Nose of Zlatan Ibrahimovic statue in Malmo chopped off

The statue of Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been the target of more vandalism.

This time, its nose has been chopped off.

Ibrahimovic angered fans of his boyhood club, Malmo, last month when he bought a stake in one of its title rivals, Hammarby, and outlined his desire to make the Stockholm-based team "the best in Scandinavia."

Hours after that was announced, a statue of Ibrahimovic that is located outside Malmo's stadium was attacked, with vandals attempting to set it on fire and writing racist graffiti next to it. On Dec. 12, there was an attempt to saw off the statue's legs.

Now, its nose has been cut off and the bronze statue has been sprayed silver.