I Am Zlatan by Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Paperback

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Genuinely one of the greatest autobiographies you'll ever read. It is about 330 pages and I finished it in 4 sittings, I was that captivated by his story. It reads very easily and has a British-style language, using words like "blimey" and "bloody".For those who think he is this big ego, you soon become to see that it's just a persona Zlatan developed, that he is indeed a nice guy that just has a fighting, free spirit.What you take away from this story is you may have had a childhood lacking in physical items (foods, nice clothes, etc.) but a determination to find and follow your joys can lead to great things. Zlatan led his life his way, he was always true to himself, even in situations when most would have yielded and skulked out of the door with their head down and shoulders hunched. He went against the status quo because he had a belief in his own abilities.That in itself is the overriding theme I took from this book. As he says - Listen; Don't Listen. Believe in yourself.

Excellent value. Ibrahimovic deserves a lot of credit for his brutal honesty. Criticising Pep Guardiola makes him seem like the guy who shot Bambi, but Zlatan explains his alienation in Barcelona by "The Philosopher" both in the opening chapter and again later in the book. He also explains how his upbringing in a rougher neighbourhood of Malmo inspired his against the odds winner's mentality. My only criticism is that the translation from Swedish to English could probably be better, and in particular some of the football terminology seems incorrect. A fascinating insight into a footballer who has won the league in Holland, Italy, Spain and France. Unlike any British or English player.

Absolute muck, boring, repetitive narcissistic garbage which is poorly translated and written. Book is totally unstructured and just seems like various ramblings. All round very unlikeable player and person. Got two thirds of the way through and promised myself if I had to read one more time about how much of a hard man himself and his mates were this very poor vanity project would be binned, and that’s where it is and belongs. Total muck.

The man certainly has an ego which you either love or hate. Whichever way you swing on that debate, there can be no denying that this a thoroughly entertaining book and far from the norm of these bland footballers bio's. Usually I do not touch current players books as they are void of anything interesting or controversy but this packs it all. Was very interesting to get an insight into his time spent at Barcelona and the fallout with Pep. A brilliant, fun read that any football fan will surely enjoy.

Wasn't impressed with this at all. Ibrahimovic seems to have some liability from seeing him on screen, none of it came across in the book. I struggled to warm to him and laboured to the end of the story in a somewhat chore like fashion. Not for me I'm afraid.