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Retail therapy: Ibrahimovic buys himself an island
Madcap striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has embarked on a spot of retail therapy to get over the disappointment of Sweden's exit from Euro 2012 - by buying himself an island. Aftonbladet reports that Ibrahimovic has bought the island of Davenso, west of Stockholm, to hunt deer and boar, as well as fish.
– Ingvar Lund, an island resident, speaking to AftonbladetZlatan? Are you kidding? It sounds really exciting!
...It's a very unique island, only one hour from Stockholm
...I knew that the island was for sale, and I suspect that it's the hunting that attracted Zlatan.
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