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Zlatan Ibrahimovic is one of Swedish football’s greatest.
And last year he was awarded a medal by the royal house.
But now Zlatan’s clear diss against King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia is revealed.
Every year when Charles Day is celebrated on January 28, the royal house awards medals to Swedish sports heroes who have done something extra during their careers and represented Sweden in the best possible way. A fine tradition that King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia takes good care of.
The King’s Medal
This year it was the skating hero Nils van der Poelthe freestyle skier Henrik Harlautthe floorball player Alexander Galante Carlström and alpine icon Pernilla Wiberg who got to come to the royal house and personally receive the prestigious medals from the royal couple.
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Last year the football players got Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Caroline Victory as well as the hockey hero Peter Forsberg among others the great honor of being awarded the king’s medals. But neither Ibrahimovic nor Seger could attend the medal ceremony that took place on May 4, 2022 at Stockholm Palace.
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Zlatan’s diss
They were instead invited to a later occasion to receive the medal.
– Unfortunately, Caroline Seger and Zlatan Ibrahimović were unable to attend today due to various matches. The medalists who are unable to attend today are invited to come at a later date, was the court’s explanation at the time.
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It has almost been a year since the medal ceremony and Zlatan still hasn’t collected his medal from the royal couple, now reports Svensk Dam. “Ibra” has been at home in Sweden on several occasions and there have been opportunities to come to Stockholm Castle.
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Recently, Ibrahimovic was with the national team in Stockholm for over a week. But still he has not visited King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia to receive the prestigious medal – and now comes the explanation for the clear dissent.
“Zlatan Ibrahimović has not had the opportunity to receive his medal at a medal awarding ceremony at the Royal Palace,” explains the court in an email to the women’s magazine.
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