Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand's been slapped with a 45,000 pound fine by England's football association for comments he made on Twitter about the John Terry racism trial.
Chelsea captain Terry was found not guilty last month of racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, Rio's brother, during a Premier League game last year.
During the trial, Ferdinand appeared to endorse a tweet by another user of the website which described Chelsea defender Ashley Cole, who gave evidence on behalf of Terry in the trial, as a "choc ice".
The term is understood to mean someone who is black on the outside but white on the inside.
The FA felt Ferdinand's support for the controversial tweet brought the game into disrepute.
Photo: Rio Ferdinand (Photosport)
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