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24th August 2018
05:05pm BST

"Why I don't play on turf? Because I'm able to play now, I push it every time I put the shoes on, when I walk on that grass, when I can feel the smell of that grass, when I can touch the ball, when I feel like I can shoot the ball like I want to do it, I'm just happy. And I want to still be happy," Ibrahimovic told ESPN FC.
"But by playing on turf, I risk to get damage. I don't say I will get injured -- I don't know; I could get injured also in normal games -- but the consequence is everywhere, the risk is everywhere. The risk is higher on the turf. And I tried to play on the turf in Portland, and I felt very bad.
"With all the respect for turf, for Portland and the stadium, which was a fantastic atmosphere, if I could play I would play every single second. But it's not about that I don't want to play, it's about me -- I don't want to take the risk to get damaged if it's not life or death.
Six of the 22 MLS teams play on artificial surfaces of various types: Seattle, Portland, New England, Atlanta, Minnesota and Vancouver."But if it's the playoff and we go there, I will go there and I will destroy them. If I get injured, fuck it, I get injured. I will take the risk because we are in a different situation."
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