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West Ham striker fined 20,000 pounds

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Cole admitted a charge of improper conduct at a regulatory hearing.

West Ham United striker Carlton Cole has been fined 20,000 pounds ($32,790) for Twitter comments made during Englands friendly against Ghana at Wembley last month, the Football Association said on Wednesday.Cole admitted a charge of improper conduct at a regulatory hearing and was warned about his future behaviour. Cole, who won the last of his seven England caps in March 10, later apologised for the comments and said they were not to be taken seriously.The striker is not the first sportsman to get into hot water because of comments made on Twitter. Former Liverpool player Ryan Babel was fined 10,000 pounds in January after posting a fake photo of referee Howard Webb wearing a Manchester United shirt following Uniteds 1-0 FA Cup victory over his team.England batsman Kevin Pietersen was also fined last year following an online outburst after being dropped by his country for the first time in his career.
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