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Zlatan Ibrahimovic Tattooed Names Of 50 Starving People On His Body by bolliejay(m): 6:11pm On Feb 16, 2015
Zlatan Ibrahimovic tattooed names of 50 starving people on his body to show support for United Nations World Food Programme before match with Caen

Ibrahimovic took off his shirt in celebration after scoring on Saturday
He had 50 names tattooed to his upper body
Each represents a hungry person somewhere in the world being helped by the United Nations World Food Programme
They also symbolise some of the most impoverished parts of the globe
Sweden striker scored after just 72 seconds of match with Caen
But PSG had to settle for 2-2 draw amid injury crisis

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed why he stripped off his shirt after scoring just two minutes into Paris Saint-Germain's draw with Caen on Saturday afternoon.

The Sweden striker was showing his support for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) by tattooing the names of 50 hungry people helped by the charity onto his body.

The WFP has helped 805 million hungry people all around the world and the 50 chosen by Ibrahimovic symbolically represented some of the worst humanitarian crises ongoing today
'Wherever I go people recognize me, call my name, cheer for me,' said the PSG striker, who found the net after just 72 seconds in the Ligue 1 encounter at the Parc des Princes.

'But there are names no one cares to remember. That no one cheers for: the 805m people suffering from hunger in the world today.

'I have the supporters all over the world. From now on I want this support to go to the people who suffer from hunger, they are the real champions.

'So whenever you hear my name, you will think of their names.'

Ibrahimovic had the temporary tattoos - of names such as Carmen, Mariko, Antoine, Lida, Rahma and Yaae - applied to his torso ahead of the Caen match.

Re: Zlatan Ibrahimovic Tattooed Names Of 50 Starving People On His Body by bolliejay(m): 6:12pm On Feb 16, 2015
When he scored in the second minute - extending a leg to direct Serge Aurier's cross into the bottom corner - he removed his shirt in the middle of the field to show off the tapestry of tattoos.

Ibrahimovic received a yellow card for his troubles, as the rules dictate, but wasn't overly concerned having got his message across to the world.

'Each one of the 805m people suffering from hunger in the world has a name, a voice, a story to share,' said WFP director for France Marina Catena.

'Zlatan accepted the challenge and wished to carry their stories on his own skin so that the world does not forget them.'

His goal represented the perfect start to the afternoon for the Parisian side but it ended in a nightmare for Laurent Blanc and his team.

Re: Zlatan Ibrahimovic Tattooed Names Of 50 Starving People On His Body by Arielkitten(f): 6:15pm On Feb 16, 2015
This dude can afford to feed 50 starving people with the cost of all those tattoos. This is neither empathy nor compassion. The dude just loves ink!

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Re: Zlatan Ibrahimovic Tattooed Names Of 50 Starving People On His Body by Nobody: 6:22pm On Feb 16, 2015
rich dude no brains!
Re: Zlatan Ibrahimovic Tattooed Names Of 50 Starving People On His Body by Qoaki3k: 6:42pm On Feb 16, 2015
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