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Zlatan Ibrahimovic is suing a doctor over doping claims
Lawyer up buddy.
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Lots of people say lots of things about athletes doping. But Ulf Karlsson is a doctor, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic is Zlatan Ibrahimovic. So, the Swedish doctor, who said Ibrahimovic doped while he was at Juventus, is getting sued.
“We will sue him,” said Ibrahimovic’s agent Mino Raiola. “There are always people who hate. Maybe he is a former athlete who failed, or maybe he’s just jealous. But this man has made a big mistake. He had one life before making this statement, and he will have a different life after it. He is spreading falsehoods ... all the clubs Zlatan has been at know he doesn’t even take aspirin.”
Dive of the day
Here’s Marcelo being a world-class jerk. (r/soccer)
In the news
Wolfsburg’s manager was pretty annoyed with Marcelo’s acting. (BBC)
Javier Pastore and Marco Verratti won’t get fit for the second leg of PSG-Man City. (ESPN FC)
Neymar decided it’s his week to start stuff. He’d like to play with Paul Pogba. (Football Italia)
Hey look another story about big clubs forming a breakaway league. (Mirror)
You should be reading
Kieron O’Connor on Burnley’s finances. (Swiss Ramble)
Michele Tossani on Lazio reaching a new low in the Rome Derby. (Spielverlagerung)
Raphael Honigstein on Thomas Tuchel’s massive success at Dortmund. (Guardian)
What happened on Wednesday
The USWNT laid a whooping on Colombia. (Stars and Stripes FC)
What to watch on Thursday (click for listings, all times ET)
Europa League: Four games (3 p.m.) -- The Klopp Derby is the showcase game.
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