Zlatan Ibrahimovic led his team to victory without an ACL in his left knee.Photo: Silvia Lore/GettyJust days afterAC Milanwon theSerie A title, soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimović has revealed that he competed while suffering from a major injury.“For the past six months I played without an ACL in my left knee. Swollen knee for six months. I was only able to train with the team 10 times in the last six months,” Ibrahimović, 40,wrote on Instagram.According to Italian journalistFabrizio Romano, AC Milan confirmed that Ibrahimović underwent surgery on the knee and will spend the next seven to eight months rehabbing.“In my mind I only had one objective, to make my teammates and coach champions of Italy because I made them a promise,” the Italian soccer star wrote of helping his team bring home their first title since the 2010-11 season on Sunday.The athlete told his social media followers that his days during the last six months have included “more than 20 injections” and managing the severe pain with painkillers “every day.““Barely slept for six months because of the pain,” he wrote. The soccer star said he has “never suffered so much on and off the pitch.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Despite the physical sacrifices, Ibrahimović seems to look back on the experience without regrets. “I made something impossible to something possible,” he wrote. “Today I have a new ACL and another trophy.”
Zlatan Ibrahimovic led his team to victory without an ACL in his left knee.Photo: Silvia Lore/Getty
Just days afterAC Milanwon theSerie A title, soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimović has revealed that he competed while suffering from a major injury.“For the past six months I played without an ACL in my left knee. Swollen knee for six months. I was only able to train with the team 10 times in the last six months,” Ibrahimović, 40,wrote on Instagram.According to Italian journalistFabrizio Romano, AC Milan confirmed that Ibrahimović underwent surgery on the knee and will spend the next seven to eight months rehabbing.“In my mind I only had one objective, to make my teammates and coach champions of Italy because I made them a promise,” the Italian soccer star wrote of helping his team bring home their first title since the 2010-11 season on Sunday.The athlete told his social media followers that his days during the last six months have included “more than 20 injections” and managing the severe pain with painkillers “every day.““Barely slept for six months because of the pain,” he wrote. The soccer star said he has “never suffered so much on and off the pitch.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Despite the physical sacrifices, Ibrahimović seems to look back on the experience without regrets. “I made something impossible to something possible,” he wrote. “Today I have a new ACL and another trophy.”
Just days afterAC Milanwon theSerie A title, soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimović has revealed that he competed while suffering from a major injury.
“For the past six months I played without an ACL in my left knee. Swollen knee for six months. I was only able to train with the team 10 times in the last six months,” Ibrahimović, 40,wrote on Instagram.
According to Italian journalistFabrizio Romano, AC Milan confirmed that Ibrahimović underwent surgery on the knee and will spend the next seven to eight months rehabbing.
“In my mind I only had one objective, to make my teammates and coach champions of Italy because I made them a promise,” the Italian soccer star wrote of helping his team bring home their first title since the 2010-11 season on Sunday.
The athlete told his social media followers that his days during the last six months have included “more than 20 injections” and managing the severe pain with painkillers “every day.”
“Barely slept for six months because of the pain,” he wrote. The soccer star said he has “never suffered so much on and off the pitch.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Despite the physical sacrifices, Ibrahimović seems to look back on the experience without regrets. “I made something impossible to something possible,” he wrote. “Today I have a new ACL and another trophy.”
source: people.com
