FIFA World Cup 2018: Ibrahimovic, Beckham make friendly bet on Sweden-England

By AFP
July 07, 2018

LOS ANGELES: Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Beckham have agreed on the terms of a friendly wager ahead of the England v 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.

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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 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 ..."

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