West Ham striker Carlton Cole has been charged by the Football Association in relation to a comment posted on social media.
"It is alleged that the comment was abusive and/or insulting and/or improper and/or brings the game into disrepute," the FA said in a statement on its official website."
Cole has until 6 p.m. GMT on Thursday, March 5 to respond to the charge.
The charge relates to Cole's involvement in a Twitter altercation with a Tottenham fan following West Ham's 2-2 Premier League draw at White Hart Lane on Feb. 22.
The former Chelsea striker has been in trouble before for previous postings on social media.
He was fined 20,000 pounds by the FA in 2011 for an insensitive tweet he posted during England's friendly against Ghana.