When Ibrahimovic chooses to speak he always brings out a different point of view, an extra anecdote, a non-trivial thought. This time he sat opposite his compatriot Anas Bukhash, a YouTuber with 2.5 million followers who interviews well-known figures from the world of sport and entertainment. The podcast, called ABTalkshosted Ibra during the Easter period, giving various insights into his life after football.
new life
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These are his words regarding his new role at Milan, that of senior advisor to the club: “Cardinale made me an offer that I couldn’t refuse. I’ve been at Milan for three or four months and it’s going well.” Another life compared to playing football: “Now it’s different, it’s true. Because of my ego it was difficult to stop. I still think I’m the best, I could have continued, but I chose to stop because I wanted to do things in more with my children. If I had continued, I wouldn’t have been able to do things because of knee problems. I got to a point where I said ‘enough, now begins a new chapter in my life’.”
family
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Ibra also spoke about his wife Helena and the relationship with his family: “He always tells me to remember who has taken care of me over the years. She gave up her career for me, she accompanied me in everything I have done and put everything aside. In a relationship you don’t have to have a big ego, but rather a 50-50% each. People may also think that we are a family that loves to live a luxurious life, but Helena washes and kitchen. We only have one cleaner. I take the kids to school and pick them up from practice they went to pick up the children, or a driver. We have never been like that.”
raiola
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Ibra also spoke about the passing of his historic agent, Mino Raiola, who passed away on 30 April 2022: “It was a hard blow. I cried a lot. And it’s not over yet because sometimes I get flashbacks. I miss him. Everyone who knows me and him understands how close we were. If I could text him right now I would write to him that I miss him…”.
