David Beckham was taken to an MLS rival and demanded the club a “little respect”.
Beckham’s Inter Miami were beaten 4-1 by Minnesota United on Saturday.
It was the first time that Miami has lost with three goals or more since the arrival of Lionel Messi in 2023.
The tough loss was the herons’ Fourth defeat in their last five games.
And the social media team of Minnesota wanted to enjoy the victory after a dominant achievement.
After Saturday’s game, the club posted a photo of depressed Miami players on Instagram with the caption: “Pink Phony Club.”
The post referred to Miami’s pink kit and played on the mega-hit pink pony club of singer Chappell Roan.
Co-owner Beckham, who helped the club in 2018, did not see the funny side.
The English legend wrote in response On Instagram: “Show a little respect @mnufc be elegant in triumph.”
Fans of Minnesota had also taunted Miami for the game with a banner with the text: “History about hype, culture about money”.
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After the image was shared by the official account of Minnesota, Beckham added: “Respect about everything @mnufc.”
Messi37, scored in the 4-1 loss on Saturday, his 44th since he came to the club almost two years ago.
But Miami -Baas Javier Mascherano has now had five defeats ago since taking over in January.
And the Argentin admits that he needs the form of the club to turn for that of June World Cup Club.
Mascerano said: “It’s a difficult loss for us.
“We knew that Minnesota could hurt us in this way, in transitions, on set pieces, and they hurt us in the way we had prepared at stake.
“That’s what worries me the most.
“If the players drop their levels, the responsibility is clearly on me. All on me.
“If the coach does not convince them or conveys them what he is looking for, all responsibility will fall on the coach.”
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