Dele Alli Planning Appeal Against FA Charge Over Coronavirus Social Media Post

Tottenham star Dele Alli is planning on appealing a FA misconduct charge he received following a social media post seeming to mock the spread of the coronavirus.


Alli posted a video to a private group on Snapchat in which he appeared to make a racist joke about an Asian man and the coronavirus while at an airport. The video was leaked to the national media, and the Spurs midfielder now faces a potential ban following his actions.

Dele Alli

Alli had until 5pm on Thursday to make a final decision, and should he have opted to appeal the charge he will be granted a personal hearing. News hasn't been confirmed of an appeal as of yet. 

He has twice since apologised for the distasteful post and, as reported by ​the Evening Standard, is hoping to argue that the video’s intended audience, plus his immediate retraction, should warrant his exoneration.

The 23-year-old will be keen to avoid a ban with Spurs struggling for attacking options. Alli has been utilised in a false number nine role following injuries to key-men Harry Kane and Son Heung-min, though to little effect thus far.

​Alli is not the first high-profile player to fall foul of the FA’s social media policies. ​Manchester City star Bernardo Silva was fined £50,000 and received a one-match suspension for a Twitter post relating to City teammate Benjamin Mendy.

Bernardo Silva

With Mourinho’s team still competing in Europe as well as domestically, the midfielder could be set to miss a number of key games should the FA decide a ban to be the appropriate punishment.

​Spurs visit ​Burnley on Saturday, before the second leg of their ​Champions League round of 16 tie with RB Leipzig. Following that, it's back to ​Premier League action as they host ​Manchester United and London rivals ​West Ham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. 


Source : 90min