25 great soccer players and their best club stints

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There might be bad blood between <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/Video-Sergio-Kun-Aguero-confirms-Lionel-Messi-could-play-in-the-Kings-League-20230125-0014.html" target="_blank">Sergio 'Kun' Ag&uuml;ero</a> and <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-praises-Lionel-Messi-but-had-no-mercy-on-his-Argentina-teammates-20230125-0016.html" target="_blank">Zlatan Ibrahimovic</a>, but a mutual friend of theirs is trying to help them make amends: <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/Lionel-Messi-is-not-among-them-The-three-most-valuable-Argentine-players-20230213-0014.html" target="_blank">Ezequiel Pocho Lavezzi. </a>However, the first step is to get them in the same room, and that might be a little hard to achieve.&nbsp; 
Ag&uuml;ero didn&rsquo;t hold anything back in January, when responding to Ibrahimovic&rsquo;s comments on Argentine players' supposedly bad behavior during the World Cup. "You said&nbsp;that (Argentina) behaved badly, I think you are the least suitable to speak,&rdquo; he told him, among other things.&nbsp; 
However, Lavezzi, who played with &lsquo;Ibra&rsquo; in PSG, offered himself to be a moderator for the two men. He and Ag&uuml;ero had a reunion during the live-stream for Star+ while commenting on the game between PSG and Bayern Munich, and they talked about the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/Sergio-Aguero-responds-to-Zlatan-Ibrahimovis-harsh-words-over-the-Argentine-national-team-20230126-0007.html" target="_blank">discussion</a>.&nbsp; 
<h2>Lavezzi offers to &ldquo;handle&rdquo; the situation between Ibrahimovic and Ag&uuml;ero</h2> 
Ag&uuml;ero asked Lavezzi if he and Ibrahimovic were friends, but when Lavezzi said that they were, Ag&uuml;ero didn&rsquo;t seem so pleased, responding with a growl. Lavezzi, however, was all about getting the two of them on the same page and proposed to him an idea.&nbsp; 
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to invite the both of you to a barbecue (asado) or to a coffee, so you can speak face to face about the things you said to him, if you want,&rdquo; Pocho said. Ag&uuml;ero wasn&rsquo;t so convinced, saying:&nbsp; 
&ldquo;Mmm, I don&rsquo;t know. I&rsquo;m going to go to that reunion with a golf club. If something happens, I said that I was going to play golf.&rdquo; To that, Lavezzi responded with a laugh: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s ok, I&rsquo;ll handle it. Ibra is such a character,&rdquo; he added.&nbsp; 
 
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‘Pocho’ Lavezzi offers to invite Kun Agüero and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to solve their issues

The moment we've been waiting for since the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/qatar2022/Qatar-2022-Best-XI-of-this-years-FIFA-World-Cup-20221218-0028.html" target="_blank">World Cup</a> finished&nbsp;is here. The 2022-23 UEFA Champions League resumes its course by bringing us a highly anticipated clash between <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/PSG-vs-Bayern-TV-Channel-how-and-where-to-watch-or-live-stream-online-free-20222023-UEFA-Champions-League-in-your-country-20230213-0017.html" target="_blank">PSG and Bayern Munich</a>. 
On Tuesday, February 14, the&nbsp;Ligue 1 title holders host the reigning&nbsp;Bundesliga champions in the first leg of a thrilling round of 16 series. Those who watch the game, however, will probably make some questions when these teams <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/PSG-vs-Bayern-Probable-lineups-for-2022-2023-Champions-League-Round-of-16-match-20230212-0033.html" target="_blank">take the Parc des Princes</a>. 
Apart from some notable absences (<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/Champions-League-2022-23-Why-is-Kylian-Mbappe-not-starting-for-PSG-vs.-Bayern-20230214-0021.html" target="_blank">Kylian Mbappe</a> will start on the bench while <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/Why-is-Manuel-Neuer-not-playing-for-Bayern-vs.-PSG-in-the-UEFA-Champions-League-20230214-0020.html" target="_blank">Manuel Neuer</a> is not even on the matchday&nbsp;squad), the presence of Arijon Ibrahimovic on Bayern's bench may also spark an inevitable question: Is he related to Zlatan? 
<h2>Is Bayern's youngster Arijon Ibrahimovic related to Swedish star Zlatan?</h2> 
Though they have the same surname, Arijon is not related to Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Bayern prospect was born in Nuremberg, Germany, to Kosovan parents from Prizren in 2005. The Swedish star, on the other hand, was born in Malmo to&nbsp;a Croat mother and a Bosniak&nbsp;father in Malmo on&nbsp;October 3, 1981. 
However, since Zlatan left a mark on the sport, the 17-year-old who impressed Julian Nagelsmann may have some pressure on his shoulders. Most people&nbsp;know&nbsp;Ibrahimovic for the AC Milan striker, but this young attacking midfielder&nbsp;is just getting started. Who knows, maybe he'll make a name for himself in the next few years. 
 
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Is Bayern's Arijon Ibrahimovic related to Zlatan?

<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/zlatan-ibrahimovic-ac-milan-salary-how-much-he-makes-per-hour-day-week-month-and-year-20220718-0022.html" target="_blank">Zlatan Ibrahimovic</a> is not about keeping his mouth shut, in fact Ibrahimovic has some of the<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/The-top-15-zlatan-ibrahimovic-quotes-20201201-0005.html" target="_blank"> best quotes</a> of any sports player on Earth. In a sit-down interview with French media the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/Christian-Pulisic-Why-move-to-AC-Milan-makes-sense-in-the-summer--20230124-0009.html" target="_blank">AC Milan</a> striker offered his thoughts on the World Cup winners Argentina. 
In typical Ibrahimovic fashion the 41-year-old did not bite his tongue and was very harsh on the World Cup winners other than Lionel Messi. The former <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/LA-Galaxy-supporters-have-had-enough-of-Chris-Klein-and-Jovan-Kirovski-20230116-0018.html" target="_blank">LA Galaxy</a> star was not thrilled about some of the Argentine national team&rsquo;s gloating after defeating France on penalty kicks. 
When it came to Kylian Mbappé, Zlatan knows the PSG star will be &ldquo;okay&rdquo; and has already won a World Cup and scored a hat-trick in the final. Here is what Zlatan Ibrahimovic said about Lionel Messi and his Argentina national team teammates. 
<h2>Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Argentina</h2> 
'I said Argentina will for sure win the World Cup. If you want to remember the Qatar World Cup for the rest of history, who is going to win? (Argentina captain) Messi. (Not Mbappe?) No, because Messi is considered the best player in history. 
'I'm worried about the other players of Argentina because they will not win anything else. Messi has won everything, and he will be remembered. But the rest, that behaved badly, we can't respect that. 
 
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'This is coming from me as a professional football player at a high level. For me, it's a sign that they will win one time and will not win any more, because you don't win like that.' 
 
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic praises Lionel Messi but had no mercy on his Argentina teammates

<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/teams-who-have-never-won-champions-league-20201203-0001.html" target="_blank">Paris Saint-Germain</a> are finally starting to see the benefits of&nbsp;bringing <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/lionel-messi-psg-salary-how-much-does-he-make-per-hour-day-week-month-and-year-20210813-0022.html" target="_blank">Lionel Messi</a>, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/neymar-psg-salary-how-much-does-he-make-per-hour-day-week-month-and-year-20210830-0028.html" target="_blank">Neymar</a>, and <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/mbappe-psg-salary-how-much-does-he-make-per-hour-day-week-month-and-year-20220527-0009.html" target="_blank">Kylian Mbappe</a> together. Last season things didn't go according to plan, but this year there seems to be a lot of chemistry between the three stars. 
While Mbappe was one of the few bright spots of PSG in the 2021-22 season, Messi and Neymar have turned up their level in the current campaign. Even so,&nbsp;<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/players-with-most-uefa-champions-league-goals-of-all-time-20201025-0001.html" target="_blank">Zlatan Ibrahimovic</a> has recently taken a jab at the three of them. 
Back in the day, before PSG set up this offensive trio, the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/zlatan-ibrahimovic-ac-milan-salary-how-much-he-makes-per-hour-day-week-month-and-year-20220718-0022.html" target="_blank">Swedish striker</a> was the team's face. Zlatan spent six seasons in the French capital, scoring 156 goals in 180 appearances to help the club win 12 titles. For him, the Ligue 1&nbsp;hasn't been the same since he left. 
<h2>Zlatan puts himself above PSG stars Mbappe, Neymar, Messi</h2> 
"Since I left France, everything has gone downhill," Ibrahimovic told&nbsp;Canal Plus, as quoted by Goal. "There is nothing to talk about anymore in France. France needs me, I don&rsquo;t need France. Even if you have Mbappe, Neymar and Messi, it doesn&rsquo;t help you because you don&rsquo;t have God.&rdquo; 
This is certainly not the first time Zlatan makes <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/The-top-15-zlatan-ibrahimovic-quotes-20201201-0005.html" target="_blank">this kind of comment</a>. It's safe to say that for him, no league or club has been the same since he left. For instance, when his LA Galaxy tenure was over, Ibrahimovic&nbsp;said something similar about <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/the-top-25-most-famous-mls-players-of-all-time-20210330-0007.html" target="_blank">MLS</a>.&nbsp; 
However, it's still quite surprising that he believes this in regard to PSG. The Parisians have assembled one of the most powerful offensive trios in Europe, yet Zlatan claims it's not as impactful as him. 
Ibrahimovic is now facing rehab from a knee surgery he underwent in May. At 41, Zlatan continues to defy Father Time as he intends to extend his career at AC Milan for as long as possible.&nbsp; 
 
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PSG: Zlatan Ibrahimovic throws shade at Lionel Messi, Neymar, Kylian Mbappe

When <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/messi-ronaldo-neymar-and-17-of-your-favorite-soccer-players-salaries-20211223-0013.html" target="_blank">Zlatan Ibrahimovic</a> returned to <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/teams-with-most-uefa-champions-league-titles-of-all-time-20201021-0001.html" target="_blank">AC Milan</a> in 2019, many thought that, at his age, he would not be able to bring much to the table. Well, it didn't take long for him to put all the doubts to rest. 
Zlatan not only proved to still have <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/zlatan-ibrahimovic-states-he-was-the-best-player-in-mls-history--a-look-back-at-his-achievements-20220429-0010.html" target="_blank">a lot left</a> in his tank, but he also led the Rossoneri's return to prominence, helping Milan secure a long-awaited qualification to&nbsp;the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/uefa-champions-league-all-time-winners-list-by-year-20210526-0017.html" target="_blank">UEFA Champions League</a>. However,&nbsp;it seems that Father Time is catching up with him. 
While he played a pivotal role in Stefano Pioli's team for the last few seasons - scoring 15 goals in 19 Serie A appearances in the 2020/21 campaign - this term has been difficult&nbsp;for him as his playing time has been limited. Unfortunately, the outlook is not encouraging for the veteran star. 
<h2>Report: Zlatan Ibrahimovic barely participates in team training, playing time very limited</h2> 
At 40 years of age, it seems that knee injuries have taken a toll on the Swedish striker. According to Sky Sports Italy, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/messi-joins-psg-13-superstars-who-have-left-barcelona-on-bad-terms-20210811-0011.html" target="_blank">Zlatan Ibrahimovic</a> has been following an individual, limited training plan to avoid any&nbsp;setbacks. 
The report claims that Zlatan barely trains with his teammates, as he only takes part in team training once a week. Ibrahimovic has played just one full game in 2022,&nbsp;against Spezia in January. A few days later, against <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/5-players-who-played-for-both-juventus-and-inter-20220116-0010.html" target="_blank">Juventus</a>, he was subbed off after 28&nbsp;minutes and has not started since then. 
Zlatan missed several games with achilles tendon problems before further knee setbacks put him on the sidelines again.&nbsp;Peppe Di Stefano of Sky Sports Italy added that&nbsp;Zlatan Ibrahimovic wouldn't be able to play more than 10 minutes per game. 
That would be certainly devastating for a player who has taken care of his body throughout his entire <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/the-top-25-most-famous-mls-players-of-all-time-20210330-0007.html" target="_blank">career</a>.&nbsp;Ibrahimovic's contract with AC Milan runs out at the end of the season, but only time will tell what's next for him. 
 
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