Angry fans finally cut down Ibrahimovics's statue at Malmo stadium

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's statue erected at Malmo stadium, Sweden has been finally cut down by angry fans.

BBC reports that the culprits succeeded in toppling the statue which had previously had its nose cut off after Ibrahimovic invested in a rival club in December.

The damage was discovered at 3.30am local time on Sunday, and there was graffiti reading "take away", written in Swedish, next to the statue. after they saw off the foot thereby enabling it to fall over.

The statue's face was also covered by a shirt bearing the Swedish badge.

A spokesperson for the Malmo municipality's sport and recreation department told BBC Sport the statue has been taken away for repairs.

They added that the plan is to bring the statue back.

Malmo deputy mayor Frida Trollmyr told AFP: "I can understand that many people are disappointed in Zlatan's behaviour, but vandalising a statute is simply unworthy.

"Better to express your dissatisfaction in a democratic way."

The 3.5-metre bronze structure was sprayed with paint, set on fire and had a toilet seat put over its arm after it was announced that Ibrahimovic had bought 25% of the shares in Hammarby.