A Brazilian football manager is in hot water after allegedly calling a lineswoman ‘a hot chick’ as she ran the line in front of him, international media report.

Celso Teixeira, manager of Brazilian third division club Juventus Santa Caterina, is said to have called the official, Maira Americano Labes, a ‘hot chick’ in Portuguese during a match last week.

The official heard the remark but ignored it and carried on with the match, before making a complaint after the full-time whistle.

The Brazilian football federation is looking into what happened, but coach Teixeria has tried to defend himself, claiming he has been set up.

‘From the moment she walked onto the pitch in that uniform, there were insults coming down from the stands the whole time,’ he said.

‘I’m sure someone called her a ‘hot chick’, but it wasn’t me. This is a joke.’