- Zlatan Ibrahimovic hung up his boots last June after a glittering career
- But he showed he still has the skills after taking part in a lighthearted match
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic rolled back the years after scoring a sensational scorpion kick in a five-a-side game and celebrating in trademark fashion.
The Swedish legend, 43, netted a number of jaw-dropping wondergoals during his storied career and recently showed he still has what it takes.
More than a year after hanging up his boots at the end of his second AC Milan spell, Ibrahimovic took part in a lighthearted game and unsurprisingly stole the show.
A seemingly pedestrian friendly, played in an indoor venue, suddenly burst into life when the towering striker hooked home a cheeky effort.
Ibrahimovic shared the video on Instagram alongside the caption, ‘Freak of nature’.
Clad all in black and sporting a yellow bib, the veteran stood on the edge of the box and watched as a team-mate clipped a ball into the air.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored an acrobatic scorpion kick during a five-a-side match
Swedish legend Ibrahimovic retired in 2023 after a glittering, trophy-laden career
As it dropped, Ibrahimovic then acrobatically arched his heel behind his head and knocked a stunning volley into the empty net.
Never one to let the opportunity to celebrate go to waste, the former Paris Saint-Germain man raised his arms before pointing at the camera.
Fittingly, the video cut to a slow motion replay, affording viewers another glimpse.
Ibrahimovic officially retired from professional football at the end of the 2022-23 campaign but remains involved in the sport via his advisory post at AC Milan.
He scored 511 goals for clubs including PSG, Manchester United and both Milan sides, winning a host of league titles in four different countries.
Notoriously bullish and brash, Ibrahimovic has insisted on multiple occasions that he should be recognised as football’s GOAT and a sporting ‘god’.
However, Inter legend Marco Materazzi believes this is not the case.
‘He thinks he was the best player in the world,’ he told SempreInter. ‘This is not my opinion. But he is a big, big player for me. He’s scored a lot of goals historically.
Ibrahimovic performed a trademark celebration before coolly pointing at the camera
The frontman memorably scored his overhead kick against England in November 2012
He now holds an advisory role at AC Milan and has regularly been spotted attending games
‘He’s won many titles, maybe not the most important titles, because he lost Champions Leagues, World Cups, European Championships, but won maybe 20 Scudetti. He is a big player, he is a crack.
‘But he is not Messi, he is not Ronaldo, he is Zlatan Ibrahimovic. But in the future everybody will know about him.’
