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HONG KONG - JULY 29: Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Paris Saint-Germain acknowledges to the crowd during the friendly match between Kitchee and Paris Saint-Germain at Hong Kong Stadium on July 29, 2014 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (Photo by Victor Fraile/Getty Images)Victor Fraile/Getty Images

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Isn't Worried About Ballon D'or, Obsessing over Champs League

Sean SwabyAug 13, 2014

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has accomplished a great many things in a highly decorated career that's spanned Europe. 

Two things that have eluded the mercurial Swedish talent are the Ballon d'Or and the Champions League. 

In a long-ranging interview with ESPN FC, Ibrahimovic revealed that he thinks his current club, PSG, can win the Champions League but that he won't let the pursuit consume him. 

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When asked if the Champions League was an obsession, he had this to say: 

"

No, it's not. Because if it becomes an obsession for you, it feels that you have not reached what you wanted in your career. 

Me, I have achieved what I wanted in my career, 100 percent. I have won 23 titles. I have given my best and done everything I could through my career to win as many trophies as possible. 

Of course, it would be nice to win the Champions League and I feel I can and will win it. But if my career finishes without it, I would still be happy and proud. 

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He also insisted that he's not concerned about lifting the Ballon d'Or, despite at times boasting both the talents and the accolades to make a claim for it.

He said:

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I think it's not only about who is the best. I think there is a lot of politics around it, the good boy-bad boy thing and all of that. For me, what's important is what I think and what people around me think. 

What the judges [of the Ballon d'Or] think is not important for me. 

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