ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC NAMED SWEDISH FOOTBALLER OF YEAR FOR 10TH TIME

By European Football
Ibrahimovic might need a new mantelpiece for
his 10th Swedish player of the year award
He may not have the Ballon d'Ors of Lionel
Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, but at least Zlatan
Ibrahimovic can console himself with being,
beyond doubt, the best player in Sweden.
The Paris St-Germain striker has won a record
10th Guldbollen (Golden Ball), the award given
to the best male footballer in his home country.
It is the ninth year in a row that Ibrahimovic
has lifted the award.
He won it for the first time in 2005, and has
won it every year since former Arsenal
midfielder Fredrik Ljungberg triumphed in 2006.
No other player has won the award more than
twice.
This year Ibrahimovic won a historic French
domestic treble, reached the quarter-finals of
the Champions League and became PSG's all-
time record scorer.
Since his first Guldbollen win, Ibrahimovic has
played for Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC
Milan and PSG, commanding transfer fees of
£150m.