Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic shed tears on his debut with the Swedish national team after an absence of 4 years, in preparation for participating in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and he told how his son wanted not to leave the house to join the coach Jan Anderson's squad.
The 39-year-old, who retired from the world after the European Championship 2016, was affected by a question about the feelings of his sons Maximilian (14) and Vensen (12 years) about the decision to return to the national team and international competitions.
"Vincent cried when I left," Ibrahimovic told a news conference, before shedding tears.
Zlatan was brought to tears when asked about leaving his sons to join up with the Swedish national team 🥺 pic.twitter.com/bxSSjPQIQs
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He stated in a press interview in late 2020 that he wanted to end his departure from the national team, after which Anderson quickly flew to Milan to agree with the former captain to return.
"Playing for the national team is the biggest thing that a football player can achieve, and inside I thought I could help the national team and do something," he added.
And the striker expressed his respect for Anderson, despite having disagreed with him in the media in the past.
"Certainly, the matter is not in my hands and the desire of the player and the coach must be reconciled, and now I got the opportunity to play for my country and accept that with pride. But I will not only be happy to join, but rather I want to achieve good results for the coach, the players and the country, and if I do not achieve the desired results, my presence does not mean." Something here. "
Sweden faces home to Georgia in the first match of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers on Thursday before visiting Kosovo 3 days later, and then plays a friendly against Estonia.
Ibrahimovic is the historic goal scorer for Sweden, scoring 62 goals in 116 games.