We can’t really argue with No 1, but then we’re not Ibra
There has been a lot of kerfuffle in this part of the world recently about lists, ranking, who had the best year and all the sort of arguments that go with such things.
It is good to know that these sorts of healthy squabbles are not just reserved for us and that even in what seems like well-ordered Sweden, such rows can break out.
Swedish daily paper Dagens Nyheter ranked the top 150 Swedish sports people of all time and Zlatan Ibrahimovic finished second behind tennis great Bjorn Borg. The paper, of course, asked the PSG man how he felt about the honour and as the Guardian translation shows, he wasn’t best pleased.
Dagens Nyhether: Congratulations, you have finished second on the list of Swedish sports people of all time, how do you feel about that?
Zlatan: Thank you but to finish second is like finishing last.
DN: You have previously mentioned Muhammad Ali, Petter Northug and Ronaldo as sports people you rank highly. Who would have finished on the podium if you had ranked the best Swedish sports people of all time?
Zlatan: On that list I would have been No1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, with due respect to the others
DN: Björn Borg is No1 on the list and he has previously expressed his admiration for you and that he sees you as Sweden’s biggest star, “even bigger than IKEA”. How do you see Borg and his career?
“He is a cool person and a living legend.”
We guess Zlatan is off Borg’s Christmas card list now…
