It was in a television interview that Zlatan made his move against the community-dedicated basketball icon LeBron James.
- He is phenomenal at what he does.
But I do not like when people with some kind of status are engaged in politics at the same time.
I mean, do what you'm good at.
Stick to what you do, Zlatan Ibrahimovic told Discovery Plus on February 25.
Since then, the waves of debate have been high.
Le Bron James gave a counterattack.
- It's funny that he says that.
He was probably the same in 2018 in Sweden, he talked about exactly the same things.
His last name is not the same as others, so he felt that racism was going on on the field, James said and then it has continued and other profiles have entered the debate.
Zlatan not fully known in the United States
In the United States, some Twitter users have asked who Zlatan is for guidance.
"You are very good at football so you should not comment on the fact that Lebron uses its platform for something good.
Or your opinion on something other than football! ”, Writes athletics legend Michael Johnson on Twitter.
- Zlatan's comments were unsolicited, uneducated, foolish and stupid.
I think he's a hypocrite.
What I do know is that silence does not change the world.
Zlatan will probably not change the world, says the American goalkeeper profile Hope Solo to American BeInSport.