BURNLEY star Hannibal Mejbri has been charged by the FA for allegedly spitting at Leeds supporters.
The former Manchester United youngster, 22, faces a lengthy ban following the claims from his side’s 2-0 win at Turf Moor last month.
A visiting Leeds fan lodged a complaint, alleging they had been spat at by Mejbri while the midfielder was warming up in the second half.
It sparked an investigation by the FA, with Lancashire Police also confirming they were “establishing facts”.
But the Tunisia international now has until late November to respond after being charged with misconduct.
An FA statement read: “Burnley’s Hannibal Mejbri has been charged with misconduct following their Premier League fixture against Leeds United on Saturday 18 October.
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“It’s alleged that the player acted in breach of the Laws of the Game and/or in an improper manner and/or used abusive and/or indecent behaviour by spitting at or in the direction of Leeds United supporters around the 67th minute.
“Hannibal Mejbri has until Friday 28 November to provide a response.”
Mejbri could now miss at least six games if found guilty.
Norwich’s Borja Sainz was suspended for six matches and fined £12,000 by the FA earlier this year after spitting at Sunderland defender Chris Mepham.
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In 2015, Man United’s Jonny Evans and Newcastle’s Papis Cisse were handed respective six and seven-match bans for gobbing at each other.
And in 2017, West Ham’s Arthur Masuaku was suspended for six games after spitting at Wigan’s Nick Powell.
Mejbri’s charge comes after Preston striker Milutin Osmajic was banned for nine games for racially abusing the Burnley ace.
The alleged incident took place in February’s Championship clash, with an independent Regulatory Commission “proving” the charge on a balance of probabilities last week.
Osmajic has always denied wrongdoing and Preston have vowed to stick by him.
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