Dele Alli is hoping to avoid severe sanctions from the Football Association by pointing out that the video he took mocking the coronavirus outbreak was intended to remain in a private group chat.
The 23-year-old was hit with a charge from the FA on Wednesday for an 'aggravated breach' of Rule E3 in relation to race, colour, ethnic origin or nationality.
In the clip - which was sent to some friends on Snapchat and then leaked to a national newspaper - Alli zoomed in on a man of Asian descent while joking that "t
According to the Evening Standard, the Spurs midfielder hopes to highlight the differences between this case and his own in order to avoid a similar punishment. It is understood Alli will request a personal hearing to plead his case.
He is likely to point out that unlike Silva's post - which was shared with his followers - his video was only intended to be viewed by a select group of his friends.
In the ruling on the City player's misconduct, the FA stated that the forward's punishment had been severe as it "
José Mourinho will be desperate for Alli to avoid a fine as his attacking options have already been severely depleted by injuries to
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Source : 90min