Former Liverpool winger Ryan Babel has revealed he's clashed with Spongebob Squarepants!

Babel, whom Liverpool sold to Hoffenheim in January, was holding a kids' party when he became embroiled in a foul-mouthed row with a man dressed as the TV character.

He said: "If you invite a character to a kid's birthday party, you want to see that character be that character.

"Spongebob was taking his helmet off and was smoking a cigarette in front of the kids.

"Spongebob doesn't take his face off on TV and show a black face underneath it.

"So, I got mad at Spongebob in front of the kids - and when I get mad, I get loud, I get rude.

"I said: 'Spongebob! Put your helmet on and put the damn cigarettes out! You can't smoke in front of the kids man, are you crazy?!"

But the Dutchman soon backtracked when Spongebob revealed a murky past.

"Here is the thing that made it bad," said Babel. "Nobody told me that Spongebob was fresh out of jail.

"He was like: 'EYY MAN..EFF YOU AND THESE UGLY ASS KIDS... I JUST GOT OUT AND I'M HERE 2 GET PAID...'"

Babel continued: "I'm such a sissy that when I heard 'jail' my wholeeeee attitude changed.

"I said: "Noo, noo, ur not listening - I didn't say you CAN'T smoke. I just said don't blow it in their faces. That's all I'm saying, Spongebob. I mean, blow the smoke up or something - smoke... but just give the kids a chance 2 not have cancer, that's it.'"