Zlatan Ibrahimovic Announces Retirement From Football

 Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced his decision during the post-game ceremony, stating: "It's time to say goodbye to football, but not to you. There are too many emotions for me, Forza Milan and goodbye."

Known as a consistent trophy collector, Ibra amassed more than 30 trophies over his 24-year professional career. ( Image Source :@Ibra_official (Twitter) )

 Zlatan Ibrahimovic retirement: Emotions ran high at the San Siro when Zlatan Ibrahimovic, also known as Ibra, announced his retirement after AC Milan's final match of the 2022-2023 season. Ibrahimovic, set to turn 42 in October, decided to depart Milan as his contract drew to a close. Before the kick-off of Sunday's game, the fans in the stands energetically chanted his name and displayed a banner reading "Godbye," a sight that brought Ibra to tears, reports Xinhua.

The Swedish veteran player, whose previous teams include Malmo, Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and LA Galaxy, began his second spell at Milanello in January 2020, making substantial impacts both on and off the pitch.

Ibra announced his decision during the post-game ceremony, stating: "It's time to say goodbye to football, but not to you. There are too many emotions for me, Forza Milan and goodbye."

Zlatan Ibrahimović:

"The time has arrived to say goodbye".

We will miss you, forever and 𝐀𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐙❤️🖤

Good luck in retirement 👏 pic.twitter.com/vF0w3kCKU9

— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) June 4, 2023

However, injuries beset the striker and limited him to just four appearances this season, during which he mostly made cameo appearances and scored only one goal.

Watch below viral video of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's epic reply to Verona fans booing him...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Verona fans booing him:

“Keep booing. This is the biggest moment in your year seeing me”.

Classic Zlatan 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/09F9hgXxjc

— WGM 🇮🇹🏆 (@WhatGattusoMad) June 4, 2023

Known as a consistent trophy collector, Ibra amassed more than 30 trophies over his 24-year professional career. He made over 900 appearances at both the national and club levels and scored more than 500 goals.

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