AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic reaffirmed his belief that athletes should "stick to sports" as he addressed comments aimed at L.A. Lakers star LeBron James.
Speaking in a news conference Tuesday ahead of the start of the Italian music festival Sanremo, which Ibrahimovic is co-hosting, he addressed his comments.
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"Athletes unite the world, politics divide it," he said. "Our role is to unite the world by doing what we do best. Athletes should be athletes and politicians should do politics.