Ibrahimovic says Onyewu broke his rib in brawl

STOCKHOLM (AP)—AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he broke a rib in a brawl with United States defender Oguchi Onyewu that could have “ended badly” had they not been separated by team mates.

In an autobiography sent to The Associated Press on Wednesday, Ibrahimovic says the two players “wanted to destroy each other” in the fight which started after the hot-tempered Swede launched a dangerous tackle on Onyewu in a training session last year with Milan.

Staying true to his bad-boy image, Ibrahimovic describes a series of rows with other players and coaches during his career, including an expletive-ridden outburst at FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola.

Ibrahimovic, who left Barcelona in 2010, says he felt like an outcast among the clean cut “school boys” on the squad.