The Premier League has deleted a social media video that mocked Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario following a backlash from fans and a complaint by the club. The 13-second clip, posted on X on Sunday evening, showed Vicario kicking a free-kick straight out for a goal kick during Tottenham's 2-1 defeat to Fulham.
The post's caption read: 'Just how the play was drawn up...' followed by 'An interesting free-kick from Vicario' with a smiling emoji, and 'Whoops' with another smiling emoji. The video was viewed nearly 400,000 times before being removed on Monday morning after criticism that the official league account should remain neutral.
Tottenham's loss at Craven Cottage marked their fourth consecutive Premier League defeat and extended their winless run to 10 games, leaving them just four points above the relegation zone. Manager Igor Tudor was furious that a push by Fulham's Raul Jimenez on Radu Dragusin in the build-up to the opening goal was not penalised.
Tudor said after the match: 'Of course it's a foul, I think - 99 out of 100 people will say it's a foul... Sometimes the criteria don't have consistency.' He referenced a similar incident in Tottenham's previous match against Arsenal where a goal was disallowed for a push.
Social media users criticised the Premier League's tone, with one reply stating: 'I'm not even a Spurs fan but this just seems …mean? Like an opposing team account taking the p*** I can 100% understand and appreciate but the official PL account? Yikes.' Another asked: 'Aren't you supposed to be neutral and unbiased?'
