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Zlatan Ibrahimovic wins defamation case over doping claim in Sweden

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has won a defamation lawsuit in Sweden against a former athletics coach who accused him of doping during his time at Juventus.

Ulf Karlsson, who was the head coach of Sweden's national athletics team from 2001 to 2004, was fined 24,000 kronor (£2,171) for comments he made during a panel discussion at a sports conference in April. Karlsson said he thought Ibrahimovic, 34, must have doped in order to bulk up so quickly at Juve.

"Zlatan gained 10 kilos of muscle in six months at Juventus. That is impossible in such a short time," Karlsson said.