Rio Ferdinand has contested the FA's charge of improper conduct in relation to certain comments that the player posted on Twitter.
The Manchester United and England defender has denied that he was being racist after he responded to a tweet which referred to Ashley Cole as a "choc ice". Ferdinand said a tweet he was sent about Cole was "classic". Though, Ashley Cole's lawyers have said that he would not be complaining about the comments.
Ferdinand has now requested a personal hearing with the FA. In the context that the term was used it relates to the black and white nature of the confectionery, when a person is black on the outside and white on the inside.
Ashley Cole's lawyers released a statement which said that Cole had been made aware of the discussion and that he wants to make it clear that him and Rio Ferdinand are good friends and that Cole has no intentions of making a complaint of any sort. It also said that Cole appreciates the fact that tweeting is so quick and that it can often be misunderstood and can result in stray comments.
Rio Ferdinand initially received a tweet which which said: "Looks like Ashley Cole's going to be their choc ice. Then again he's always been a sell out. Shame on him."
Ferdinand then responded to the tweet by saying: "I hear you fella! Choc ice is classic! hahahahahahha!!"
John Terry, who was cleared of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand in a match between Chelsea and QPR last October, was charged by th FA for, in their words, using "abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour". Liverpool's Luiz Suarez was also charged by the FA and received an eight match ban as well as a £40,000 fine for racially abusing Patrice Evra during a game between Liverpool and Manchester United last season.
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