India, July 20 -- An employee's carefully planned leave to watch the FIFA World Cup final was cancelled by his manager after a series of suspicious absences and late arrivals, according to a viral Reddit post.

The post, shared by a Reddit user claiming to be the employee's former colleague, recounted how the football fan's repeated leaves and late arrivals had already drawn the attention of his manager. The boss connected the employee's absences to FIFA matches and ultimately cancelled his leave ahead of the World Cup final - which Spain won by defeating Argentina 1-0.

According to the Reddit post, the employee had been taking "more than usual" leaves over the past month. After his manager warned him about it, he reportedly stopped taki...