The 33-year-old sparked outrage for criticising the country on Saturday before later apologising for his remarks on social media
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been told to leave France by the nation's far right National Front leader Marine Le Pen.
Footage released by Canal + recorded him saying: “In 15 years I’ve never seen a [good] referee in this s*** country ... It doesn't even even deserve PSG.”
Le Pen responded with a firm statement in an interview with France Info radio on Monday: "Those who consider that France is a s*** country can leave it. It's as simple as that."
Ibrahimovic later apologised for his comments through a message communicated via his social networking sites: “Regarding my comments after tonight’s game; they were not against France or the French people. I spoke about football.
"I lost the game, I accept that but I can’t accept when the referee doesn’t follow the rules. It’s not the first time and I’m sick of it. My sincere apologies if anyone was offended or took it the wrong way.”
The former AC Milan and Barcelona star scored twice on Sunday but a late goal from Diego Rolan saw PSG beaten 3-2, with the striker angered by the referee failing to award a free-kick when the goalkeeper Cedric Carrasso picked up a back pass late in the game.
Ibrahimovic could yet face disciplinary charges for the outburst after the LFP stated it will discuss the incident at a meeting on Thursday.
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