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Ferdinand charged for racially tinged tweet

By Reuters in London | China Daily | Updated: 2012-08-01 08:08

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been charged over a comment on Twitter that referred to Chelsea's Ashley Cole as a "choc ice", the English FA said on Monday.

"The FA has today charged Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand with improper conduct in relation to comments posted on Twitter," the FA said on its website.

"The allegation is that the player acted in a way which was improper and/or bought the game into disrepute by making comments which included a reference to ethnic origin and/or color and/or race."

Ferdinand charged for racially tinged tweet

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