IKEA, fish and chips: Ibrahimovic, Beckham make friendly bet on Sweden-England | Inquirer Sports

IKEA, fish and chips: Ibrahimovic, Beckham make friendly bet on Sweden-England

/ 05:04 PM July 07, 2018

Paris Saint-Germain’s Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (L) celebrates with Paris Saint-Germain’s English midfielder David Beckham after scoring during a French L1 football match between Paris St Germain and Brest on May 18, 2013 at Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Beckham have agreed on the terms of a friendly wager ahead of the England vs Sweden World Cup quarter-final on Saturday.

Ibrahimovic, Sweden’s all-time top scorer with 62 goals, has been vocal in support of his homeland from his vantage point with his Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy — former England captain Beckham’s onetime MLS club.

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Ibrahim took to Twitter to challenge Beckham on the eve of the showdown in Samara, Russia.

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“Yo @davidbeckham if @england wins I buy you dinner where ever you want in the world, but if @swemnt wins you buy me what ever I want from @ikeasverige ok?” Ibrahimovic wrote.

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Beckham responded via Instagram:

“@iamzlatanibrahimovic if @swemnt win I will personally take you to @ikeasverige and buy you what ever you need for the new mansion in LA @lagalaxy, but when @england win I want you to come watch an @england game at Wembley wearing an England shirt and enjoy fish & chips at half time …”

The two were teammates at AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain.

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TAGS: David Beckham, England, Football, Sweden, World Cup, World Cup Results, Zlatan Ibrahimovic

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