This is an online exclusive story from ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue 2018. Read Sam Borden's feature on Ibrahimovic's first weeks in Los Angeles here.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not a modest man, so perhaps it's not surprising that LA's newest celebrity decided to pose for the 10th anniversary of the Body Issue. But there's still plenty for the global soccer icon to open up about. Ibrahimovic sat down with ESPN's Chris Connelly recently and revealed the details of his brutal knee injury, how he's adjusting to his new team and that oh-so-memorable debut.