Zinedine Zidane has been a picture of class during his managerial career so far but seemed to make a grave sartorial error at his Real Madrid unveiling.
The Frenchman was being presented as Real boss for the second time when fans took to social media to mock his choice of jeans.
Zidane opted for some extremely tight denim, rolled up from the inside out above his bare ankles.
Fans could make peace with the jacket, shirt and trainers which were all relatively inoffensive.
But the jeans below came in for plenty of flak online as the 46-year-old returned to the Bernabeu after 283 days away.
One supporter wrote: 'Zidane was an absolute God in my eyes growing up. Could do no wrong.
'The big man has just destroyed his legacy with one pair of jeans. Tragic.'
Another joked: 'Gardai investigating the crime at Mr Zidane's house say that the thieves stole everything including the contents of the family washing machine, leaving only his wife's jeans which he wore to the station to make the complaint.
The Real boss may take a bit of a ribbing from some of the players but no doubt they'll be pleased to see him back after a poor season since he departed last summer.
Todorov
75
People don’t understand fashion... Zidane is legend and he can wear whatever the F he wants... I don’t care if he wear skirt or jeans or something else, he is the best coach for Madrid and now Perez will let him sign and sell players, this summer we will have brand new Real Madrid squad! 💪🏻
Necadklo
59
Why they making this a big issue 😂😂.. It's his life... let him wear what he is comfortable with
youdekmoz
51
Real Madrid's situation is more tight than those jeans.
Natcmnrs
50
why do people always look for one means or d other to criticize someone
RichardSondashi
44
A real Zidane fan will never criticise him