Zlatan Ibrahimović scored bicycle kicks, scorpion kicks and 40-yard volleys, and he discussed them with the modesty of a man who believed he was God.
He also won nearly everywhere he went. League titles came in four countries: the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and France.
The bicycle kick against England
The goal most people remember came in 2012, a 30-yard bicycle kick against England that won the Puskás Award. Few players would have tried it. Zlatan tried it and scored.
The rest of the file:
- More than 550 career goals in all competitions, one of the highest tallies in football history
- A Swedish giant who scored impossible goals in impossible ways
- A line for every occasion, including 'I came like a king, left like a legend' when he left PSG
Every interview was quotable and every performance was box office. He was the most entertaining striker of his time, and the goals were usually as big as the talk.
Tomorrow: number 23.
