Zlatan Ibrahimovic opens up on vengeful 'Taekwondo kick' to Marco Materazzi in 2010

Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic kws he is a tough guy and has hesitation in bragging about himself. But Ibrahimovic calling someone else 'tough' is t something commonly heard. 38-year-old has finally spoken up about his feud with Italy's Marco Materazzi during his time in Serie A, which prompted a swift reply from Italian.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marco Materazzi - Revisiting Taekwondo kick

In an interview with GQ, former Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has recalled getting his revenge on former Inter defender Marco Materazzi for a challenge he put in on Ibrahimovic four years prior to that. Swedish striker has opened up on moment he sent Materazzi to hospital after taking him out with a taekwondo move in Milan derby. According to Ibrahimovic, Materazzi is a tough guy but t in right way. During Ibrahimovic's time at Juventus, Materazzi, who was with Inter, went into a rough challenge which hurt Ibrahimovic. Swede apparently never forgot about it and got his 'revenge' in 2010. Ibrahimovic was only booked for challenge during heated fixture in 2010, which AC Milan won thanks to an Ibrahimovic penalty.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marco Materazzi: Talk about a tackle

Marco Materazzi quickly took to Instagram to respond to Ibrahimovic, posting a photo of Jose Mourinho's treble-winning team from 2009-10 with captain Javier Zanetti holding Champions League trophy. He sarcastically thanked striker saying 'Without you, we would never have WON.' Ibrahimovic moved to Barcelona summer before Inter won treble in a swap-deal including Samuel Eto’o. Materazzi unsurprisingly tagged Ibrahimovic. Zlatan is expected to complete a return to AC Milan in coming days after leaving Los Angeles Galaxy upon expiry of his contract.

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