The Football Association have fined Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand £45,000 over his comment posted on Twitter.The charge relates to Ferdinand’s response to a message which characterised Chelsea’s Ashley Cole as a "choc-ice".
Ferdinand requested a personal hearing for the charge and the FA have now confirmed that and independent regulatory committee have upheld to verdict, while the defender has also been warned over his future conduct on the social networking site.
In a statement on its official website, the FA said: "The Commission decided that the comment was improper and brought the game into disrepute.
"In addition, the Commission found that the breach included a reference to ethnic origin, colour or race. Ferdinand was fined £45,000 and warned as to his future conduct."
Cole was a defence witness during the John Terry trial, who was acquitted in July of racially abusing Ferdinand's brother, QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.
The Manchester United defender reacted in an amused fashion to the "choc-ice" Tweet, which came from another twitter user.
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