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Ibrahimovic takes a swipe at French president

Former Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said Tuesday he did more for France than President Francois Hollande simply by paying the top rate of tax on his earnings.
(FILES) This file photo taken on April 16, 2016 shows Paris Saint-Germain's Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrating after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Caen at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on April 16, 2016. For the third time Ibrahimovic was nominated best player of the Ligue 1 for the 25th edition of the UNFP (French National Professional Football players Union) trophy ceremony on May 8, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

(FILES) This file photo taken on April 16, 2016 shows Paris Saint-Germain’s Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrating after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Caen at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on April 16, 2016.<br />For the third time Ibrahimovic was nominated best player of the Ligue 1 for the 25th edition of the UNFP (French National Professional Football players Union) trophy ceremony on May 8, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

Former Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said Tuesday he did more for France than President Francois Hollande simply by paying the top rate of tax on his earnings.

“Ibra came and took power in France,” the Swede, Online Casino who is preparing for Euro 2016 after winning won four league titles, three League Cups and two French Cups in four seasons at PSG, told Le Monde newspaper.

The former Ajax, Juventus, Milan and Barcelona striker said he earned more than 20 million euros ($22.7 million) in the first half of 2015, and claimed he paid 75 percent of it in tax.

“I help this country more than he (Hollande) does because I continue to pay it (the top rate),Best Betting company in Nigeria ” Ibrahimovic said.

“I can tell you as I do my own tax returns.

“I pay my taxes and help this country. I could even make him popular (Hollande) — it’s just I’m not sure I want to,” he said of the deeply unpopular Socialist leader.

New polls last week showed Hollande only had a 14-percent Live Sports approval rating after three months of sometimes violent demonstrations against the government’s controversial labour reforms.

Despite being among the most unpopular French post-war leaders, Hollande is considering whether to stand for a second term in next May’s presidential elections.

When asked if he was on the left or right of the political spectrum, Best betting odds Ibrahimovic said he didn’t like to talk politics because he didn’t know anything about it.

“I’m a man of the people, neither left nor right,” he said.

The 34-year-old, who has been linked with Manchester United, Virtual Reality had hinted he might reveal his new club Tuesday.

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    No it is not necessarily that you are man of the people, you are an illiterate who knows nothing apart from chasing round leather in the field and getting paid hugely for it. This is the reason why you have no respect and want to take on a nation’s president because you think you are better than him with nothing else but your earnings.