We thought that the future of football – as many times before – would come from Brazil. This wonderful country that I love so much. The home of football. Joga Bonito,
Maybe his name would be Neymar Jr. Or something else.
It turned out that the future came from Paris and started his career in the academy of Monaco just around the corner from where we spend some of our time since fifteen years ago. On the Riviera, Cote d-Azur.
His name is Kylian Mbappé.
Zinedine Zidane is back. Or did ever leave Real Madrid? has decided. Now he has made his mind up on how to replace Christiano Ronaldo.
According to France Football, the goal is to make Kylian Mbappé, 20, the summer’s great recruitment. The preliminary reaction from Mbappés club PSG is that it will be a plus 300 million Euro transfer. Another world record. Mbappé already holds the record from his last transfer from Monaco to Paris.
Zisou is not only a master coach, and ome lf the best players ever – he was also one of the original galacticos of Real Madrid. Zidane knows the value of a star player.
I love Zidane and I love Mbappé.
As a pasionate Barcelona supporter, I can only say – this will be fun.
World Football Commentaries have done a fantastic book review, of “I AM FOOTBALL” by Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mats Olsson.
“From Malmö to Milan, from Ajax to the Galaxy, with many other stops along the way, the Zlatan Express has roared across world football leaving behind an indelible imprint of audacious talent, brutal honesty, legendary goals, sensational media quotes, tremendous self-belief, 33 trophies, and most of all, hundreds of spell-bound and bewildered opponents in its quake.
Ibrahimović, to quote Massimo Moratti of Internazionale many years ago, “is the ultimate professional.” He embodies street smarts, hard work, high intelligence along with his prodigious multi-lingual communication skills.
If a trophy were ever awarded for professionalism to one’s craft, it would have Zlatan’s name on it. The ultimate professional and a winner with a capital W”
— Steve Amoia, World Football Commentaries
“I think he can be whatever he wants to be in the game because he knows everything that’s worth knowing.” José Mourinho
And about my friend, Mats Olsson who has co-written the book with Zlatan Ibrahimovic:
“Mats Olsson is a Swedish journalist based in New York City. He has covered Zlatan’s career from the start. His contribution to this book was significant both from a journalistic aspect along with a personal one. His interviews with managers who knew Zlatan from the very beginning, such as Roland Andersson and Ronald Koeman, and during his ascent to a world-class player, such as José Mourinho, provided an added bonus. Mats also had discussions with many star teammates of Zlatan such as Thierry Henry, Henrik Larsson, Andrea Pirlo and Patrick Vieira, respectively.
These interviews, and other written contributions made by the co-author, added a journalistic structure that enhanced the overall visual appeal of this project. We are able to see how Zlatan is perceived by teammates and rivals alike.”
Zlatan communicates in a personal, engaging and detailed style. I saw him appear on an American television talk show and he said, “I was taught never to lie.” You see that quality in this book.
Zlatan paints a true portrait of himself with observations and insights about every club where he has played. He is secure in his place in this world. His attitude is a refreshing one: Facts and not opinions. After reading many of his recollections with famous managers, we see his intellect at work with a nearly verbatim memory of exact conversations.
Read the entire review here: Book Review: “I AM FOOTBALL” by Zlatan Ibrahimović with Mats Olsson
Sweden won against Romania at home yesterday in the qualifications for EuroCup 2020.
Robin Quaison scored 1-0 and Victor Claesson 2-0 in the first half of the game. Sweden was dominating the game despite having four of our best players injuried and not in squad for the game. Now we play Norway away in a derby on Tuesday.
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