Milan have released unseen footage from Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s emotional farewell to the Rossoneri fans at San Siro on the day of his retirement announcement on June 4.
Despite not being fit to play, Ibrahimovic was moved to tears even before kick-off of Milan’s final Serie A game of the 2022-23 season against Verona, before picking up the microphone and delivering an emotional speech to the San Siro crowd.
Now, the club have released additional footage from the day of Ibrahimovic’s retirement, including his arrival at the ground, pitch-side clips of the Rossoneri’s 3-1 win and up-close and personal snippets of his post-match speech.
“I’m choked up but it’s okay. The first time I came to Milan, you gave me happiness. The second time, you gave me love. From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you supporters,” Ibrahimovic said with tear-filled eyes.
The 41-year-old retires after a career that began with Malmo in 1999 and took him all over Europe , eventually turning out for some of the continent’s most prestigious clubs, including Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Barcelona, Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United.