{"id":266,"date":"2021-05-19T17:32:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T14:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/zlatan-ibrahimovic-facing-career-ending-ban-from-soccer-for-bethard-ownership\/"},"modified":"2021-05-19T17:32:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T14:32:20","slug":"zlatan-ibrahimovic-facing-career-ending-ban-from-soccer-for-bethard-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/zlatan-ibrahimovic-facing-career-ending-ban-from-soccer-for-bethard-ownership\/","title":{"rendered":"Zlatan Ibrahimovic Facing Career-ending Ban from Soccer for BetHard Ownership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_34 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Innholdsfortegnelse<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/zlatan-ibrahimovic-facing-career-ending-ban-from-soccer-for-bethard-ownership\/#You_Wanted_Zlatan\" title=\"\u2018You Wanted Zlatan\u2019\">\u2018You Wanted Zlatan\u2019<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/zlatan-ibrahimovic-facing-career-ending-ban-from-soccer-for-bethard-ownership\/#UK_BetHard_Launch_Backfires\" title=\"UK BetHard Launch Backfires\">UK BetHard Launch Backfires<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Sweden\u2019s greatest soccer player, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/man-utd-star-zlatan-ibrahimovic-pulls-out-of-bethard-uk-launch-over-threat-of-fa-sanctions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zlatan Ibrahimovic<\/a>, could be facing a three-year ban from the sport for investing in gambling company BetHard, according to media reports.<\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-170794\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-170794 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bethard-142x80.jpg?x38396\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bethard-142x80.jpg?x38396\" alt=\"Zlatan \" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bethard.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bethard-142x80.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bethard-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bethard-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data- title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-170794 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bethard.jpg?x38396\" alt=\"Zlatan \" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bethard.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bethard-142x80.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bethard-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bethard-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"text-description\">Zlatan Ibrahimovic appears in promotional material for BetHard in 2016. Turns out he owns a chunk of the company. (Image: BetHard Group)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Swedish daily<em> Aftonbladet<\/em> claims the AC Milan striker is the fourth-biggest owner of BetHard, with a ten percent stake in the company.<\/p>\n<p>Neither FIFA nor UEFA, respectively the world and European soccer governing bodies, allow players to have financial interests in gambling companies. And both are reportedly thinking of making an example of Ibrahimovic, who is more commonly known simply as \u201cZlatan.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_Wanted_Zlatan\"><\/span><strong>\u2018You Wanted Zlatan\u2019<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If imposed, it\u2019s a penalty that would no doubt end the career of one of the world\u2019s greatest-ever strikers.<\/p>\n<p>At 39, Ibrahimovic has already shattered expectations about a soccer player\u2019s ability to continue playing at the highest level.<\/p>\n<p>After a stellar career representing almost every European club giant \u2013 including Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Barcelona, Paris Saint Germain, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/online-sportsbook-moplay-goes-bust-not-paying-customers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester Utd<\/a> \u2013 Ibrahimovic headed for the LA Galaxy in 2018 at the ripe old age of 36.<\/p>\n<p>MLS is generally where great soccer players go once their competitive edge has been blunted by advancing years, a chance for one last pay packet before their legs go completely. But after lighting up MLS and scoring the \u201cGoal of the Season,\u201d Ibrahimovic realized he still had it. He returned to Milan late 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p><strong>You wanted Zlatan, I gave you Zlatan. You are welcome\u2026 Now go back to watch baseball,\u201d he told fans, with his trademark egotism, on his departure from American soil. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"UK_BetHard_Launch_Backfires\"><\/span><strong>UK BetHard Launch Backfires<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Imbrahimovic was at Manchester United in the English Premier League when his involvement with BetHard was first publicized. The player signed a sponsorship deal with the company in early 2018, which was rumored to be worth between \u00a37 million ($9.6 million) and \u00a38.7 million ($12 million).<\/p>\n<p>BetHard had just received its UK license, but its planned launch in Manchester had to be called off because Ibrahimovic was reportedly facing possible sanctions from the Football Association, English soccer\u2019s governing body, for promoting gambling.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>BetHard sent invitations to journalists to attend the launch party. But this backfired when reporters spotted the rule violation and gleefully telephoned the FA to find out just how much trouble Zlatan was in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to <em>Aftonbladet<\/em>, the Swedish FA became aware of the soccer player\u2019s shares in BetHard shortly afterwards, and this was the reason he did not accompany the Swedish national team to the 2018 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>If that is the case, it\u2019s not clear why Ibrahimovic has been selected to represent Sweden at the forthcoming European Championships.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/zlatan-ibrahimovic-facing-career-ending-soccer-ban-for-bethard-shares\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zlatan Ibrahimovic Facing Career-ending Ban from Soccer for BetHard Ownership<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\" target=\"_blank\">Casino.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweden\u2019s greatest soccer player, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, could be facing a three-year ban from the sport for investing in gambling company BetHard, according to media reports. Zlatan Ibrahimovic appears in promotional material for BetHard in 2016. Turns out he owns a chunk of the company. 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