An Iranian footballer football was suspended for six months after wearing what have been liked to SpongeBob SquarePants trousers.
A picture appeared online of goalkeeper, Sosha Makani, in the legwear alongside a fan in a Real Madrid shirt, before a match for his club side, Persepolis.
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And, according to the Iranian football federation’s morality committee, the players’ clothing was cited as a reason for the ban.
The country employs strict dress laws and ISNA news agency say the penalty is for “inappropriate conduct”.
The photo was published on May 6 and the country’s media likened to the famous cartoon sponge.
Makani can still appeal the ban as the ruling is not final.
However, it is not the first time the 2014 World Cup ace has been in hot water.
He was arrested and imprisoned in January after pictures of him in the presence of a woman emerged — and country and also has laws about unrelated men and women mixing.
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