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Ibrahimovic scores 500th career goal
LOS ANGELES, Sept 16, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic
made history on Saturday by scoring his 500th career goal in stunning fashion
against Toronto FC.
The 36-year-old Ibrahimovic became just the third active footballer to
reach the milestone, joining Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ibrahimovic scored 62 of his goals for Sweden with the rest coming while
playing for Malmo FF, Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, Paris
Saint-Germain, Manchester United and now the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major
League Soccer.
The six-foot-five (1.95 metre) Ibrahimovic joined the 500 club by
releasing a perfectly-timed roundhouse kick in the 45th minute that fooled
Toronto goalkeeper Alex Bono. The goal cut Toronto’s lead to 3-1 at BMO
Field.
He came into Saturday’s game tied for second in MLS scoring with 16 goals
this season.
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