Dele Alli handed one-match suspension by FA over coronavirus prank

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli will miss the Premier League restart after being suspended for a match by the Football Association on Thursday, having been discovered responsible of misconduct after mocking the novel coronavirus outbreak. Alli, 24, was charged with breaching FA Rule E3 (1) after posting a video on social media of himself at an airport carrying a masks and apparently mocking a person of Asian look.

The FA stated Alli was additionally fined 50,000 kilos ($63,280.00 and should undertake a face-to-face schooling course after he was discovered responsible by a impartial regulatory fee. Britain has the second-highest demise toll on the planet from the pandemic, reaching over 41,000 as of Tuesday, behind solely the United States.

In a separate assertion launched by Spurs, Alli has apologised for his behaviour. “It was an extremely poorly judged joke about a virus that has now affected us more than we could ever have imagined,” he stated.

“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.”

England worldwide Alli has been thriving in a complicated position underneath new Spurs supervisor Jose Mourinho, having scored seven objectives throughout all competitions for the reason that Portuguese coach took cost in November.

He will now miss Tottenham’s first match again, the go to of Champions League qualification rivals Manchester United on June 19.