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Irish Mirror
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Mark McCadden

Irish teen Cathal Heffernan shares pitch with TWO Ibrahimovics in training at Milan

Ireland Under-19 defender Cathal Heffernan was left seeing double on Wednesday - as he shared the pitch with not one but two Ibrahimovics.

The AC Milan prospect was training with the Serie A side’s underage team when first-team star Zlatan joined in for a match, along with his son Maximilian.

Heffernan (17) moved to Milan last year from Cork City, initially on-loan, before the move was made permanent in the summer.

He plays for the club’s Primavera (Under-19) side.

The Cork native lined out on Wednesday against Ibrahimovic senior during the training match, while Maximilian, who is a year younger than Heffernan, also featured.

The game saw Milan’s young guns take on senior players that weren’t involved in Tuesday night’s Champions League win over Tottenham.

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