Britain's ambassador to Chile has apologised for comments he made on Twitter, mocking Argentina and its defeat in the Falklands War.
In a post made after he secured tickets for a World Cup qualifier between Chile and Argentina, Jon Benjamin referred to a football chant which is sometimes shouted by Chilean fans.
The chant describes Argentinians as "gays" who lost the 1982 conflict because they are "cowards".
Mr Benjamin has since removed the post, which he said was meant as a private message to one of his Twitter followers, but that did not stop a barrage of offensive replies from users of the social networking site.
In a later tweet, he said: "Sorry I offended (in) a private DM (direct message) published by mistake. I have much affection for my Argentine friends."
A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "Our ambassador to Chile appears to have inadvertently caused some controversy in a tweet. He has deleted it."
Mr Benjamin took up the job as ambassador to Chile in December 2009 and has held posts around the world in a diplomatic career spanning almost three decades.
He has previously worked in Zimbabwe, Indonesia and Pakistan, and was once a counter-terrorism counsellor in the United States.
On his Twitter page, he describes himself as a "Hammers (West Ham) fan, Londoner at heart and Jewish atheist".
Argentina won Tuesday's match 2-1, with Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuaín scoring for the visitors.
They top their qualifying group with six wins from nine matches, while Chile are sixth.
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