AC Milan’s Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said on Sunday he had decided to end his football career.

The 41-year-old’s Milan contract expires at the end of June and will not be renewed following a season plagued by injuries, prompting him to end a remarkable and successful career.

Ibrahimovic arrived in Milan for his second spell with the club in early 2020, having won the Scudetto with them in 2011, and helped them win the title again last season.

“I say goodbye to football but not to you.”he said after being feted by the San Siro crowd after Milan’s 3-1 win over Hellas Verona in their season finale.

The striker started his professional career at Malmo FF in 1999 and left for Ajax Amsterdam in 2001 before embarking on a career that has included leading European teams including Manchester United, Inter Milan and Milan.

Ibrahimovic, Sweden’s all-time top scorer with 62 goals in 121 matches, quit the national team after Euro 2016 but returned in 2021 for their unsuccessful World Cup qualifying campaign.

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Paris Saint-Germain superstar, Kylian Mbappe, has sent a message of support to Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior after the Brazilian international was subjected to racism by La Liga supporters.

The incident occurred during Real Madrid’s La Liga 1-0 defeat against Valencia on Sunday.

Vinicius was the target of racism and abuse from fans at the Mestalla Stadium during Real Madrid’s defeat to Valencia.

He identified the group of fans responsible in the second half as play was paused for some minutes when referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea informed stadium officials, who implored for the racist chants to cease.

As per Scroll, the referee, in his post-match report, stated that a fan yelled ‘monkey, monkey’ at Vinicius.

The situation culminated deep in stoppage time in the second half as Vinicius was sent off for pushing Valencia attacker Hugo Duro in the face after a VAR check.

This only occurred after Valencia players got in Vinicius’ face and Duro put him in a headlock. The latter was not punished for his actions.

However, Vinicius posted a long message following the game on Instagram, claiming that racism in La Liga is the ‘norm.’

Reacting, Mbappe backed the 22-year-old attacker by posting an Instagram story that stated: “You’re not alone. We are with you & we support you.”

Newcastle FC have qualified for Champions League football next season for the first time since 2003 after a goalless draw with Leicester City on Monday.

The team which has been on a good run this season has crowed their effort with qualifying for the European cup next season.

League winners Manchester City and second-placed Arsenal have already booked their spot in the tournament. Manchester United and Liverpool battle for the last spot in the competition.

Manchester united will face Chelsea on Thursday. A win or draw for United will secure qualification for the champions league next season.