Happy Super Sunday everybody! In just a few hours, the New England Patriots will take on the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium in Houston for the NFL championship. In the spirit of all things National Football League, let’s take theme across the pond to the English Premier League.
Former New York Giants star Osi Umenyiora, who twice won a Super Bowl (over the Patriots both times) got the chance to meet Manchester United striker and leading scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
.@NFLUK star and two-time @Giants Superbowl winner @OsiUmenyiora meets his #MUFC hero, @Ibra_official.
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— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 3, 2017
“He has the mentality of an NFL player,” Umenyiora said of Ibrahimovic. “It’s a physical confrontation every single play, so you have to have that ego — you have to have that pride in yourself.”
Yes, ego, it’s word that’s very often first associated with Ibrahimovic.
If Ibrahimovic did become a NFL player, he certainly knows what position he would play. “I’d be the one who catches the ball,” the larger than life told club official channel Manchester United Television.
“Maybe I wouldn’t be so fast but I would be like a bull and run through all of them.”
At 36, hey, it’s never too late.
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