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Zlatan Ibrahimovic: How a Cartoon Villain Turned into Captain America

The delightful absurdity of Zlatan Ibrahimovic is best captured in the memory of a game from the fall of 2012. Zlatan's Sweden team was playing against England in a friendly. After he scored once early in the match, England took a 2-1 lead into the 76th minute. From there, it was all Zlatan, and no one else. He scored in the 77th to tie the game, and then again in the 84th to give Sweden the lead.

This alone would be enough to cement the day as one of the greatest of Zlatan's career. But with stoppage time draining away, he saw another opportunity to add some flair to the occasion.