The guy has just been inflated by his own media image, no doubt he's a good player but he makes himself sound like a complete arse with some of the things he comes out with. Can you imagine if Penaldo leaves Madrid with two boys with shirts saying King and Legend on the back
Yeah, but this just illustrates he is one of a kind.
To sum this up, this is the ego that thought he would get away bashing France publicaly in France. Not long after he says that he came there as a king, and will leave as a legend.
So what happened with that statement? Well, the game halts as he scores the second record breaking goal, he carries his sons with the texts "King" and "Legend" on their shirts as he leaves the field before 90 minutes to symbol an end of an era and the job already done. Paris? They give him another standing ovation, light up the eiffel tower, and play the swedish national anthem as he leaves the spotlight.
He just keeps on pulling of the impossible. I hope he has at least one more trick to show us before he is done.