Queens Park Rangers defender Rio Ferdinand has been charged with misconduct over a comment he made on Twitter, the Football Association announced today.
The FA did not identify the posting in question, but reports suggested it concerned a tweet in which Ferdinand had referred to the mother of another Twitter user as a "sket" - a derogatory slang term for a promiscuous woman.
"Queens Park Rangers defender Rio Ferdinand has been charged by The FA for misconduct in relation to a comment he made via social media," the FA said in a statement on its website.
"It is alleged the comment posted on his Twitter account was abusive and/or indecent and/or insulting and/or improper.
It is further alleged that this breach is aggravated pursuant to FA Rule E3(2) as it included a reference to gender.
