Milan ¨C AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has defended his controversial appearance at Italy¡¯s Sanremo music festival and reiterated his belief that athletes like Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James should stay out of politics.
The 39-year-old Swede has received criticism for agreeing to participate in four nights of the annual song contest in Liguria this week, as his club have Serie A fixtures on Wednesday and Sunday.
The striker, who is Milan¡¯s top scorer this season with 14 goals in 14 league games, picked up an injury during Sunday¡¯s 2-1 win over AS Roma that has ruled him out of this week¡¯s fixtures, but he insisted that the festival won¡¯t be a distraction from his day job.
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