Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has been given a one-match ban by the Football Association after joking about the coronavirus in a social media video and will miss his side’s first Premier League match after the restart. In the weeks before the virus took hold across the world, Alli posted a Snapchat clip in which he made fun of an Asian man in an airport departure lounge in February. Alli later deleted the post and posted an apology to the Chinese social media network Weibo. The one-game suspension means Alli will miss Tottenham’s game at home to Manchester United on June 19. After the FA issued the ban, Alli again expressed regret for his action.

Source: Punch June 11, 2020 17:15 UTC