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A football legend slammed Inter Miami as uncompetitive, calling Messi a “big ghost” unable to thrive among ageing, slow teammates.
Former PSG, Barcelona and AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has made headlines once again this time for his scathing assessment of Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami following their humiliating Club World Cup last-16 defeat by Paris Saint-Germain.
The outspoken Swede, who once declared himself the greatest player in MLS history, spared few feelings as he laid bare what he views as the failings of both the club and the league itself.
Inter Miami, stacked with former European greats including Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, were dismantled 4-0 by the French champions in a performance that many critics described as toothless and uninspired.
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'It's Over' - Lionel Messi Breaks Silence After Shock Club World Cup Exit
Lionel Messi has reflected on Inter Miami's heavy Club World Cup defeat to PSG, hinting at an uncertain future on the global stage.
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While most observers pointed to Messi’s quiet outing as one of the reasons for the capitulation, Ibrahimovic insisted the Argentine alone cannot be blamed for a team that he described as fundamentally lacking in quality.
“Messi only plays because he loves the game, because he can still do what 99 percent of players can’t,” Ibrahimovic said bluntly when asked about Messi’s inability to influence the contest as per Daily Mail.
Ibrahimovic, who spent two prolific seasons in MLS with LA Galaxy before departing in 2019, did not hold back in describing the supporting cast surrounding the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner.
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According to the Swede, Inter Miami have become a caricature of a football team, assembled more for marketing than competitive ambition.
“But he’s surrounded by those who run as if they were carrying bags of cement! There are no coaches, no stars, not even players who understand how to move without the ball!” he continued, underlining his belief that MLS remains a league where ageing European stars come to wind down their careers rather than to push themselves to new heights.
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The comments are only the latest chapter in Ibrahimovic’s long-running disdain for the standard of football in America. During his time in Los Angeles, he frequently mocked the league’s competitiveness, once going as far as to call Inter Miami, the 2024 Supporters’ Shield winners, “not a real team.”
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Even the arrival of Messi and the flood of his former Barcelona teammates has done little to change that view. According to Ibrahimovic, the decline in their collective performance has exposed the truth that star power alone cannot create a winning environment.
“Messi has become a big ghost who plays in a circus,” Ibrahimovic declared.
“He’s unable to produce his maximum level of performance in a squad that fails to match his world class credentials.”
Such a damning verdict will surely sting for a franchise that has invested heavily in building a global brand around Messi’s star power.
The sight of the Argentine superstar struggling to lift a team of veterans past a European powerhouse has fueled speculation that the project may already be running out of steam.
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Ibrahimovic’s brutal assessment will inevitably raise further questions about whether Messi is truly committed to finishing his career in the United States.
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With the 2026 World Cup looming, there is mounting pressure on Argentina’s captain to seek a more competitive environment to stay at peak fitness and sharpness ahead of what will likely be his international swansong.
Talk of a potential loan move to Europe during the MLS offseason is already gathering momentum, and Ibrahimovic’s remarks are sure to intensify scrutiny over the league’s ability to retain elite talent.
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