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Saturday, September 22, 2018

'500 goals! That makes you really old': David Beckham pokes fun at Zlatan Ibrahimovic after his landmark strike for his new side LA Galaxy

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 500th career goal on Saturday as LA Galaxy lost 5-3 to Toronto


  • David Beckham shared a video message to congratulate Zlatan Ibrahimovic
  • Ibrahimovic has scored 500 career goals after 17th for his new side LA Galaxy
  • Ibrahimovic tweeted a response to Beckham where he agreed he was 'too shy'
  • Paul Pogba also took to social media to congratulate Ibrahimovic on milestone


David Beckham has congratulated his friend and former team-mate Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the Swede scored his 500th professional goal on Saturday night.
The 36-year-old reached the milestone with an audacious volley but it wasn't enough to stop LA Galaxy losing 5-3 at Toronto.
Beckham, who played with Ibrahimovic at Paris Saint-Germain and also starred for LA Galaxy, took to social media to share his congratulations.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 500th career goal on Saturday as LA Galaxy lost 5-3 to Toronto
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 500th career goal on Saturday as LA Galaxy lost 5-3 to Toronto
David Beckham (right) shared a video congratulating former team-mate Ibrahimovic
David Beckham (right) shared a video congratulating former team-mate Ibrahimovic
'Zlatan, I want to say congratulations,' Beckham said in a video shared by LA Galaxy on Twitter.
'500 goals. What a career, what a player, what an achievement. Pleasure to play with you and against you. Pleasure to be your friend.
'500 goals… that makes you really, really old. But on a serious note, congratulations mate.
'One thing you need to work on. You're a little bit shy. So, work on it. You'll get better. Congratulations mate. Incredible.'
It was the veteran striker's 17th goal in 22 games since moving to the MLS after being allowed to leave Manchester United before his contract was up last season.
Beckham, who played with Ibrahimovic at PSG, said: '500 goals! That makes you really old'
Beckham, who played with Ibrahimovic at PSG, said: '500 goals! That makes you really old'
Beckham told Ibrahimovic to work on his shyness, to which he replied: 'I definitely need to'
Beckham told Ibrahimovic to work on his shyness, to which he replied: 'I definitely need to'
In response to Beckham's message, Ibrahimovic tweeted: 'My friend! Thank you very much. I agree with you, i'm old.'
'Will work on my shy side, I definitely need to improve on that.'
Beckham wasn't the only footballing star to send their congratulations to the striker, with former United team-mate Paul Pogba also posting a message on his Instagram story, while wearing an LA Galaxy shirt.
'Zlatan, I don't know if I have to say the lion, the cat, the dog, I don't know,' he said.
'No Zlatan, respect, respect.'
'I tell you to play football but you watch too much Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Bruce Lee and try to kick the ball [like a] scorpion, whatever. But that was a nice goal.'
Former Manchester United team-mate Paul Pogba sent Ibrahimovic his own congratulations
Former Manchester United team-mate Paul Pogba sent Ibrahimovic his own congratulations

Zlatan's 500 goals

MALMO 1999-2001
47 games, 18 goals
AJAX 2001-2004
110 games, 48 goals
JUVENTUS 2004-2006
92 games, 26 goals
INTER MILAN 2006-2009
117 games, 66 goals
BARCELONA 2009-2010
46 games, 22 goals 
AC MILAN 2010-2012
85 games, 56 goals
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 2012-2016
180 games, 156 goals
MANCHESTER UNITED 2016-2018
53 games, 29 goals
LA GALAXY 2018-
22 games, 17 goals
SWEDEN 2001-2016
116 games, 62 goals
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David Beckham sends Zlatan Ibrahimovic congratulatory message after striker scores 500th career goal

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