Zlatan Ibrahimovic (16 Viewers)
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Really? Of course you need to know how he is as a PERSON to know if he's a good PERSON or not. Cuz all I hear from his teammates is that he's a good guy. Just a few days ago Kevin Boateng said that Ibra helped him when he was lonely in Milan in the beginning and that he now consider Zlatan to be a true friend. He always does loads and loads for the children over here in Sweden, but I guess you're not aware of all those things cuz you think you know a person you've never met.
Also, he's no gypsy, but thats a completely different discussion.
Also, he's no gypsy, but thats a completely different discussion.
Andrea Pirlo has gypsy origins. He was also a subject of many insults from some right-wing fans some years ago.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/17/italy
"This hostility is a result of the generally inflammatory language of the current government, as well as the previous one," said EveryOne director Matteo Pegoraro. "Italian football stars at Milan teams assumed to have Gypsy heritage, such as Andrea Pirlo, are now also the subject of threatening chants."
P.S: IIRC, the chant directed to Pirlo was "We don't want gypsies in Milan"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/17/italy
"This hostility is a result of the generally inflammatory language of the current government, as well as the previous one," said EveryOne director Matteo Pegoraro. "Italian football stars at Milan teams assumed to have Gypsy heritage, such as Andrea Pirlo, are now also the subject of threatening chants."
P.S: IIRC, the chant directed to Pirlo was "We don't want gypsies in Milan"
It started with Romania's entrance to the EU...as strange as it sounds 
Lots of gypsies from Romania left the country in 2007 and went to Italy, which became a huge problem for the Italians. Chivu and Mutu were also subjects of Zingaro chants. Even some Italians, like Pirlo, were subjects of those chants.
What happened back in 2007 with the Romanian gypsies reminded the Italians about the 1980's where they had the very same problem with the gypsies from Yugoslavia. Zingaro became a term the Italians used for all the Yugoslavs. So, during 2007 Sinisa Mihajlovic was the first from the ex-Yu's who was called a Zingaro by the fans. The second was another -ic player, Zlatan. But our fans made Zlatan's chant more popular than all the other zingaro chants directed at Chivu, Mutu or Mihajlovic, so Zlatan remained the official Zingaro
Lots of gypsies from Romania left the country in 2007 and went to Italy, which became a huge problem for the Italians. Chivu and Mutu were also subjects of Zingaro chants. Even some Italians, like Pirlo, were subjects of those chants.
What happened back in 2007 with the Romanian gypsies reminded the Italians about the 1980's where they had the very same problem with the gypsies from Yugoslavia. Zingaro became a term the Italians used for all the Yugoslavs. So, during 2007 Sinisa Mihajlovic was the first from the ex-Yu's who was called a Zingaro by the fans. The second was another -ic player, Zlatan. But our fans made Zlatan's chant more popular than all the other zingaro chants directed at Chivu, Mutu or Mihajlovic, so Zlatan remained the official Zingaro