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Spurs player Vertonghen pulls down shorts of Villa striker in League Cup game

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Last Updated : Sep 25 2013 | 11:20 AM IST

Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Vertonghen had reportedly pulled down the shorts of Aston Villa's Nicklas Helenius while trying to tackle him during their League Cup match, which was won 4-0 by Spurs.

A falling Vertonghen reached out and yanked the striker's shorts downwards, exposing him, as he prepared to shoot.

According to the Mirror, however, Helenius, only just into the match as a half-time substitute, played on and even got a shot away.

But the report mentioned that Villa was not even awarded a penalty for the shorts-pulling despite the stringent rules imposed on football over a mere shirt-pulling.

Tottenham won the match with goals from Jermain Defoe (two), Paulinho and Nacer Chadli, the report added.

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First Published: Sep 25 2013 | 11:12 AM IST

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