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title: "Is Sir Alex Going To Close Down Rio’s Twitter Account?"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Escapini"
section: "Chelsea Football Club"
published: "2012-07-30T15:55:22Z"
modified: "2012-07-30T16:06:59Z"
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# Is Sir Alex Going To Close Down Rio’s Twitter Account?

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**Breaking news is that Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand has been [charged](https://www.thefa.com/TheFA/Disciplinary/NewsAndFeatures/2012/rio-ferdinand-charged-july) in relation to the ‘choc ice’ incident on Twitter. Rio commended a Tweet sent to him by a follower relating to Chelsea player Ashley Cole**.

‘Choc ice’ meaning black on the outside, white on the inside’, as Cole had testified for John Terry in the race hate case involving Ferdinand’s brother, Anton.

> ***The FA has today charged Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand with improper conduct in relation to comments posted on Twitter.***
>
> ***The allegation is that the player acted in a way which was improper and/or bought the game into disrepute by making comments which included a reference to ethnic origin and/or colour and/or race.***
>
> ***Ferdinand has until 4pm on 2 August 2012 to respond to the charge.***

Back in May Sir Alex [told](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/8525859/Twitter-is-a-waste-of-time-says-Manchester-United-manager-Sir-Alex-Ferguson.html) the Telegraph:

> ***“I don’t understand it, to be honest with you. I don’t have the time to do it. There are a million things you can do with your life other than that. Go to a library and read a book.***
>
> ***I’m serious. What a waste of time.***
>
> ***But they seem to have a certain momentum at the moment. Everyone seems to want to do it.***
>
> ***I don’t understand it but it is something that we, as a club, are looking at because there can be issues attached to it and we don’t want that.”***

Almost every week one footballer or another proves that they are incapable of engaging their brain before Tweeting.

Could this spell the end of Ferdinand’s Tweeting? Should it? ~~@~~rioferdy5 has over 3million followers. Ferdinand has made nearly 10,000 Tweets. Would his ego survive having his toy taken away from him?

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