We have all had bad hair days, times when grooming didn't quite work out, but it's rare we expect our carefully-maintained, glossy locks to land us in trouble. When former Barcelona football star Carles Puyol accepted a spot to provide World Cup commentary on Iranian television, he probably did not think his trademark long curly hair would be cause for concern.
The footballer was billed to feature in a Channel 3 special programme for the Iran-Spain match on Wednesday, alongside host Adel Ferdosipour. But after travelling to Iran and to the IRTV 3 Tehran studio, Mr Puyol was denied entry.
A frustrated Mr Ferdosipour, left to host the programme without his Spanish counterpart, told viewers before the match: "You must be aware that Carles Puyol was scheduled to be with us tonight. However, he is in his hotel right now. I did everything I could but it didn't happen. I apologise," ISNA news agency reported. Initial reporting of the footballer's absence focussed on speculation the star's appearance fee was set too high - but on Thursday a different story emerged.
Mr Puyol was told by the state broadcaster IRIB he could not appear in the programme "because of his looks (long hair)," according to news website Entekhab, who quoted the footballer.
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