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Zlatan Ibrahimovic Rips 'Undercover Racism,' Says It Costs Him Credit in Sweden

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said he's the victim of "undercover racism" in his native Sweden and doesn't receive due credit from the country's media because of the fact he doesn't have a traditional Swedish surname.

Ibrahimovic, 36, spoke to French broadcaster Canal+ and said he does not receive the same treatment as other Swedish athletes because he doesn't have a surname like Andersson or Svensson (h/t ESPN FC's Rob Dawson):

"What does the Swedish media do? They defend me, or do they jump on and attack me? They still attack me, because they cannot accept that I am Ibrahimovic.