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March 31, 2006

Feet of Fortune

Zlatan Ibrahimovic; Brand worth US $36m

The Sweden international, who plays for Juventus in the Serie A, is considered one of the best strikers in the world.

British newspaper The Sunday Times wrote: "Described as 'half ballerina, half gangster', Sweden's Juventus striker could be England's undoing in Germany 2006," after the World Cup draw was announced.

Born to Bosnian immigrants, he started playing football at the age of 10 in a neighbourhood in Malmö heavily populated by immigrants.

He started playing professional football with the Swedish club Malmö FF in the 1999-2000 season.

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