Zlatan Ibrahimovic apologises for outburst just days after Chelsea 'babies' barb

ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC has apologised after comments he apparently made about France and French football were picked up on camera.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has apologised for comments he made about France

The Swedish striker was walking off the field after his Paris Saint-Germain side suffered a surprise and damaging 3-2 defeat at Bordeaux yesterday.

Ibrahimovic scored twice but it was not enough to earn PSG victory and they now trail Lyon by two points at the top of the Ligue 1 table.

As he walked off the field Ibrahimovic - no stranger to making controversial remarks - was filmed appearing to make derogatory remarks about France as a country.

"In 15 years, I've never seen a referee in this sh*t country. Don't even deserve PSG."

French sports minister Patrick Kanner called on Ibrahimovic to apologise, telling him "disappointment did not justify his offensive comments".

He later called Ibrahimovic a "great champion" after the player wrote on his Instagram account: "Regarding my comments after tonight's game; they were not against France or the French people.

"I spoke about football. I lost the game, I accept that but I can't accept when the referee doesn't follow the rules. It's not the first time and I'm sick of it.

"My sincere apologies if anyone was offended or took it the wrong way."

Ibrahimovic's outburst comes less than a week after he accused Chelsea's players of acting like "babies" after he was sent off in his side's Champions League victory over the Blues.

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