A lecturer tried to sue his university for £9million after it painted an enormous mural of a women's football squad near his office.
Dr Andrew Kear claimed he was being targeted by a 'smear campaign' by the University of Bournemouth following allegations he had prevented girls from playing football in a local team.
The senior lecturer also believed he was being labelled as a 'misogynist' by other staff over the incident, which took place while he worked at Bournemouth University.
But the university claimed Dr Kear's suggestions were nonsense and asked for his case to be thrown out, describing it as 'ludicrous', 'outlandish', and saying Dr Kear's version of events 'only exist in a world of fantasy'.
A judge has now dismissed his claims and found that there is no reasonable prospect of the lecturer establishing the university were at fault for his allegations.
