Swedish footballer called a referee a 'buffoon' after he was sent off for farting during a match - with the official accusing him of 'deliberate provocation'.
Adam Lindin Ljungkvist was playing at left-back for Pershagen SK in the seventh tier of Swedish football when he was shown a second yellow card in the final minute of the game.
Describing the surreal moment, the 25-year-old said: "I had a bad stomach, so I simply let go. Then I received two yellow cards and so a red.
"Yes, I was shocked, it's the strangest thing I have ever experienced in football".
He added: "I asked the referee 'what am I not allowed to break wind a little?'. He replied 'no'...I don't get it but maybe he thought I farted in my hand and threw the fart at him. But I did not".
The aggrieved defender told Aftonbladet: "To provoke anyone with a fart is not particularly smart or normal. It's nonsense - I just broke wind and got a red card.
"I spoke to the referee afterwards, I was annoyed, but there were no bad words. I just said he was a buffoon."
Reflecting on the "crappy judgement", he said: "I can only laugh about it. This has to be unprecedented, surely. I've never heard of anyone who has been sent off for doing a fart."