:00:00. > :00:43.Hello and welcome to a very special programme about a very special man.
:00:44. > :00:46.He is a born winner, genuine legend and he is a very entertaining.
:00:47. > :00:50.No, Ben, you know who I'm talking about.
:00:51. > :01:01.OK, OK, so I am not a football legend but that does not
:01:02. > :01:06.There is no way Jose's men would have been so
:01:07. > :01:08.successful last season without him, and yes, that the
:01:09. > :01:14.But you just can't argue with his world-class impact on English
:01:15. > :01:23.Actually, shall we just have a goal first?
:01:24. > :01:38.Plenty more Zlatan goals coming up and much, much more.
:01:39. > :01:41.Ben and I are hanging out in Sweden to find out
:01:42. > :01:48.Zlatan's first coach tells us about how rare
:01:49. > :01:53.He had a rare mentality and also the character to go off and be
:01:54. > :01:59.Be in the Zlatan's biggest influences.
:02:00. > :02:05.We trace his incredible journey through the world stop clubs.
:02:06. > :02:06.And we marvel at Zlatan's amazing
:02:07. > :02:17.To know exactly how Zlatan got right to the very top of world
:02:18. > :02:21.football we need to start from the beginning.
:02:22. > :02:31.This is where it all started for Zlatan, it was here where he was
:02:32. > :02:36.But Zlatan wasn't your traditional Swedish kid with a perfect family.
:02:37. > :02:39.Right from the beginning Zlatan felt like an outsider.
:02:40. > :02:43.For a start, his parents were not Swedish.
:02:44. > :02:47.Immigrants like most people around here, and
:02:48. > :02:49.everything seemed to revolve around this council estate.
:02:50. > :02:52.For Zlatan this place was not home, it was his whole
:02:53. > :03:10.And this in sums it all up perfectly.
:03:11. > :03:12.Growing up in Roseguard was hard, there was not a lot
:03:13. > :03:14.of money to go around and Zlatan's parents
:03:15. > :03:15.had split up, meaning that
:03:16. > :03:17.family life could often get a bit tricky.
:03:18. > :03:20.Things were tough but Zlatan and his friends and he was very
:03:21. > :03:22.close to his sister, riding bikes made him happy,
:03:23. > :03:24.he likes martial arts and more importantly he loved
:03:25. > :03:46.It is amazing to think that this is where Zlatan
:03:47. > :04:06.Here is my heart, here is my history.
:04:07. > :04:09.Zlatan used to play here with his mates but he did not
:04:10. > :04:12.want to be a normal player, he wanted to stand out and be
:04:13. > :04:15.For him it was all about outrageous skills.
:04:16. > :04:18.Zlatan might have lived in Sweden but his soul was
:04:19. > :04:21.South American, he idolised the Brazilian Ronaldo and he tried to
:04:22. > :04:24.emulate the fancy footwork of the December boys.
:04:25. > :04:27.Surely when he went to sleep at night this is what he
:04:28. > :04:39.I lost a game, I was watching the Brazilians play
:04:40. > :04:41.football, the touch they had and the ball was magic.
:04:42. > :04:45.More from Ronaldo and here's Ronaldo!
:04:46. > :05:24.In Brazil, the pitted between the legs and was a nice
:05:25. > :05:32.Every trick you did, everyone was like, "Oh, yeah!"
:05:33. > :05:37.Zlatan was not only inspired by Brazilian football
:05:38. > :05:39.gods like Ronaldiniho you love other sports, too.
:05:40. > :05:42.When he was a kid he came here to take tae kwon do
:05:43. > :05:45.lessons, which is a martial art that focuses on kicking.
:05:46. > :05:58.You can see how this has helped Zlatan so much, dedication,
:05:59. > :06:03.determination, discipline, it is all here.
:06:04. > :06:06.I know, it is incredible and how many times have we seen Zlatan
:06:07. > :06:32.Scores on his home debut. Ibrahimovic, Manchester United going
:06:33. > :06:39.And a wonderful strike from Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
:06:40. > :06:48.When the Zlatan shoots, he means it.
:06:49. > :06:53.He was a bit of a rebel and he struggled at school.
:06:54. > :06:55.But his football talent shone through and he
:06:56. > :06:59.was snapped up by local professional club FF Malmo when he was 15.
:07:00. > :07:02.We went there to find out just he was
:07:03. > :07:06.I am here with Zlatan 's youth coach when he played here as a
:07:07. > :07:11.What were your initial impressions of him?
:07:12. > :07:12.A normal guy, small but fantastic technical
:07:13. > :07:19.He was training for one and half hours, Monday, Tuesday,
:07:20. > :07:21.Thursday, maybe, but after that he would go
:07:22. > :07:23.home and practice all his
:07:24. > :07:33.skills and everything so he had many hours of training at home.
:07:34. > :07:34.I am telling him talent can't take you
:07:35. > :07:38.all the way, you need to work hard and that is the key behind
:07:39. > :07:43.I think it is a problem today in Sweden and also all over
:07:44. > :07:47.the world, they go home and play outside and PlayStation, they did
:07:48. > :07:50.not go out to the pitch and play with your parents or your friends
:07:51. > :07:57.You are always doing these things, and do it better?
:07:58. > :08:01.In his first season he barely played and Malmo got
:08:02. > :08:03.relegated, second season in the second division in Sweden
:08:04. > :08:07.he played a lot and scored a lot of goals,
:08:08. > :08:16.I think everybody after he was 18 years old,
:08:17. > :08:18.we thought he would go to
:08:19. > :08:22.Maybe not that he would play at this level up to
:08:23. > :08:33.He had the men talent he the character to go on to be a
:08:34. > :08:42.The football talks for me because if I can then they
:08:43. > :08:45.What did him leaving the club mean to Malmo?
:08:46. > :08:51.We have today a stadium that rebuilding 2009.
:08:52. > :08:54.That is incredible, Zlatan never played here for Malmo
:08:55. > :09:01.I hope many more years of exciting football here too,
:09:02. > :09:10.I am here in the Malmo youth set-up, this is where Zlatan used to
:09:11. > :09:44.I am going to get in there and do a bit of freestyle.
:09:45. > :09:47.I love Zlatan because he is very big and here's
:09:48. > :09:57.this positive and he knows he is the best one.
:09:58. > :10:04.He's a very good striker and he scores very good goals.
:10:05. > :10:08.He is duly athletic, he can do everything.
:10:09. > :10:16.Years not so quick but he is my favourite player.
:10:17. > :10:18.Sometimes he makes some beautiful goals like when he
:10:19. > :10:25.does the bicycle kick against England.
:10:26. > :10:33.He does the unbelievable stuff and you don't expect it.
:10:34. > :10:41.I love Zlatan because he is the best Swedish player of all time.
:10:42. > :10:48.I am so impressed at the skills, they are top-notch. I can see where
:10:49. > :10:52.Zlatan get it from. I tell you what, what aid for Malmo because there is
:10:53. > :11:03.a budding team of skilled youngsters right here.
:11:04. > :11:07.Malmo is a small place and Zlatan had huge ambitions. He realised that
:11:08. > :11:12.if he wanted to make it as a superstar he had to leave these
:11:13. > :11:18.shores and moved to -- a move to Ajax beckoned and he will urge to
:11:19. > :11:29.seek fame and fortune. Come on, John! Before he moved to Ajax slat
:11:30. > :11:35.and turned down a trial with Arsenal, he told Arsene Wenger that
:11:36. > :11:39.the Zlatan does not do auditions. That confidence served him well in
:11:40. > :11:46.the Dutch capital, he was a big success at Ajax and moved to Italian
:11:47. > :11:51.giants Juventus. Zlatan's international career took off at
:11:52. > :11:56.this point, look at this incredible strike in the 2004 European
:11:57. > :12:05.Championships. It is Ibrahimovic is cause! Zlatan was mixing flour with
:12:06. > :12:08.goals every single week, the Italians love the way he moved to
:12:09. > :12:15.Inter Milan he won two league titles and was a top goal scorer in CD a.
:12:16. > :12:20.By 2009 he cemented his reputation as one of the best in Europe, there
:12:21. > :12:27.was a lot of transfer talk. Zlatan had always wanted to play in Spain.
:12:28. > :12:43.Finally he and his dream move. -- he earned his dream move. Yes, the one
:12:44. > :12:56.and only Barcelona had come calling. The iconic Spanish giants. More than
:12:57. > :13:01.just a football club. When he signed it was huge news and he really
:13:02. > :13:03.inspired the Barcelona fans. The already had Lionel Messi and when
:13:04. > :13:12.Zlatan arrived he was the most expensive signing ever. This is the
:13:13. > :13:17.Barcelona dressing room and check this out. This is where Zlatan used
:13:18. > :13:22.to gun week in week out and play amongst some of the greatest players
:13:23. > :13:26.ever. Think about is that they had in US that, Lionel Messi and Tierney
:13:27. > :13:35.on me. This is where they all came. It is incredible. The reason he came
:13:36. > :13:42.was nights like this, electric, incredible Champions League games.
:13:43. > :13:45.But the perfect football did not last long because Zlatan's
:13:46. > :13:55.relationship with the Barcelona manager was bad. They just did not
:13:56. > :14:01.get on. He grew very frustrated with the attention and the media got on
:14:02. > :14:05.his back. This is the pressure at Barcelona, it is where questions
:14:06. > :14:09.were asked about the Zlatan. Would he fit in and was he too much of a
:14:10. > :14:14.bad boy? Zlatan trained harder than ever before to try and fit in at
:14:15. > :14:18.Barcelona and even though they won the league and Zlatan scored goals
:14:19. > :14:22.he was very unhappy. Pet had not spoken to him for months and that
:14:23. > :14:33.meant he was transferred back to Italy to a C Milan. The dream had
:14:34. > :14:37.turned into a nightmare. While Zlatan's dream move to Barcelona may
:14:38. > :14:40.have turned into a nightmare he got his hands on his dream house. He
:14:41. > :14:45.used to run past it every day and dream of living in even when it was
:14:46. > :14:49.not for sale he put in a bit so high the owners could not refuse. Imagine
:14:50. > :15:00.the kickabout he has had in there with his boys. Can you believe they
:15:01. > :15:04.have Zlatan as the bad! As you know my big passion is freestyle and that
:15:05. > :15:08.is my favourite thing about Zlatan, he was the same. He would spend
:15:09. > :15:12.hours perfecting those stunning skills that made him stand out as a
:15:13. > :15:15.player and when he became a pro he developed into the full package so
:15:16. > :15:25.how can you improve your game and be more like Zlatan? Master the ball.
:15:26. > :15:32.Zlatan is totally possible with the ball. Whether it is coming high,
:15:33. > :15:37.long, short, he hasn't. You can practice this by kicking a ball high
:15:38. > :15:40.against the wall and controlling it. Use your superpower. Every player is
:15:41. > :15:45.different and that is the same for you. Take what you haven't turned it
:15:46. > :15:50.into a superpower. I think Zlatan's superpower is the flame backheel.
:15:51. > :15:58.That obviously comes from his tae kwon do days. The spontaneous.
:15:59. > :16:01.Football is all about creativity so get out and express yourself, you do
:16:02. > :16:13.not always have to plan your next shot so go on and have some fun and
:16:14. > :16:20.take your man on. Check this one out. Crossbar challenge. Things
:16:21. > :16:23.don't always go to plan on the football pitch. No one get
:16:24. > :16:30.everything right. I don't, you don't, Zlatan will have a misplaced
:16:31. > :16:40.pass or a sliced shot. Don't worry about it. Keep smiling and you will
:16:41. > :16:44.get there. Zlatan is huge. He is a six foot five man mountain and he
:16:45. > :16:47.uses it to good effect but the same goes for you smaller guys out there.
:16:48. > :16:55.If you are small than make the most of it. Zlatan has had a huge impact
:16:56. > :16:58.on Manchester United and that is because of his world-class
:16:59. > :17:04.leadership qualities, whether it is at training games, help out your
:17:05. > :17:17.team-mates and be kind to them and even if you're quiet you can always
:17:18. > :17:20.lead by example. Come on! Without self belief Zlatan would never have
:17:21. > :17:24.made it to the top. There will always be ups and downs so if you
:17:25. > :17:28.miss an open goal don't worry about it. If you get a hat-trick then
:17:29. > :17:43.don't get carried away. Stay focused and happy and believe in yourself.
:17:44. > :17:58.Come on, boys! Zlatan excise Zlatan! Valencia, art goes Ibrahimovic. He
:17:59. > :18:02.is Zlatan. What is the best thing about Ibrahimovic? Scoring goals. If
:18:03. > :18:10.you could use one or two words to sum him up what would they be? Good.
:18:11. > :18:20.East. Epic. I think that says it all. Off the post! Ibrahimovic!
:18:21. > :18:29.Zlatan Ibrahimovic for Manchester United. Now they have recaptured the
:18:30. > :18:37.League Cup and a huge cheer as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, scorer of two
:18:38. > :18:43.goals here, raises the cup high. He is a football scorer, he is arrogant
:18:44. > :18:47.but in a good way. To you think he ranks among some of the best players
:18:48. > :18:51.Manchester United have ever had? The Mac I think he would be in the top
:18:52. > :18:57.ten something. If you get some Zlatan in one word what would be?
:18:58. > :19:04.Years the best. And that is the words but I will let you have it.
:19:05. > :19:08.The final whistle goes on Manchester United have won the Europa League.
:19:09. > :19:19.They will be in the Champions League next season. There you have it. What
:19:20. > :19:24.a story and what true -- what a true footballing legend Zlatan is. He is
:19:25. > :19:27.still keeping is getting even in recovery mode! Next week he might
:19:28. > :19:32.even be pulling on a Manchester United shirt once again. He has
:19:33. > :19:40.inspired me to with his gym and text so he and I am, this one is for you,
:19:41. > :19:50.Zlatan. One! I would like to see you do better, far-off! 39, 40... Hello.
:19:51. > :19:55.I have loved learning all about Zlatan. That guy is a total legend.
:19:56. > :20:05.Remember it is all about persistence, hard work, and never
:20:06. > :20:09.giving up. 41, 42,... One and a half! CU!