Sportbladet revealed today that Zlatan Ibrahimovic's ownership in a gaming company violates Fifa's ethical rules and that he thus risks being punished.

- There have been some headlines in Italy, but it still drowns in what happened when he was at a restaurant last Sunday that seems to have opened only for him and his acquaintances.

This is news that has totally dominated Zlatan in recent days, says Jennifer Wegerup.

"Almost a state of emergency"

It was on Monday that Football Italia published a picture of the Swede when he and some friends visited a restaurant in Milan this weekend.

According to the restaurant owner, they were only there for a meeting - but the reactions in Italy have been many.

- For over a year, Italy has experienced a reality that is almost a state of emergency.

In the last 24 hours, 469 people have died with covid-19.

You have the restrictions, people are not allowed to go out, there is a curfew in the evenings, says Wegerup.

- What Zlatan did was in a "red zone" where you can really only go out to seek medical attention, go to the pharmacy or buy food.

That in that situation, whether they ate food or not, meet and drink wine - it stands out in people's eyes in many different ways.

Zlatan's status is affected

Wegerup says that the rules are strict in Italy.

The police can at any time stop people when it is a "red zone" and demand to see papers on why you are out.

If you do not have valid reasons, you risk a fine or, in the worst case, imprisonment.

No prison sentence is likely to be relevant in Zlatan's case, but according to Wegerup, the headlines have clearly affected his status in Italy.

- This was probably the worst thing he could do.

Gazzetta dello Sport wrote that it was the worst ditch he could slip into now in covid times.

He has become more and more loved, even off the field when he was at the Italian Melody Festival for example, but this is a country that has so many dead and where people for over a year have barely been allowed to go out.

That when they get over the rules is perceived as incredibly negative.