Gabbidon charged for Twitter post

Welsh international Gabbidon has until 4 May to respond to the charge

West Ham’s Daniel Gabbidon has been charged by the Football Association in relation to recent comments he made on social networking website Twitter.

The Welsh defender, 31, was charged on Thursday with improper conduct and/or bringing the game into disrepute.

Gabbidon, who made the comments after a 2-1 defeat at home by Aston Villa on 16 April, has until 1600 BST on Wednesday 4 May to respond to the charge.

Team-mate Carlton Cole was fined last week for comments made on Twitter.

Gabbidon posted the message – which included swearing – in the wake of the defeat at Upton Park, where Gabriel Agbonlahor scored an injury time winner to keep West Ham deep in relegation trouble.

The West Ham player ended his final Twitter entry by writing: “U know what…. u will never get another tweet from me again, you just don’t get it do you. Bye bye.”

Striker Cole was sanctioned by the FA for comments he made on Twitter about Ghana fans during their friendly against England.

He was also charged with improper conduct and fined £20,000, as well as being warned about his future conduct.

In January, Dutch winger Ryan Babel was fined £10,000 and warned about his future conduct by the FA over a post he made on Twitter.