West Ham United striker Carlton Cole charged by FA over social media comments
Tuesday 3 March 2015 23:27, UK
West Ham striker Carlton Cole has been charged by the FA over a comment he posted on social media.
The FA has decided the message "was abusive and/or insulting and/or improper and/or brings the game into disrepute.”
The charge relates to Cole's involvement in a Twitter altercation with a Tottenham supporter following West Ham's 2-2 Premier League draw at White Hart Lane on February 22.
Cole posted a tweet in reply to the fan before later deleting the message.
The 31-year-old former Chelsea striker has been in trouble before for previous postings on social media.
He was fined £20,000 by the FA in 2011 for a tweet he posted during England's friendly against Ghana at Wembley.
Cole has until 6pm on Thursday to respond to the charge.
