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Nicolas Anelka denies making 'anti-Semitic' gesture in Premier League game

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ANI Johannesburg
Last Updated : Jan 24 2014 | 9:45 AM IST

West Bromwich Albion striker Nicolas Anelka has reportedly denied a charge for a racially aggravated gesture during a Premier League game.

A panel of the Football Association (FA) will decide Anelka's guilt and possible sanction for performing the gesture after scoring in a December 28 game against West Ham United.

According to Sport24, the FA stated that Anelka, who is facing a minimum five-game ban, has denied the charge and requested a personal hearing.

Anelka insisted that his use of the gesture, which has been described as an 'inverted Nazi salute', was not anti-Semitic, the report added.

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First Published: Jan 24 2014 | 9:42 AM IST

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