Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic has sparked outrage amid claims he shot dead a moose during a hunting trip. The controversial 33-year-old, who plays for Paris St Germain in France, was reportedly on a winter vacation in his homeland when he is alleged to have shot the animal. It has been reported that the  striker killed the 500kg moose with a single 'shot through its heart' during a hunting excursion while he was on a mid-season break from the French league. Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic (pictured) has sparked outrage amid claims he shot a moose through the heart during a hunting trip
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Footballer reportedly shot a moose dead during a hunting trip in Sweden
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The controversial 33-year-old was said to be 'very happy' with his trophy
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Player reportedly killed 500kg animal with a 'single shot through its heart'
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Animal rights activists in Sweden have described the story as 'problematic'
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