5 reasons why Zlatan Ibrahimovic is better than both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

#1 Because he is Zlatan

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not only bigger than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, he is perhaps bigger than the game itself. Zlatan is a philosophy; a way of life. Don’t believe me? Just grab a French and Swedish dictionary and you will find his name being represented as words there.

In French, the term ‘zlataner’ officially means “to crush” while the term ‘to zlatan’ in Swedish means to dominate with brilliance. This is something both Messi and Cristiano can never say about themselves simply because they aren’t good enough to have words named after them.

However, Zlatan is. He is more than just a footballer; he is a way of life. He is Zlatan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic.