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– Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been called up to the Sweden squad at the age of 41 for their European Championship qualifiers, a year after his last cap.
– Sweden will face Belgium and Azerbaijan later this month.
– The AC Milan forward has been sidelined for much of the season because of a knee injury.
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– He quit international football after Euro 2016 but returned in 2021 for their unsuccessful World Cup qualifying campaign.
– Boss Janne Andersson said he doesn’t see Ibrahimovic “as a starter” but that it will offer his side more “substitution possibilities”.
– Ibrahimovic, who has made three appearances from the bench for AC Milan this season, last featured for his country against Poland in their World Cup qualification play-off loss in 2022.
– The former Manchester United and Paris St-Germain striker is Sweden’s all-time top scorer, with 62 goals in 121 matches.