{"id":40702,"date":"2025-03-16T13:03:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T13:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=40702"},"modified":"2025-03-16T13:03:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T13:03:06","slug":"dele-alli-red-card-ruben-loftus-cheek-whatsapp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/dele-alli-red-card-ruben-loftus-cheek-whatsapp\/","title":{"rendered":"Dele Alli Shares WhatsApp Chat with Ruben Loftus-Cheek After Como Red Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dele Alli shared a WhatsApp chat with Ruben Loftus-Cheek after his red card on his Como debut.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Dele Alli Makes Long-Awaited Return to Football<\/h2>\n<p>After more than two years away from competitive football, Dele Alli finally stepped back onto the pitch on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>The former Tottenham star made his debut for Serie B side Como, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute against AC Milan.<\/p>\n<p>It was his first competitive appearance since February 2023, when he played for Turkish club Besiktas.<\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Dele Alli Sent Off on Como Debut<\/h2>\n<p>Unfortunately for Alli, his much-anticipated return was marred by a late red card.<\/p>\n<p>In the first minute of stoppage time, he was initially shown a yellow card for a challenge on AC Milan&#8217;s Ruben Loftus-Cheek.<\/p>\n<p>However, after a VAR review, the decision was upgraded to a straight red, leaving Como with 10 men in the final moments of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Alli&#8217;s former England teammate Kyle Walker \u2013 now of AC Milan \u2013 appeared to plead with the officials to reconsider, but the decision stood.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dele Alli was sent off after receiving a red card just nine minutes into his first professional appearance in two years.<\/p>\n<p>Even Kyle Walker was pleading with the ref to keep the initial yellow and to not change it to a red \ud83d\udc94 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B6hWGYeHks\">pic.twitter.com\/B6hWGYeHks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNFC\/status\/1900988656594079771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Dele Alli Reacts to Red Card on Instagram<\/h2>\n<p>The following morning, Alli took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dele\/?hl=en\"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a> to express his thoughts on the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Posting on his <em>Instagram<\/em> story, he wrote, &#8220;I was always going to announce my return in some way after these past two years, would rather it had been with a goal [cover face emoji] but feels good to be back [love heart emoji].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Later, he shared more images from the match, including shots from the game and a dressing room picture ahead of kick-off.<\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 2 []\">WhatsApp Conversation Between Dele Alli and Ruben Loftus-Cheek<\/h2>\n<p>One of the most talked-about moments post-match was Alli revealing a <em>WhatsApp<\/em> conversation with Loftus-Cheek.<\/p>\n<p>In the chat, Alli admitted to trying to clip the AC Milan midfielder\u2019s heel, while Loftus-Cheek responded by saying he stayed down because he was &#8220;blowing&#8221; in the final stages of the game.<\/p>\n<p>This light-hearted exchange showed no hard feelings between the two players despite the controversy surrounding the challenge.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dele Alli shares the WhatsApp conversation he had with Ruben Loftus-Cheek after he was shown a red card on debut for a challenge on his friend \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8 IG: dele <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eNRdxTD6V1\">pic.twitter.com\/eNRdxTD6V1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/footballontnt\/status\/1901244799228780978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Como Manager Cesc Fabregas Criticizes Dele Alli&#8217;s Red Card<\/h2>\n<p>Como manager Cesc Fabregas did not defend his new signing\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <em>DAZN<\/em> after the match, he said, &#8220;Dele Alli is a player who can score goals, he perhaps didn\u2019t deserve this opportunity because he has only been working with us for two weeks and has a lot to improve.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a grave mistake, one that we should not see from a player of his experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fabregas was clear in his stance, adding, &#8220;It was a clear red card, there\u2019s nothing to be said about that. 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