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Ian Wright recalls time he 'kicked the referee's door in and smashed the room to bits' after feeling 'wronged' when he was sent off against Leeds while playing for West Ham

Ian Wright has opened up on the time when he broke into the referee's room and 'smashed it to bits' after believing he had been wrongly sent off.

The former striker was sent off for West Ham playing against Leeds in 1999, a game the Hammers went on to lose 5-1.

Wright was sent off with a second yellow 16 minutes into the game after the referee thought he had fouled Ian Harte.

He told the Stick to Football podcast: 'I got sent-off against Leeds for West Ham. It was Ian Harte, I didn't catch him with the challenge, I know I didn't catch him but he went over and was rolling.