Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Senior Advisor for AC Milan at RedBird, gave an interview on the Swedish podcast ABTalks:
How is your life post-retirement from playing football?
"I'm fine, life is beautiful, I'm treating myself well. Obviously, I stopped playing football eight months ago, now I have a different life, I accepted to stop playing football which was a difficult thing because of my ego, because of what I think of myself. I think I am the best, I am still the best, I could continue... but I chose to stop. Why? I want a good life for my family. I wanted to be able to do things with my children, if I had continued I wouldn't have been able to do things with my children because I had problems with one knee. So I accepted it, I reached a point where I said 'okay, forget it and start a new chapter in your life'."
What role do you have at Milan?
"Cardinale made me an offer I couldn't refuse. I started working with Milan and I've been at Milan for three or four months and it's going well, I have to say."
Do you miss Raiola? Ibrahimovic replied:
"When he passed away it was a hard blow for me. I cried a lot. And it's not over yet because sometimes I have flashbacks. I miss him too much. Everyone who knows me and him understands how close we were. If I could send him a message? I miss you."
How do you live with your family? Ibrahimovic answered:
"My wife always tells me 'remember who took care of you before you started taking care of the family'. She gave up her career for me. She accompanied me in everything she did, she gave me everything and gave up everything for me. I don't think you should have a big ego in a relationship, be above someone else. I think it should be 50/50, obviously she takes more responsibility in some things, and in others, I take more responsibility. People may think we are a family living a luxurious life, but she washes and cooks. The only help we have is a cleaning lady. I take the children to school, pick them up from training like a normal family and that's how we chose it. In the whole school (in Beverly Hills), only my children rode bikes. The other families had nannies who took and picked up the children, or a driver. That's not who we are."
Relayed from: Milan News
