Zlatan Ibrahimovic risks a sanction by FIFA that would leave him without playing the final stretch of the season with him Milan, and the most serious, it would prevent him from playing the Eurocup with Sweden. The player's 10% stake in a Swedish bookmaker company is considered an irregularity on the part of the player. FIFA Code of Ethics. This is stipulated in point 26.2 of said code. “FIFA can enter ex officio or it can even be anyone who denounces the case. Then the Ethics Committee must investigate it and decide. If in the event that an infringement of the code has apparently been committed and it is not possible to decide on the merits of the matter quickly enough, a provisional penalty of 90 days can be imposed. If the player decides not to cooperate, they are also exposed to those 90 days of sanction. In either case, and if the procedure begins before June, the footballer could miss the Eurocup. If the accusation is later proven, the maximum penalty is three years, “he explains. Toni Roca, director of the office specialized in football Himnus and the Sports Law Institute.
Ibra's case is a little different from others in which there are bets involved. In this case, it is not that you have bet against or in favor of a game in which you play, but that you have a stake in a company that is dedicated to betting. “It is less serious than Trippier, for example, because in his case he told a relative that he was going to sign for Atlético and it was that relative who bet. Still, it is not without its gravity. FIFA has a zero tolerance for gambling matters. He can perfectly decide that Ibra made a profit thanks to the bets derived from matches in which he participated, he says Toni Roca.
Ibrahimovic is the great star of Sweden and was the subject of national debate in his country when he returned to the national team after a five-year absence. What seemed to be a resolved matter has become rare again with the exclusive of the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet in which he recalled that Zlatan is a shareholder in a bookmaker. It's more, Ibrahimovic said in his day publicly that he did it “because it was a company in his neighborhood and with well-known people”. Sweden It is also, rival of Spain in the Eurocup in a group where they are also Poland Y Slovakia. Not being able to count on him in the tournament would be a very tough loss for the coach and an advantage, albeit indirect, for those of Lewis Enrique.