Zlatan Ibrahimovic insists he will only retire from professional football when "someone better" comes along.
The 40-year-old striker is still competing at the top of the European game, scoring eight goals for Serie A leaders AC Milan this season.
Ibrahimovic has enjoyed a glittering career during the last two decades. He's won 120 senior caps for Sweden and has scored 510 goals at club level for Milan, Malmo, Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and LA Galaxy.
The veteran's trophy cabinet includes four Ligue 1 titles, four Serie A titles, two Eredivisie titles, the Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Europa League and 17 domestic cups and super cups. The only major club honour he's failed to win is the Champions League.
Speaking to UEFA, Ibrahimovic says he won't hang up his playing boots until a younger star claims his place in Milan's squad. "I want to play as long as I can," he said. "The reality is I'll play until I see that someone is better than me, so I'm still playing.
"The future is yet to be written... I don't plan. Let's see what happens. I don't want to regret stopping football and then saying that I could continue to play football because then I'd regret it for the rest of my life, seeing that I could have continued."
Milan are enjoying a fine campaign, sitting three points clear of Napoli in second in Serie A. They've also reached the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia - where they'll face rivals Inter over two legs - but finished bottom of their Champions League group.
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"After a couple of years struggling and not being in the Champions League, everybody was super excited and super happy to be back," added Ibrahimovic, who last played in Europe's biggest competition at Man Utd in 2017-18.
"I scored a couple of goals that I enjoyed, and I got the opportunity to play against the best teams and players in Europe. How do I feel about the fact that I never won it? To win it would be amazing. To not win it would not change me as a player.
"If I win it, it doesn't mean that I'd be a better player because I am the best player. This has been proven; the best player doesn't win everything."
Ibrahimovic made his comeback to international football in 2021 after a five-year hiatus and is part of Sweden's squad for their World Cup qualifier against Poland on Tuesday. The winner of that game will secure their place at this year's tournament in Qatar.
Ibrahimovic was suspended for Thursday's 1-0 win against Czech Republic but will be available on Tuesday. He will be 41 when the tournament begins in November and last played a World Cup match in 2006. He was also part of Sweden's squad in 2002.
On whether Sweden will qualify for the tournament, Ibrahimovic confidently told reporters: "We will go to Qatar."
