ANKARA
With 23 top players competing for European football's top award, candidate Zlatan Ibrahimovic said he doesn't expect to win it.
French top football division Ligue 1's defending champions Paris Saint-Germain's Swedish star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said that he has a little chance to win the International Football Federation -- top governing body for European football --"Ballon d'Or 2014." award, in an interview with his club's official TV channel "PSG TV" on Wednesday.
"Despite being a candidate (for the award), it is hard to win it as I did not play in World Cup. So many fantastic players showed up at the World Cup, thus they have an advantage over me." The World Cup is a contest among national teams contested every four years.
Emphasizing that he always tries to do his best on the pitch, the 33 year-old towering striker also added that he hopes to win the award if he succeeds and maintains his performance at a high level. That's why he works hard every day.
Ibrahimovic expressed his satisfaction about his performance last season.
"I think that last year was the best season of my career. My aim is to develop myself every year to do my best" said PSG's number 10.
Regarded as one of the integral parts of PSG, Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped his team to be crowned as French Ligue 1 winners last season by scoring 41 goals in 46 matches. He also produced 18 assists.
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