Dele Alli handed one-match suspension over coronavirus prank

Bengaluru, June 11

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 found guilty 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 wearing a mask and apparently mocking a man of Asian appearance. He later apologised for the prank.

The FA said Alli was also fined 50,000 pounds ($63,280.00) and must undertake an education course after he was found guilty by an independent regulatory commission.

Alli will now miss Tottenham’s match against Manchester United on June 19. Reuters