European football’s ruling body UEFA fined AC Milan’s Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic 50,000 euros ($61,000) on Wednesday for violating the rules with a financial interest in a gambling company. Milan were warned and fined 25,000 euros for dividing the identical post of UEFA’s disciplinary regulations. “The Chairman of the UEFA Appeals Body additionally issued Mr. Ibrahimovic using a directive aimed at stopping the participant’s association with all the applicable gaming firm,” UEFA said in a statement. Swedish paper Aftonbladet reported in April the Ibrahimovic, 39, is a part-owner of this Malta-based gaming firm Bethard that he awakened together in 2018. FIFA’s Code of Ethics say a participant can’t have interests in things or businesses that”market, agent, organize or run gambling, betting, lotteries or related events or transactions linked to soccer games and contests”. Ibrahimovic past month signed a two-year contract expansion with Milan.