Probably spam so I’m not clicking the link. But, as always, I am in 100% agreement with Zlatan.

Any link with letters “MF” in the URL has to be a total load.

Glory to Zlatan, tho.

Funny he is talking about privilege.
His kid is in private school with private training & private coaching.
His son will not be as successful as he was but Dad keeps pushing.

Zlatan’s ability and wealth from that ability don’t make what he is saying any less true. From a related article...

“But what really irked the great Zlatan about the U.S. was the cost for his children to play the game that gave him everything.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, like many European and South American footballers, did not grow up wealthy. Soccer was an equalizer for him and countless others in Europe, where everyone has access to the game at minimal cost.

In the U.S. it’s the opposite. Only those who can afford exorbitant fees are able to play soccer in America. Sure, there are a few scholarships here and there for those families without thousands of dollars at hand for their kids to play soccer, but that’s the exception, not the norm.

Ibrahimovic, for one, said he had to shell out around $7,000 for his sons Maximilian, 13, and Vincent, 11, to play soccer while in LA.

“It has to be said that the sport is expensive, very expensive,” Zlatan said. “For example, in order for my children to play in a good football team, I have to pay $3,500 per child. It is not for the figure, but for the whole concept.”

It’s absurd to ask a millionaire (Zlatan was the highest paid player in MLS last season at $7.2M) to pay that much for their kids to play soccer, let alone the average American family. It speaks to the root of the problem of soccer in the U.S. Only the wealthiest are allowed to play on the best teams and those who could become stars instead often have no path to playing professionally. There’s a reason you rarely see a true rags-to-riches story about soccer in America.

“I dislike it very much because not everyone has the money needed and the sport should be something for everyone, because it unites people of whatever origin,” Ibrahimovic continued. “Pelé became a champion without anything, he played with a ball made of rags. Football is the finest sport in the world.”

Of course, anyone who knows anything about soccer in the U.S. has long known this to be a problem.

The question is, when is anyone going to do anything about it?“

Well, people need to make a living. The Euro academies don't do it for free either BUT they can at least make money selling player contracts to pros. Unlike US where most will never reach the pros and lucky to make a good college team.

Funny thing indeed. He grew up poor and also faced discrimination as a youngster. It's not surprising he would take issue with a system where you seemingly have to start with privilege rather than earning it.