Footballer banned for life after Mr Bean faux pas

Romanian footballer Adrian Mutu has reportedly been banned from playing for his country ever again after comparing the national head coach to Mr Bean.

Mutu, 34, was left out of Romania's squad for the recent World Cup play-off against Greece and reacted by posting a photo on Facebook of Mr Bean's head on the body of coach Victor Piturca.

Romania's Football Association got wind of the image and has banned Mutu for life, according to UK newspaper The Metro.

The photo has since been deleted.

Mutu has represented his country 77 times and has played for some of the biggest clubs in Europe, including Chelsea, Juventus and Inter Milan.

Romania lost their play-off to Greece 4-2 on aggregate, meaning they failed to qualify for the World Cup for the fourth consecutive occasion.