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Spurs Star, Dele Alli Handed A One Match Ban Over COVID-19 Post

Spurs Star, Dele Alli Handed A One Match Ban Over COVID-19 Post
Spurs Star, Dele Alli Handed A One Match Ban Over COVID-19 Post

Tottenham and England midfielder Dele Alli has been handed a one match ban by the English Football Association over a post on social media about coronavirus. 

The 24-year-old was also fined £50,000 and ordered to undertake an education course.

Deli Alli, 24, put a video on Snapchat in February in which he joked about the outbreak and appeared to mock an Asian man.

He will miss Spurs’ home match against Manchester United on 19th June 2020.

The video posted by Dele Alli showed him wearing a face mask in an airport lounge, before the camera moved to show a man of Asian appearance, and then zoomed in on a bottle of antiseptic handwash.

In his hearing, Dele Alli said he had “very quickly” realised the video may have the “potential to cause an upset” and deleted it before catching his flight.

He said he had been “betrayed” by a friend who sold the video on his private account to the media.

In a statement, Alli said: “In response to the FA decision, I would like to apologise again for any offence caused by my behaviour.

“It was an extremely poorly judged joke about a virus that has now affected us more than we could ever have imagined.

“I’m grateful that the FA has confirmed that my actions were not racist because I despise racism of any kind. We all need to be mindful of the words and actions we use and how they can be perceived by others.”

 

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