Ashley Cole has issued an unreserved apology after he launched a Twitter tirade against the FA.
Earlier on Friday, the Chelsea defender used his official Twitter account to respond to the publication of an FA panel's report into the John Terry racism verdict.
As his Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo fielded questions in his weekly pre-match press conference at the club's Cobham training ground, Cole tweeted: "Hahahahaa, well done#fa I lied did I,#BUNCHOFTW***''
The tweet created a storm and was re-tweeted more than 19,000 times before Cole deleted it.