Emotional Ibrahimovic cries as he retires

The moment Zlatan Ibrahimovic cried as he announced his retirement from professional football emerged.

Regarded as one of the best strikers of his time, Ibrahimovic could not fight his emotions after his final game with AC Milan.

According to Sportsbrief, the forward and Milan have mutually decided to call it quit as his contract expires this summer.

Ibrahimovic was not listed in the matchday squad as he had been battling a knee injury that kept him out of action since April but was in the stands at the San Siro.

According to Sempre Milan, even the club was unaware of his decision. He only informed AC Milan they needed to 'do something' after the game, which ended in a 3-1 victory over Hellas Verona.

Ibrahimovic announced his decision on the pitch and faced a press conference shortly after. He answered powerfully when asked when he knew it was time to retire.

“When I woke up it was raining, I said even God is crying. In the last 10 days. I’ve accepted it, even not being able to finish on the pitch. However, what I went through today was too beautiful, a memory for a lifetime,” he said.

According to Mirror UK, the last time it got teary for Zlatan was on his return to the Swedish national team for the World Cup qualifiers. At 39, his son did not want him to go away, which made him shed a few tears in Malmö.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic wasn’t crying , he was just watering the grass with tears????
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— ahmed baokbah ????????????✈️ (@ahmed_baokbah) June 4, 2023