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Alli apologises for social media video mocking coronavirus crisis

The Spurs midfielder said he had let himself and his club down after seeming to poke fun at the virus that has killed more than 800 people worldwide

Tottenham and England midfielder Dele Alli has apologised after he posted a video that mocked the coronavirus crisis on social media.

The 23-year-old was in an airport during the Premier League’s winter break and was wearing a facemask.

The camera was pointed at an Asian man in the departure lounge and then moved to a bottle of hand sanitiser with the caption: “The virus gunna have to be faster than that to catch me”.