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LA Galaxy striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic ready for World Cup comeback

LA Galaxy striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he's ready to play for Sweden at the World Cup.

The former Manchester United forward played 116 times for his national side - scoring 62 goals - before he called it a day in 2016 after Sweden were eliminated from the Euros.

But now he wrote on Twitter: "The chance of me playing in the World Cup is skyhoga #FifaWorldCup2018."

Swedish word "Skyhoga" translates as "sky high".

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