Rio Ferdinand unwittingly sparked a security alert at the White House after posting photos on Twitter.
The Manchester United and England defender published several photos of a visit to Barack Obama's presidential home, taken on the club's pre-season tour in Washington DC.
However one snap of security men - accompanied by the comment "The security needs beefing up here at the White House....!!" - was mysteriously deleted from his page.
Ferdinand, who boasts 1.3 million followers, commented: "Whoa....some1 has got into my phone + taken down my pics off twitter....this is deep...is jack Bauer in Washington?!"
In a further reference to the spy-themed TV drama 24, which stars Kiefer Sutherland as agent Jack Bauer, Ferdinand then tweeted: "My pic of the security was #removed quick, rapido, sharpish, fast....they don't play here in DC...I feel like I'm on 24 right now #baffled"
Ferdinand's other photos of the White House were not deleted.
United take on Barcelona in a friendly at the 90,000-capacity FedEx Stadium on Saturday, a repeat of May's Champions League final.
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Rio security risk....
Rio security risk....
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