West Ham's Morrison charged over alleged homophobic tweet

Started by ayodele, Feb 15, 2012, 04:05 PM

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LONDON (Reuters) - West Ham United's Ravel Morrison has been charged by the Football Association over an alleged homophobic remark on Twitter. The 19-year-old, who moved from Manchester United to the Championship (second division) leaders on transfer deadline day, is alleged to have made the comment in response to another user. The FA wrote to Morrison last week for his views on the matter and have now formally charged him. He has until 1600 GMT on Friday to appeal. A statement on the FA website (www.thefa. ...