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Morrison fined over slur

Wednesday 22 February 2012 17:34, UK

Ravel Morrison: Fined £7,000 by the FA for using a gay slur on Twitter
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West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison has been fined £7,000 by the Football Association for using a gay slur on Twitter.

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West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison has been fined £7,000 by the Football Association for using a gay slur on Twitter. The 19-year-old was "warned as to his future conduct after he admitted a charge of using abusive and/or insulting words including a reference to a person's sexual orientation." The teenager posted the tweet shortly after joining West Ham from Manchester United last month. "West Ham United's Ravel Morrison has been fined £7,000 and warned as to his future conduct after he admitted a charge of using abusive and/or insulting words including a reference to a person's sexual orientation," read a statement on the club's official website. "The charge was in relation to comments Morrison made on Twitter."

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