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FIFA Open Disciplinary Proceedings Against Dele Alli for Middle Finger Gesture

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FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Dele Alli after he was pictured gesturing with his middle finger during England's 2-1 win over Slovakia on Monday.

Sky Sports' Bryan Swanson relayed comments made by FIFA on Friday:

Bryan Swanson

FIFA on Dele Alli: "We can confirm that disciplinary proceedings have been opened following this incident. We cannot comment further..."

2017-9-8 08:13:19

BBC Sport reported the case isn't likely to be reviewed "until late September at the earliest."

Alli took to Twitter to play down the incident after the match:

Dele

Just to clarify, the gesture tonight was a joke between me and my good friend Kyle Walker!