Dele Alli will miss Tottenham’s crucial clash against Manchester United when the Premier League resumes next weekend after being hit with a one-game ban by the Football Association for a social media post mocking coronavirus.
Alli posted a video on Snapchat in early February, before the pandemic took hold, making fun of an Asian man in an airport before promptly deleting the post.
He was charged on February 26 with misconduct and his case has finally been heard, with the FA issuing the midfielder with a suspension.
The England international has also received a £50,000 ban and been made to attend a face-to-face educational course.
An FA statement read: “Dele Alli has been suspended for one match with immediate effect, fined £50,000 and must undertake a face-to-face education course following a breach of FA Rule E3.
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“The Tottenham Hotspur FC player denied that a social media post breached FA Rule E3(1), as it was insulting and/or improper and/or brought the game into disrepute, and constituted an “Aggravated Breach”, which is defined in FA Rule E3(2), as it included a reference, whether express or implied, to race and/or colour and/or ethnic origin and/or nationality.
“However, it was subsequently found proven by an independent Regulatory Commission.”
Last month, Alli was held at knifepoint and hit by violent burglars who robbed him at his north-London home in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The England star was punched in the face during a scuffle with the thieves, who took various expensive items of jewellery before fleeing.
Thankfully, Alli suffered no serious injuries during the incident, with his girlfriend Ruby Mae and his brother Harry Hickford also in the property at the time of the attack.
The Metropolitan Police are investigating the incident and reviewing CCTV footage.
