The Swedish star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic does not want to end his career prematurely despite daily pain in his whole body.

"It is not easy.

Every day I wake up feeling pain all over the place.

But as long as I have goals, as long as I feel the adrenaline, I'll keep going.

I'll keep going as long as I can, ”the 40-year-old told the Guardian newspaper.

“I don't want to regret it if I stop and have to say in a few years' time: 'I could have continued because I felt good'. Better to be completely exhausted and say, 'I can't go on'. But I still can - and I do, ”said the striker, whose contract with AC Milan runs until the end of this season in summer 2022.

He therefore accepts the pain.

“I have no problem with suffering.

For me, suffering is like breakfast.

But many people don't understand suffering because the new generation has to do very little to achieve anything.

I am very proud to belong to the older generation that had to do a lot to achieve something, ”emphasized the Swede.

His career has been marked by several injuries, he only made his comeback in October after a break of several weeks.

"I hope he understands now"

In any case, it has not lost its fire. Ibrahimovic is known for his often provocative statements. He proved that again by justifying his rude foul in the World Cup qualifier (0-1) against Spain's defender Cesar Azpilicueta. "I would do it again. One hundred percent. That's me, ”he said. At a corner of his team Ibrahimovic had rammed his left shoulder in the back of Azpilicueta on November 14, the captain of Chelsea FC hit the face in front of the man in front and fell to the ground.

“I did it on purpose and I'm not ashamed to say that,” said Ibrahimovic. After all, the AC Milan striker called his action "stupid". "I did it anyway, just to make it clear to him," You're not fucking doing that. You don't have the balls to do it to me. I'll show you what happens when you do that. "That's why I did it." Azpilicueta "played big" to a teammate.

Ibrahimovic doesn't care that he is missing his team at the beginning of the World Cup playoffs after the yellow card.

"That's not what it is about.

It's about making it clear to the guy that you don't make fun of someone who's down.

You don't attack a dog that doesn't bark.

You attack those who can do something.

It's easy to bully my teammates who are 20 and nice guys.

I hope he understands now. "