Carlton Cole was fined £20,000 for a tweet he sent to a Tottenham fan . The FA has also warned fans of the club not to use social media in their support of West Ham United or any other team that is involved in an ongoing dispute with another club.
Carlton Cole was fined £20,000 for a tweet he sent to a Tottenham fan . He told the user to ' F off you c*** ' , and later deleted the message . Cole has now admitted his disappointment at the punishment . The West Ham striker said : 'The amount of abuse you get on Twitter is sometimes unruly and you ca n't defend yourself as a footballer '