Ashley Cole charged with misconduct by Football Association
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- BBC
| Oct 09, 2012
Ashley Cole has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association in relation to a Twitter comment he posted about the governing body.
Responding to the FA's judgement in the John Terry racism case, he tweeted on Friday: "Hahahahaa, well done #fa I lied did I, #BUNCHOFT***S".
The Chelsea full-back, 31, who has since apologised for the tweet, was due to report for England duty on Monday.
He has until 16:00 BST on Thursday, 11 October to respond to the charge.
A brief statement on the FA's website read: "Ashley Cole has been charged by The FA in relation to a Twitter comment which was improper and/or brought the game into disrepute."
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Cole's tweet came after his evidence to an independent FA commission - which found John Terry guilty of racially insulting Anton Ferdinand during a match between Chelsea and QPR last season - was questioned.
As well as deleting the message, Cole soon issued an "unreserved apology" to the FA.
His statement read: "I had just finished training and saw the captions on the TV screens in the treatment rooms about what was said in the FA commission ruling about me.
"I was really upset and tweeted my feelings in the heat of the moment. I apologise unreservedly for my comment about the FA."
Former England captain Alan Shearer told the BBC at the weekend that Cole should be banned for Friday's World Cup qualifier against San Marino as a punishment.
Cole, 31, then responded by retweeting a message which criticised Shearer.
The left-back has won 98 England caps and could reach the 100-mark if he appears in the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Poland.
- BBC