Emotional Zlatan Named Sweden Player Of The Year AGAIN

Paris Saint-Germain striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, collected the Sweden Player of the Year award for an eighth consecutive time last night.

The 33-year-old has won the so-called Guldbollen (Golden Ball), which is decided by tabloid Aftonbladet and the Swedish Football Association, for nine out of the last 10 years.

Upon taking the stage Ibrahimovich spoke of the unfortunate death of his brother Sapko who passed away in April.

The event had a sombre tone with the nation in mourning following the deaths of two national legends Klas Ingesson, who lost his battle with cancer, and Pontus Segerström, who had suffered from a brain tumour.

"All these awards that I've received, it means that I've achieved something; and that I'm good at what I'm doing but it's overshadowed by what happened to Klas Ingesson and Pontus Segerstrom,” Ibrahimovic told the guests.

“I had a brother who passed away a couple of months ago in a similar disease. There's a life besides football that is much more important than this. So... may they rest in peace.”

The former Barcelona, Juventus and Milan striker struggled to contain his emotions before leaving the stage to a standing ovation from the guests.

The last player to win the Guldbollen award that was not Ibrahimovic was former Arsenal star Freddie Ljundberg in 2006.

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