England left-back Ashley Cole has been fined £90,000 over his foul-mouthed
Twitter attack on the Football Association.
The FA today confirmed the fine after Cole had admitted a charge of making a
Twitter comment that was improper and/or brought the game into disrepute.
The Chelsea defender had labelled the FA a "bunch of t***s" on the
social networking site after an independent regulatory commission of the
governing body investigating the John Terry racial abuse case had cast doubt
on Cole's evidence.
Cole apologised via his solicitor on the day the tweet was sent and later
apologised in person to FA chairman David Bernstein, but a charge was still
brought against the 31-year-old.
"Chelsea's Ashley Cole has been fined £90,000 after he admitted an FA
charge in relation to a Twitter comment which was improper and/or brought
the game into disrepute," read a statement on the FA's website.
"Cole, who had requested a non-personal hearing, was also warned as to
his future conduct."
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