About Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club AC Milan and the Sweden national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time. Ibrahimović is one of the most decorated active footballers in the world, having won 31 trophies in his career. He has scored over 570 career goals, including more than 500 club goals, and has scored in each of the last four decades.
Early Life
Ibrahimović was born in Australia and grew up in Australia, but moved to Europe as a child. His family moved to Europe permanently shortly after his 17th birthday. When he was 12 years old he joined his hometown club stadium side Melbourne Victory and reportedly scored two hat tricks in a single game. Soon after moving to Europe he began to play for a number of club teams including Swedish powerhouses FC Nordsjell within the youth ranks.
While playing for Nordsjell, he made a quick transition from college Soccer to Europe and caught the eyes of AC Milan. Unfortunately he did not make his professional debut until after his 18th birthday, and did not make his premier league debut until he was 22 years old. Several years later he made his Italy debut and scored in his only appearance in a 1-1 friendly draw versus Turkey.
Ibrahimović continued to play for Nordsjell and AC Milan for the next several years before moving to Manchester United in 2003. Early in his time at Old Trafford, he broke into the first team, and although he did not make his first team debut until shortly after his 24th birthday, he scored in his very first appearance for the Red Devils.
The Evolution of his Career
Unfortunately, his roller coaster path through the English Premier League did not stop there. In addition to scoring the equalizing goal in the 91st minute of a 2-2 draw in the 2006 Champions League match against Manchester City, he scored the winning goal in the 82nd minute to lead Manchester United past Italian giants Roma in the 2007/2008 A League title.
Shortly after moving to Manchester United, he helped lead the team to two FA cup and two league title wins, including the 2007/2008 English Premier League title. He scored another hat trick — this time in the 2008 English League Cup final against Aston Villa — to lead United past Arsenal in the classic second leg of the match.
Ibrahimović has continued to score goals throughout his career, including on his historic 100th birthday. He is only the third person, besides Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, to win the award in consecutive years. This performance led to him being named Sports Personality of the Year at the prestigious Puma [Swedish sport apparel] awards in 2022. Overall, he has scored 771 goals and assisted 90 goals while totaling 1,457 shots in 1,572 appearances across all competitions.
In February 2022, he signed a $42 million contract with Manchester United.
Ibrahimović joined AC Milan as a teenager after leaving Swedish club Djurgardens IF, moving to Italy with the Milan youth academy. He is rarely recognized as an international player due to his Swedish nationality, but he has won 6 FIFA World Cups and the 2022 FIFA World Player of the Year award.
He won the Golden Boot award in the 2022–15 season with AC Milan as he led the club to their eighth consecutive Scudetto d’Italia. In February 2022, he led Milan to the Coppa Italia final, scoring the decisive second goal to beat Juventus.
Ibrahimović now plays for Swedish club Malmo during the 2022–20 season, despite being an international and a Swedish citizen. This controversy is scheduled to continue from next season, however. In February 2022, he announced his intention to play for the Republic of Ireland in the summer.
Ibrahimović’s campaign for dual citizenship is currently being fought in the Irish Supreme Court, and as of February 2022, his attempts to play for Ireland in the summer reached the final hurdle: the Court of Justice of Ireland (COJI).
The court’s decision is expected within 6–8 weeks. Should Ibrahimović be denied the opportunity to play for Team Ireland, he would be allowed to play for Sweden in the European Championship qualifying tournament for 2022, which begins in February. If he does play for Sweden, he would be ineligible to play for the Ireland national team.
The green-light from the COJI can therefore be expected imminently. The timing of the decision will be crucial for both Ibrahimović and Team Ireland. Should Ibrahimović’s application for a passport for Team Ireland be denied, it will open him up to harsh criticism from Irish soccer supporters (as well as former teammates and Irish soccer legends). If his request for a dual citizenship is granted, however, he will be eligible to play for Team Ireland regardless of his current citizenship.
If the passport issue proceeds as expected, it will clear the air on what will likely be the most scrutinized international issue in decades during the summer of 2022. If Ibrahimović is successful in obtaining both his UK and Irish passport, it would take World Cup and European Championship medalists to the next level by extending their accomplishments to multiple nations.
The controversy over Ibrahimović’s proposal for dual citizenship is currently at a standstill in the Irish legal system, but the stakes are high because of the precedent set. If Ibrahimović’s bid for Irish citizenship is denied, the precedent would be widely visible to other footballers hoping to play for other nations and potentially perform in a potential FIFA World Cup or European Championship.
Ibrahimović started his football career with youth teams before eventually breaking into the first team aged just 17. He was very highly rated coming out of a youth international teammate’s testimonial and soon after made his senior international debut aged just 24 years old. Ibrahimović’s incredible career has taken his international goal scoring record to an incredible 28 goals in just 36 appearances. I am obviously a huge fan of this guy, so I wanted to poll a few of my Mozzers (mine is Erica) on how they felt about this guy.
About the NFT trend
NFTs (non- fungible tokens) are digital assets that can be traded like any other asset on an exchange. These assets have unique characteristics that make them valuable and tradeable. For example, they could represent ownership of real estate, collectibles, virtual goods, or even cryptocurrency itself. NFTs are used to create games and applications that allow users to interact with the blockchain.
The first generation of NFTs were created by Cryptokitties and CryptoPunks. The second generation was created by Decentraland, Etheremon, and others. In this article we will discuss how these two generations differ in their design and use cases. We will also cover some of the most popular third generation NFTs: Gods Unchained, EverdreamSoft’s DreamWorld, and many more!
History
The concept of non-fungible tokens is not new at all. It has been around for a long time in various forms. One of the earliest examples of non-fungibility is land titles. Land titles are usually given out as “ownership” certificates which state who owns what piece of land. This is very similar to how cryptocurrencies work today. However, there are some key differences between land titles and cryptocurrencies. First, land titles do not change hands, whereas cryptocurrencies can be transferred from one person to another. Second, land titles can only be owned once, while cryptocurrencies can be duplicated over and over again. Third, land titles are physical objects, while cryptocurrencies are just numbers stored on a ledger.
CryptoKitties
The first generation of NFT is called crypto kitties. They are digital assets that resemble cats. There are several different types of crypto kitties, but the most common ones are Kittiez. Kittiez are digital assets that look like cats. They can be bought, sold, and traded just like any other digital asset. Crypto kitties are mostly used for collecting and breeding. They are used to breed rarer versions of themselves. Some people buy them so that they can sell them later for profit. Others buy them because they want to own a specific cat.
Crypto kitties are often compared to CryptoPunks. Both are digital assets that resemble animals. However, unlike CryptoPunks, kitties cannot be traded. Instead, they are collected and bred.
In February 2022, CryptoKitties became the most valuable token ever created. At its peak value, it was worth $50 million dollars. That makes it the most valuable digital asset ever created.
Decentraland
The second generation of NFTs is called decentraland. Decentraland is a platform where you can build your own 3D environment using VR technology. You can then monetize your creations through selling virtual items.
Where to trade with NFTs?
There are multiple ways to trade NFTs. Traders can go to centralized exchanges such as Binance and Kucoin. Or they can go to decentralized exchanges such as IDEX.
What are NFTs good for?
NFTs are useful when you need to track ownership of something. For example, if you own a house, you might want to know who owns it. If you own a car, you might want to see who owns it. NFTs help you keep track of things without having to worry about losing or duplicating them.
How does an NFT work?
An NFT works much like a regular cryptocurrency. An NFT is represented as a string of numbers and letters. These strings of numbers and letters represent the unique identifier of the NFT. When someone wants to send money to someone else, they use this unique identifier to identify their NFT. Once the transaction is complete, the recipient receives the NFT.