Former Premier League captain cuts ties with his father in explosive public row after his claim the player’s wife had cast ‘black magic’ on him

Sheffield United defender Anel Ahmedhodzic has severed all ties with his father in a dramatic, public family row – claiming he had done ‘horrible things to people I love’.

Ahmedhodzic, 25, revealed he had reluctantly taken the drastic step after his dad Mirsad bizarrely alleged that his son’s wife Marijana had cast ‘black magic’ on him. 

The centre back recently withdrew from Bosnia and Herzegovina duty and announced he had quit international football entirely, blaming an injury, inadequate medical treatment and insults he received on his social media platforms.

His father had insisted he did not consider him his son ‘anymore’ and suggested he had been pushed away from representing his country by ‘bad people’.

But Ahmedhodzic has hit back by accusing his dad of ‘manipulation’ and ‘bullying’.

Ahmedhodzic has accused his dad Mirsad (left) of doing ‘horrible things to people I love’

In a statement shared by TV station N1, he said: ‘The only thing anyone wants from their father as a son is support and pride. Unfortunately, I got very little of that.

‘What I got most of the time was manipulation, lies, scams and almost daily bullying.

‘This is the type of man who shows his “power” over women, but has never had the guts to stand up to another man.’

He then went on to add: ‘So when he [his father] says that I don’t care about my parents, it’s a complete lie. That’s not a man.

‘He goes after people I care about every time there’s a problem. He did horrible things to people I love but I don’t want to talk about that here.’

Mirsad bizarrely alleged that his son’s wife Marijana (right) had cast ‘black magic’ on him

Ahmedhodzic had fiercely defended his partner and said his father’s claims were ‘insulting’

Ahmedhodzic, who moved to Bramall Lane from Malmo in 2022, has also fiercely defended his partner in another fierce rebuttal to his father’s allegations.

‘Saying my wife cast black magic on me is very insulting to me and especially to my wife because she is awesome,’ he said.

‘It is very hard to find a woman who will take care of you like she does and I am very lucky that my son has such an amazing mother.

‘And then say that he doesn’t let me go to national team matches? It’s ridiculous.’ 

Previously, Mirsad had said: ‘No one is a better friend to my son than his parents, but when he listens to the wrong people, what happens to him happens.

‘That’s not my son anymore, I don’t consider him my son anymore. I wish him well.

Mirsad believes his son’s decision to quit playing for Bosnia was influenced by ‘bad people’

‘I fought the whole war, I was wounded three times. 

‘I wanted my son to play for the country that I created with my own blood, but he was turned away by bad people who think only of self-interest.’

Ahmedhozic earned a single cap for Sweden in 2020 before switching his allegiance to Bosnia in the same year. He represented the country 24 times.