[ 2011-04-09 ]

Carlton Cole, West Ham striker, charged by FA for insulting Ghanaian fans on Twitter

Cole charged for comments about Ghana fans
Carlton Cole has been charged by the English FA
over Twitter comments he made about Ghana fans
during the recent friendly against England.

The West Ham striker has been handed an improper
conduct charge after the FA today confirmed the
charge, saying in a statement: "The FA has charged
West Ham United's Carlton Cole with improper
conduct relating to media comments. The charge
relates to comments made on Twitter during the
England v Ghana fixture on 29 March 2011."

The player made comments via the social networking
site, Twitter, referring to the large numbers of
Ghana fans at Wembley Stadium in comments he later
deleted.

He posted: "Immigration has surrounded the Wembley
premises! I knew it was a trap! Hahahaha. The only
way to get out safely is to wear an England jersey
and paint your face with the St. George's flag!"

Cole, 27, who claimed his comments were a joke,
has until 4pm on 13 April to respond to the
charge.

Source - Ghana.org

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