FERDINAND CHARGED OVER TWITTER COMMENTS

Rio Ferdinand has been charged by the
Football Association over comments he made
at the end of the John Terry trial.
Following Terry's acquittal for allegedly racially
abusing Ferdinand's brother Anton, the Manchester
United defender responded to a tweet that
characterised Terry's Chelsea teammate Ashley Cole
- a defence witness in the trial - as a "choc ice".
The term is commonly understood to mean "black on
the outside, white on the inside" and was a reference
to Cole's testimony in court, in which he said he
never heard Terry make a racist remark towards
Anton Ferdinand during a match at Loftus Road in
October.
An FA statement said: "The FA has today charged
Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand with improper
conduct in relation to comments posted on Twitter.
"The allegation is that the player acted in a way
which was improper and/or brought the game into
disrepute by making comments which included a
reference to ethnic origin and/or colour and/or race."
Ferdinand has until 4pm on Thursday to respond to
the charge.
The move extends still further a case which has cast
a shadow over the game for more than nine months
now.
Last week, Terry was charged with improper conduct
by the FA for the comments he made to Anton
Ferdinand, a charge he has vowed to contest.
Now, Rio Ferdinand must clear his name or risk a
hefty fine or potential suspension ahead of the new
Premier League campaign.









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