England striker Carlton Cole has issued a grovelling apology to Black Stars fans insisting he wants the fine for his comments on Ghanaians to go to a children\u2019s charity in the West African country.<\/strong><\/p>\nWest Ham caused offence to many Ghanaian by joking on Twitter about Ghana supporters.<\/p>\n
He was slapped with a \u00a320,000 by the Football Association and also warned as to his future conduct at a personal hearing on Wednesday after accepting a charge of improper conduct.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old revealed via his Twitter account on Thursday morning that he would request for his fine to be donated to charity.<\/p>\n
He wrote: \u201cI will be asking to donate the money to a Ghanaian (sic) charity of my choice, preferably to a children\u2019s charity.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully the money will be going to a good cause.<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry if i have offended anyone but there was no malice & harm meant.<\/p>\n
\u201cI never knew a light hearted joke would cause so much offence.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry if i have offended anyone but there was no malice & harm meant. I never knew a light hearted joke would cause so much offence. \u201d<\/p>\n
Cole made the comments, which he later removed, prior to last month\u2019s Wembley international friendly between England and Ghana.<\/p>\n
He tweeted: \u201cImmigration has surrounded the Wembley premises! I knew it was a trap! Hahahaha.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only way to get out safely is to wear an England jersey and paint your face w\/ the St. George\u2019s flag!\u201d<\/p>\n
The Professional Footballers\u2019 Association responded to Cole\u2019s punishment by urging players to be more \u201cvigilant\u201d when using social media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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