Ibrahimovic suggested that athletes should try to avoid talking about political topics, taking James as an example. "He is phenomenal, but I don't like people with status to talk about politics. Do what you are good at. I play football because I am best at it, and I am not a politician. If I were a politician, I would take part in politics. This is the first mistake made by celebrities when they are famous. In my opinion, it is best to avoid talking about certain topics and do what you are good at, otherwise you will risk doing something wrong. "
Ibrahimovic's words are of course reasonable, so it is rare to see football players talking about political topics.
Take Spain as an example. Catalonia has been divided all the year round. The Spanish media have been staring at Messi, hoping that Messi would make a statement and hear more news from an Argentine, but it didn't succeed in the end. Messi didn't express his views.
This is the difference between the football world and other sports. FIFA has always been committed to the political separation of football, although there are endless incidents of profiteering in leagues and major cups. But on the whole, players and coaches are forbidden to express their political views, otherwise they will face a ban and even no ball to play.
The NBA, on the other hand, encourages players to speak out, with the aim of improving the influence of the NBA in American society (it can be held in the third place among the four major leagues), which has led many players to talk about politics frequently, and some even talk about other countries' internal affairs with their mouths full of shit. Even so, Mo Gou still didn't get any punishment. When these things were in front of him, NBA players actually had no choice, which led to Harden's "apology to China" and later "support for Xiao Hua". Even the Greek alphabet brother was involved and was forced to express his opinion that "this was just a misunderstanding".
So, why did many fans admire James at that time? As the face of the league, he was subjected to cyber violence before expressing his views, and was almost removed from the American media after expressing his objective views! Fans burned jerseys in the street and even gathered around his home, threatening to kill his family.
Therefore, Ibrahimovic's words are reasonable but unreasonable. "The ass decides the head" is a wise saying. If Ibrahimovic is in American society, if he is a representative of black athletes, he can never be completely unrelated to politics. Moreover, fans who know Ibrahimovic's temper can naturally imagine that Ibrahimovic may be more excited and radical.
Western countries are dominated by white left. As a white man, Ibrahimovic can naturally play football with peace of mind. Just like the argument of Greta Thunberg, an environmental protection girl, please don't harm nature even if you starve to death. And asked China people to stop using chopsticks for nature; Just as Britain, a developed country, ignored human lives during the epidemic, it still discussed our human rights in the future.
Many times, we call it "double standard", but it is basically a poor sense of superiority of western whites. Imagine that if Sweden is in a period of great turmoil like the United States now, with Ibrahimovic's reputation in Sweden, I am afraid that my family will burn down if I don't stand up and speak! On the way home from her speech, Greta Thunberg burned gasoline and ate food in plastic packaging. I can't imagine any other words except that she really smells good.
Oh, and unfortunately, Greta Thunberg, an environmental girl, is also Swedish.