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