FA Cup Final: Video emerges of Leicester’s Daniel Amartey throwing Chelsea pennant on the ground

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Leicester City star Daniel Amartey lands himself in hot water after video emerges of Ghanian throwing Chelsea’s FA Cup Final pennant on the ground as he celebrates Foxes’ historic win in the changing rooms

  • Video appears to show Daniel Amartey disrespecting Chelsea’s FA Cup pennant
  • The Leicester star is filmed in the changing rooms celebrating their Cup victory
  • While being recorded, the midfielder picks up the pennant and throws it away
  • The video started doing the rounds online after he was filmed on Instagram Live

By Sam Mcevoy For Mailonline

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Leicester City midfielder Daniel Amartey could find himself in hot water after he was filmed throwing Chelsea‘s FA Cup Final pennant on the ground as he celebrated his side’s historic win at Wembley.

The Foxes managed to overcome Thomas Tuchel‘s Blues in the Wembley showpiece – which welcomed back 21,000 spectators to the ground as one of the Government’s test pilot events –  after Youri Tielemans scored one of the best goals in Cup final history.

It is the club’s first ever FA Cup triumph and some of the Leicester players appeared to have got a little carried away with their celebrations.

The midfielder chucks the pennant behind his head and onto the ground in the Leicester changing rooms

Leicester midfielder Daniel Amartey appears to throw Chelsea’s FA Cup Final pennant on the ground behind him while celebrating the Foxes’ historic win at Wembley

After collecting their medals and the trophy on the pitch, the players and staff made their way to the changing rooms, where defender Wesley Fofana broadcasted the scenes to all of his followers on Instagram Live.

While recording, Amartey was seen picking up the Chelsea pennant, showing it to the camera before chucking it over his head and behind him onto the floor.

Fofana, who played the full 90 minutes against Chelsea, then flipped the camera and burst into laughter before cutting the video.

Amartey (left) was an unused substitute for Leicester during the FA Cup Final at Wembley

Amartey (left) was an unused substitute for Leicester during the FA Cup Final at Wembley

After collecting their medals and trophy, the celebrations continues inside the iconic ground

After collecting their medals and trophy, the celebrations continues inside the iconic ground

Club pennants are traditionally swapped before a game to mark the occasions while they are kept as souvenirs to remember the event.

Traded as a sign of respect between the two clubs, pennants would usually be framed or kept as memorabilia for the clubs involved. 

Amartey’s actions could land him in trouble with Leicester, with the Ghanian midfielder being branded as ‘classless’ by Chelsea fans online.

One fan tweeted: ‘Disrespectful. honestly,’ while another added: ‘Unnecessarily disrespectful.’

Chelsea fans hit out at the midfielder as the video did the rounds on social media

Chelsea fans hit out at the midfielder as the video did the rounds on social media

Another added: ‘Disrespectful act. 0 fairplay. Still couldn’t believe a player which attitude represents the club did this.’

Amartey, who has made 17 appearances in all competitions for Leicester this season, was an unused substitute for the FA Cup Final.