Tottenham
midfielder Dele Alli has been handed a one-match ban by the Football
Association for a social media post mocking coronavirus.Dele Alli will miss
Tottenham's Premier League meeting with Manchester United on Friday, 19 June,
after being handed a one-match ban by the Football Association.Spurs
star Alli had been hit with an FA misconduct charge following a social media
post apparently joking about the deadly coronavirus back in
February.
The England
international posted a video on Snapchat which appeared to mock an Asian man.
An FA
Commission has found that Alli's post was not racially motivated, but rather a
"poorly judged attempt" at what the Tottenham midfielder
then believed to be a "humorous joke".
As such, the Spurs star has also been given a
one-match ban and fined £50,000.
He must also undertake a face-to-face
education course following a breach of FA Rule E3.
Alli issued a
statement soon after news of the punishment was confirmed and said: "In
response to the FA decision, I would like to apologise again for any offence
caused by my actions on 6th February.
"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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