The match (final): Ten points. Audience: Ten points. The food: Ten points. The journey: Ten points. WC: Ten points. Everything was ten points, Zlatan answered at that press conference.
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The words caught the eye of many and the 41-year-old had to endure harsh criticism from football Sweden and also from the outside world. This weekend saw another salvo of criticism against Zlatan – from his own supporters in Hammarby, see the picture below.
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The fans’ criticism
Ibrahimovic bought into Hammarby in 2019 via the American company AEG, which owns 47% of the Allsvenskan team. It caused an outcry in the hometown of Malmö and ended with his statue being completely destroyed and has been taken away ever since.
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In connection with Hammarby’s Allsvenskan premiere against Degerfors, the fans sent a mocking pass to the co-owner Zlatan, see the picture below.
“Qatar World Cup: For some a ten – for us another dark spot in football history. For a member-owned Hammarby!”, a banner read in clear criticism of Ibra’s statements.
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The supporters’ actions are now being praised in several places around social media.
“Respect, nicely done,” writes one user on Twitter.
“Completely agree with Hammarby fans,” writes another.
“Well done, Bajen,” writes a third.
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