Dele Alli faces ban over coronavirus post

Dele Alli

Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association over a social media post related to the coronavirus outbreak.

Alli posted a video on Snapchat in relation to the deadly virus, while also singling out an Asian man in an airport prior to going on holiday during Spursโ€™ winter break.

An FA statement read, โ€œThe post constitutes an โ€œAggravated Breachโ€, 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.โ€

Alli quickly deleted the post and apologised.

โ€œIt wasnโ€™t funny and I realised that immediately and took it down. I let myself down and the club,โ€ Alli said in a post on Chinese social media platform Weibo.

However, an aggravated breach of the FAโ€™s regulations can be punished with up to six-game ban.

Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva was handed just a one-match suspension and a ยฃ50,000 fine for a Twitter post comparing teammate Benjamin Mendy to a cartoon earlier this season.

Alli has until March 5 to respond to the FA.

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho believes Alliโ€™s remorse should mean he escapes a suspension.

โ€œI feel that (a ban) would be unnecessary, but in relation to these decisions, I am nobody,โ€ย said Mourinho earlier this month.

โ€œI think it is unnecessary because the player understands the naivety of the situation, the player is a good guy, the player even in the dressing room has a big Asian friend (Son Heung-min) that he loves.โ€

(AFP)

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