FILE PHOTO: AC Milan player Zlatan Ibrahimovic attends the 71st Sanremo festival, which is live-streamed without public participation due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, at the Ariston Theatre, in Sanremo, Italy March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo/File Photo
(Reuters) - Even by his standards it has been an eventful week for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who signed off after performing at the Sanremo music festival by declaring: "I love you Italy, my second home."
The week got off to a difficult start for the AC Milan striker as he was forced to respond to widespread criticism over his comments that sportspeople like four-time NBA champion LeBron James should avoid getting involved in political matters.
