7 European Footballers As Superheroes

7 Thor – Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Thor possesses a large hammer and has the ability to control the weather to his own suiting. Considering the incredible confidence and self-belief that he has, it wouldn’t be a surprise if he believed he could do something like this. Thor also has heavy resistance to physical injury, which would coincide with Zlatan’s idea that he is untouchable. He also called himself ‘God’ when speaking to a reporter prior to Sweden’s World Cup play-off against Portugal this year.

6 Captain America - Clint Dempsey

This is pretty self-explanatory, as Clint Dempsey is the captain of the United States National side. The creation of Captain America had a patriotic origin, and this coincides with Dempsey’s pride and passion in leading his national side. Dempsey is known for recording the then fastest goal in the nation’s history of World Cup qualifying, netting as early as 53 seconds in a crushing 8-0 win over Barbados.

                                     

Ibrahimovic enjoying PSG pressure

The Swede believes his side are thriving under the extra expectation placed upon them this season following their 2-1 win over Nantes.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic insists Paris Saint-Germain relish the pressure of going into games as Ligue 1 champions.

Laurent Blanc's side have struggled in the first few weeks of the season, drawing their first two domestic fixtures, but finally recorded a 2-1 victory at Nantes on Sunday.

The Swedish striker is delighted with his side's improved performance and says that he hopes to thrive under the extra pressure of defending their title.

Ibrahimovic: They should rename the Ballon d'Or after Messi

The Sweden star praised the Argentine magician who won the prestigious prize for four consecutive years, and believes the Blaugrana are the best team of all time

Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has hailed Barcelona star Lionel Messi for winning the Fifa Ballon d'Or four years in a row.

The Argentina star is in the form of his life, as he has broke numerous goal-scoring records recently and subsequently earned his fourth Ballon d'Or in January, which has left an impression on Ibrahimovic.

"He is the best player in the world right now," the 31-year-old told reporters at a press conference.

"He has won four Ballon d'Ors. They should rename this award and call it Messi," he then jokingly added.

"But I do not know if he is the best player of all time. it is difficult to say. We'll see when he has finished his career."

The forward then pointed out that he thinks the Blaugrana are currently the best side football has to offer.

Ibrahimovic continued: "They're best team of all time. We will try to find solutions. I'll try to do my best, then we'll see what happens."

Considering his outstanding recent performances, Ibra was quick to remark that he does not care about who is the best.

"It is thanks to my team-mates that I was able to play that well. We are a team. Being No.1, this is not important," he added.

PSG await the Catalan giants on April 2 for their Champions League first-leg quarter-final clash at the Parc des Princes.