The 38-year-old veteran striker was himself subject to racist accusations during his seven seasons in the league.

- When I was in Italy they screamed "gypsy!" It's racism there, too, and ignorance, though they then give me compliments and want to take pictures with me when they meet me outside the arena, he says.

Now he wants to see harder pinches.

"It is better to remove three points, cancel the match and take back the ticket revenue so that you risk going down in Serie B," he says in an interview with Italian GQ, according to Aftonbladet.

Ibrahimovic's contract with the US MLS club Los Angeles Galaxy has expired and the Swede is reported to be near a return in Milan, the Serie A club he played in 2010-2012. "Ibra" has also represented Juventus and Inter in Italy.