Zlatan Ibrahimovic Involved in Rant After Bordeaux Match
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was involved in an obscenity-filled rant slamming the referee after PSG's match against Bordeaux.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has described France as a "s**t country" following Paris Saint-Germain's 3-2 defeat against Bordeaux on Sunday.
The Swede scored twice as the Ligue 1 champions twice came from behind to level the match, though a last-minute goal from Diego Rolan consigned Laurent Blanc’s men to a defeat that further damages their title aspirations.
Following the game, in which referee Lionel Jeffredo made a number of contentious decisions against the Parc des Princes side, the Swede was caught on camera appearing to call the assistant referee a “f***** a*****e” before launching into a rant.
"Wake up, wake up! We don't play amateurs. Wake up! I have never seen this in my 15 years football. F*****g a*****e. Played 15 years never seen referee this s*** (country). Don't even deserve PSG should be in this country," the Swede was understood as stating, according to beIN SPORTS own Ligue 1 correspondent, Jonathan Johnson.
Ibrahimovic was at the centre of another major controversy earlier this week when he branded the Chelsea side "11 babies" after he was dismissed from PSG's Champions League meeting with Jose Mourinho's side.
The Swede, who only returned from a two-match suspension last weekend against Lens, could face another ban should the French League elect to take action.
While the Parisians were able to come out on top on the away goals rule after extra-time against the Blues, they have only won one of their last seven away matches in Le Championnat, in which they have still yet to top the standings after a completed round of fixtures this season.
UPDATE:
Regarding my comments after tonights game; they were not against France or the French people. I spoke about football. I lost the game, I accept that, but I can’t accept when the referee doesn’t follow the rules. It's not the first time, and I’m sick of it. My sincere apologies if anyone was offended, or took it the wrong way. A photo posted by IAmZlatan (@iamzlatanibrahimovic) on Mar 15, 2015 at 2:21pm PDT