Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur warms up prior to the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Tottenham Hotspur in London, UK, February 22, 2020. /VCG
Tottenham Hotspur and England midfielder Dele Alli has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association after mocking the coronavirus outbreak.
Alli posted a video on social media of himself at an airport wearing a mask and apparently mocking a man of Asian appearance earlier this month.
He later apologized for the prank.
Screenshot of Dele Alli's apology on his Weibo account
"It wasn't funny and I realized that immediately and took it down. I let myself down and the club," Alli said in a post on Chinese social media platform Weibo.
Alli, 23, has been charged with breaching FA Rule E3 (1) as the post was deemed "insulting and/or improper and/or brought the game into disrepute," which could lead to punishment with up to six-game ban.
He has until March 5 to submit his response.
(With input from agencies)