Dele Alli charged over coronavirus video bant

Tottenham’s Dele Alli has been charged by the FA with misconduct for a breach of rules in relation to a social media post concerning coronavirus.

Earlier this month Dele Alli posted a video to his Snapchat which appeared to mock an Asian man and joke about coronavirus outbreak.

Although the 23-year-old, who has won 37 senior England caps, apologised for his actions, the FA wrote to the player to seek his observations and has now decided to charge him.

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An FA statement read: “Dele Alli has been charged with misconduct for a breach of FA Rule E3 in relation to a social media post.

“It is alleged that the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder’s post breaches FA Rule E3(1) as it was insulting and/or improper and/or brought the game into disrepute.

“It is further alleged that the post constitutes 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.

“He has until Thursday 5 March 2020 to provide a response.”