Zlatan Ibrahimovic didn’t hold back after Inter Miami’s Round of 16 blowout loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the FIFA Club World Cup over the weekend, likening players on the Miami squad to “statues” and pushing back on any criticism of Lionel Messi.

For all the hullabaloo and hype surrounding Lionel Messi’s return to Atlanta for the Club World Cup round of 16 clash against PSG, the Inter Miami maestro wasn’t the only player, past or present, with ties to the French side.

Inter Miami’s humbling 4-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup Round of 16 may have signaled more than just the end of a tournament run... it could mark the beginning of the end for the Messi era in MLS.