Zlatan Ibrahimovic planning to conquer Hollywood after retiring from the game and believes he can be a better actor than Rocky legend Ivan Drago
Swedish legend has wasted no time in endearing himself to LA Galaxy fans on the pitch and now eyes a new career off it
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ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC is already making a name for himself at LA Galaxy - and now he has his sights set on Hollywood.
Not one to doubt himself, the former Manchester United favourite believes he can perform better than Rocky star Ivan Drago after hanging up his boots.
Ibra, 36, is plotting life after football after earning himself legendary status on and off the field.
When quizzed on whether he could follow in the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, he told US radio: "I think leading man - something like Rambo, Bourne Identity, because I think I have the skills to do those things.
“Somebody says I could be like the bad guy in the movie, because my English is like Ivan Drago. But I see myself better than that.”
Drago was played by a fellow Swedish actor, Dolph Lundgren, and was Rocky's rival in the fourth boxing film.
Talking himself up in typicla fashion, Ibrahimovic added when asked which Hollywood star he'd like to meet: "Me, I don't want to meet nobody.
"They want to meet me."
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Ibrahimovic wasted no time in endearing himself to LA Galaxy fans when he scored twice on his debut, including a long-range screamer.
It has sparked a relationship that is set to flourish and he said of the locals: "I have to be honest. Everybody is kind and making me feel welcome. My confidence is very high."
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Confidence has been a key factor in his success over the years and talking of his popularity in Sweden he said: "I don’t think that you can measure how popular I am. I am Sweden.
"They will even change the name Sweden to my name on the map. When you navigate in Sweden, you don’t write Sweden, you write Zlatan.”