Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been honoured with a statue in his hometown Malmo in Sweden.
The statue was unveiled by the LA Galaxy striker on Tuesday outside the Swedbank Stadion, where he started his career.
Commissioned by the Swedish Football Association, the statue portrays a target being celebrated by Ibrahimovic without his top and stands almost three metres tall.
You have players who win prizes. You have players that get statues. Then you have players who receive both trophies and statues, explained Ibrahimovic, a kid of Balkan immigrants to Sweden.
[It is ] a logo for those who dont feel welcome, dont fit in or believe they do not look like everyone else.
If I can, they could. Im not special in any way, though Im very good at what I do.
Ibrahimovic scored 62 goals in 116 appearances for Sweden before retiring from international football in 2016.
The 38-year-old is broadly viewed with enjoyed spells at a number of Europes top clubs, including Juventus, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United.
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