IAmZlatan:MyStoryonandOfftheField

Daring，flashy，innovative，volatile—nomatterwhattheycallhim，ZlatanIbrahimovicisoneofsoccer’sbrighteststars.Atop-scoringstrikerwithParisSaint-GermainandcaptainoftheSwedishnationalteam，hehasdominatedtheworld’smoststoriedteams，includingAjax，Juventus，InterMilan，Barcelona，andACMilan.Buthislifewasn’talwayssocharmed.BorntoBalkanimmigrantswhodivorcedwhenhewasatoddler，Zlatanlearnedself-reliancefromhisrough-and-tumbleneighborhood.Whilehisfather，aBosnianMuslim，dranktoforgetthewarbackhome，hismother’shouseholdwasengulfedinchaos.SoccerwasZlatan’srelease.Mixinginstreetmovesandtrickplays，Zlatanwasawildtalentwhorodetopracticeonstolenbikesandrelishedshowinguptherichkids—opponentsandteammatesalike.Goalbyastonishinggoal，thebrashyoungoutsidergrewintoanunlikelyprodigyand，byhisearlytwenties，aninternationalphenomenon.Toldasonlythemanhimselfcouldtellit，featuringstoriesoffriendshipsandfeudswiththebiggestnamesinthesport，IAmZlatanisawrenching，uproarious，andultimatelyredemptivetaleforunderdogseverywhere.PraiseforIAmZlatan“Terrific...Farmoreinsightfulthanyourtypicaljockmemoir，Ibra’sbooktellshisstoryofgrowingupasthesonofimmigrantsinSwedenandpullsnopuncheswhenitcomestohisopinionsofsomeofthebiggestnamesinthegame.”—SportsIllustrated“Themostcompellingautobiographyevertoappearunderafootballer’sname.”—TheGuardian“ThestoryofZlatan—fromhisdaysasanimmigrantkidjugglingasoccerballsohewon’tgetbulliedtohisemergenceasthegeniusplayerwhoscoredthegreatestgoalever—isascompellingandfancy-footedashisgame.”—AleksandarHemon，NationalBookAwardfinalistandauthorofTheLazarusProject“Ilovethisbook.Iloveitbecauseit’ssomuchbiggerthansoccer.IAmZlatanisastoryofhopeandgritandwhatanimmigrantkidwhocomesfromnothingcanaccomplishwithhardworkandbeliefinhimself.It’salsoabeautifulwindowintoournew，moreopen，morediverseworld.”—MarcusSamuelsson，bestsellingauthorofYes，Chef“ProbablythebestsellingEuropeanimmigrant’stalesinceZadieSmith’sWhiteTeeth...Onceyougetpasttheobligatorysniggerpromptedbythephrase‘footballer’sautobiography，’youcanseethatZlatan’sbookstrangelyresemblesanearlierimmigrant’stale：Portnoy’sComplaint.”—FinancialTimes“Heisskillful.Heisoutspoken.HeisZlatan.”—TheNewYorkTimes“Thebestsportsautobiographyinyears.”—PolicyMic