EXCLUSIVE Video Interview: Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic pre-Euro 2008 talk (EN, ES & IT)

In an exclusive interview, Zlatan Ibrahimović talks about the upcoming 2008 European Championships in Austria/Switzerland. He discusses the strong and weak points of the Swedish team, the favorites to win the tournament, their opponents in the group stages and his favorite players.

SoccerNews.com is proud to present this exclusive interview for our readers. Coming later this week: David Villa (Spain) and Gianluigi Buffon (Italy). English and Spanish transcripts of the interview can be found below. Enjoy!

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Zlatan Ibrahimović (Suecia/Sweden) Interview:

Zlatan….cuáles son tus expectativas sobre la EURO 2008?
Zlatan What are your expectations about the Euro2008?

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CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE.

— Liverpool FC (@LFC)

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