Zlatan Ibrahimović was one of football’s most extraordinary characters and a striker of rare technical audacity, a towering forward with the flexibility of a gymnast and a flair for the spectacular. Over a globe-trotting career he won league titles in the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and France, playing for Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Barcelona, Milan and Paris Saint-Germain.
A prolific scorer wherever he went, he specialised in improbable acrobatic goals, including a celebrated long-range overhead kick for Sweden. He later brought his star quality to Manchester United and Major League Soccer.
Sweden’s all-time leading scorer and greatest player, he combined outrageous confidence with genuine longevity, remaining a decisive figure at the elite level deep into his thirties.