{"id":9637,"date":"2021-03-17T09:15:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T09:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/?p=9637"},"modified":"2021-03-17T09:36:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T09:36:05","slug":"is-zlatan-really-a-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/?p=9637","title":{"rendered":"40-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic declares he is a god as he makes his return to the Swedish national team."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zlatan2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zlatan2.jpg 767w, https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zlatan2-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football &#8211; Serie A &#8211; Napoli v AC Milan &#8211; Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy &#8211; November 22, 2020 AC Milan\u2019s Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates scoring their first goal while wearing red face paint to raise awareness of domestic violence against women REUTERS\/Ciro De Luca<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ibrahimovic has responded to Sweden\u2019s announcement of their squad by tweeting: \u201cThe return of the God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The celebrated player took to his Twitter and made the claim immediately his coach included him in the squad to face Georgia next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-8.png 596w, https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-8-244x300.png 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 40-year-old scored 62 goals in 116 internationals before quitting after the team\u2019s Euro 2016 group-stage exit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He opened the door to a return in a newspaper interview in November 2020 and Sweden coach Janne Andersson then flew to Milan to meet with the striker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ibrahimovic has 14 goals in 14 Serie A appearances for AC Milan this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sweden face Georgia on Thursday, 25 March before playing Kosovo three days later in their opening two 2022 World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>He can be a little bit funny at times,\u201d Andersson said when told about the striker\u2019s tweet during an online news conference.<\/p><p><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zlat3.jpg\" alt=\"Ibrahimovic, 39, recalled by Sweden, then tweets, \" class=\"wp-image-9643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zlat3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zlat3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zlat3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zlat3-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 40-year-old scored 62 goals in 116 internationals before quitting after the team\u2019s Euro 2016 group-stage exit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He opened the door to a return in a newspaper interview in November 2020 and Sweden coach Janne Andersson then flew to Milan to meet with the striker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ibrahimovic has 14 goals in 14 Serie A appearances for AC Milan this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sweden face Georgia on Thursday, 25 March before playing Kosovo three days later in their opening two 2022 World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ibrahimovic has responded to Sweden\u2019s announcement of their squad by tweeting: \u201cThe return of the God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fifa world cup without me is not worth watching claims Zlatan\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bTotZVVZtTE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>funny Zlatan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cFirst and foremost he is a very good footballer, the best we have had in Sweden. It\u2019s obviously very good that he wants to come back.<\/p><cite>said the coach<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cApart from what he can contribute on the field, he has incredible experience and can contribute that to the other players in the team.\u201d<\/p><cite>added the coach<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The 6ft 5in striker made his international debut as a 19-year-old against the Faroe Islands and scored in his first competitive match \u2013 a qualifier for the 2002 World Cup against Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was appointed captain for Euro 2012 qualifying and scored one of the best goals of the finals with a volley in a 2-0 win over France, although Sweden were eliminated at the group stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former Barcelona, Paris St-German, Manchester United and LA Galaxy striker rejoined AC Milan on a six-month deal \u2013 with the option for another season \u2013 in January 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zlatan Ibramovic the self declared God of football.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9637"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9647,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9637\/revisions\/9647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}