One of Argentina’s World Cup winners ended up looking like a lobster after spending too much time on the top of the parade bus during his team’s triumphant return home.

Midfielder Papu Gomez from Buenos Aires said the ultraviolet rays had caught him off-guard and he ended up in pain after spending too long in the hot sun without any cream.

The 34-year-old was back in his home city for his team’s triumphant return home and spent a good long while in the open-top bus.

The player, who is currently signed to Spanish club Sevilla, only had one patch of skin left unburnt – where his winner’s medal had been hanging.

But he seemed to take the pain in his stride, writing “I need aloe vera” in a message to his fans.

He and his teammates spent such a long time on the bus because so many people had turned out to greet them that it had got stuck and only managed to travel half of the planned route.

The rest of the route was eventually completed by helicopter.