Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced his immediate retirement from football when his contract with AC Milan expired.
Prior to his final match for the club, fans at the San Siro bid the Swedish striker farewell. Although he had claimed he would not retire, it now appears that the 41-year-old has changed his mind and decided to give up the beautiful game.
The legendary football player had been connected with a move to fellow Serie A team Monza in earlier rumors, but after leaving AC Milan, Ibrahimovic has opted to give up playing altogether.
When he scored against Udinese in March, the Sweden international set a record for the oldest goal scorer in Serie A.
An highly emotional man was shown in video posted to Twitter as he took in the moment after announcing the end of his playing career.
Throughout his distinguished career, Ibrahimovic represented both Milan clubs, but his recent
Ibrahimovic had a distinguished career playing for both Milan clubs, but recent years have been plagued by injuries, and he missed the season finale, a 3-1 victory against Hellas Verona.
Following Davide Faraoni's equalizer for Verona, Rafael Leao scored twice in the dying minutes to secure the three points. Olivier Giroud converted a penalty soon before halftime.
The visitors tied for second place with Spezia, who dropped their final match of the campaign 2-1 away to Europa League semifinal losers Roma, and now advance to a one-off playoff game to determine if they will play Serie A football next season.
On Sunday, flags in Milan's stands with his image joined the 'Godbye' gesture to offer him a dignified send-off.
The club tweeted, "I'm not crying, you're crying," in response to the emotional scene, as the striker appeared moved as he made a heart sign to fans before the game.
Zlatan is not yet preparing to retire despite the small part he has played this year.
I'm not one to give up,' he said to La Gazetta dello Sport, 'but there must also be joy in what you do, and I can't help but feel peace in what I can accomplish as number
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