IKEA, fish and chips: Ibrahimovic, Beckham make friendly bet on Sweden-England
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.
Ibrahim took to Twitter to challenge Beckham on the eve of the showdown in Samara, Russia.
Yo @davidbeckham if @England wins I buy you dinner where ever you want in the world, but if Sweden wins you buy me what ever I want from @IKEASverige ok? pic.twitter.com/9z9xx89JjS
— Zlatan Ibrahimović (@Ibra_official) July 6, 2018
“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.
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.
