Zlatan Ibrahimovic was once more within the headlines for non-football causes on Monday after he was reportedly pictured in a Milan restaurant whereas town was in a coronavirus lockdown. Italian information web site Fanpage revealed images it says had been taken at lunchtime on Sunday of the AC Milan ahead with mates, all with out masks and surrounded by wine glasses, within the restaurant which ought to have been closed to on-site diners. Sunday was the final day of lockdown within the Lombardy area the place Milan is positioned and a number of other different areas with bettering contagion statistics. Lombardy will likely be reclassified from a “red zone” space to an “orange” space, the place individuals face fewer journey curbs, outlets can reopen, though a ban on eating in bars and eating places stays.
A supply from Ibrahimovic’s entourage claimed to AFP that the Sweden attacker was there for a “work meeting”, whereas the restaurant’s proprietor Tano Simonato informed Fanpage that the group, which he says additionally included former Milan participant Ignazio Abate, had not eaten within the restaurant.
“They didn’t eat, as friends we had a glass of wine,” Fanpage quoted Simonato as saying.
The images brought on controversy additionally as a result of within the autumn Ibrahimovic, who contracted Covid-19 in September, promoted social distancing and masks carrying for the Lombardy regional authorities.
It has been a busy begin to the 12 months for Ibrahimovic, who has starred for Milan since returning to the Serie A membership halfway by means of final season.
In March he co-hosted Italy’s Sanremo music competition and in January was accused of racism after taunting Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku by evoking voodooism.
He additionally obtained right into a spat with American basketball celebrity Lebron James in February when he mentioned athletes ought to “stay out” of politics, mentioning James by title and calling him out over his political activism.
Los Angeles Lakers ahead James responded by saying he was “the wrong guy to go at because I do my homework”.
James helped discovered the More Than a Vote organisation which boosted voter turnout in Black areas throughout November’s USA presidential election, organising greater than 40,000 volunteers to work on the polls.
Ibrahimovic has scored 15 occasions in 17 Serie A appearances this season, however was despatched off in Saturday’s 3-1 win at Parma.
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