Zlatan Ibrahimovic fires back at LeBron James: 'Sports and politics are 2 different categories'

In a current interview with France Football, Zlatan Ibrahimovic spoke up on his exchange with LeBron James

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clicking on Foxnews.com. Air Conditioner Milan demonstrator Zlatan Ibrahimovic and also Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James have a disagreement when discussing sports and also politics. The Swedish soccer celebrity claimed that sporting activities unite, while national politics separate individuals.

In a current meeting with France Football, Ibrahimovic spoke out on his exchange with James.

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"I said that we are not politicians. Politics separates individuals," Ibrahimovic stated. "Football, in my globe, unites individuals. Large distinction. Due to the fact that I have had the opportunity to meet and be familiar with individuals that I would never ever have actually recognized if I did not play football. I have satisfied people from all 4 corners of the world. We join individuals. Politicians divide. If I wished to be a political leader, I would certainly do national politics. We must just do what we're efficient. Sports as well as politics are 2 different classifications. If you are intelligent, you recognize."

Ibrahimovic said that he is not right here to "send out a bad message to people."

"I am simply below to unify, spread out love and also pleasure," he continued. "This is the most effective means we need to do it. Football or sport. Since we are good for that. I am good for that. I am proficient at football."

Back in March, Ibrahimovic sent a message directed at James regarding this topic.

"LeBron is phenomenal at what he's doing, yet I do not such as when individuals have some type of status, they go and do politics at the exact same time what they're doing. do what you're proficient at," Ibrahimovic claimed at the time.

James responded by claiming, "There's no other way I would certainly ever just adhere to sporting activities because I recognize how this platform and also how effective my voice is."

James has a different outlook than Ibrahimovic when it involves politics, so it will be interesting to see if he replies to him this time around.