London: The English Football Association has fined West Ham striker Carlton Cole 20,000 pounds ($30,000) for an offensive tweet.
Cole was also warned about his future conduct over the Twitter exchange with a Tottenham supporter after West Ham's 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane last month.
Cole replied with expletives after being asked: "When your own team-mates don't kick the ball out when you're lying injured for 2 mins, you think it's time to call it a day?"
The FA says, Cole "admitted posting a comment on his Twitter account which was abusive and/or insulting and/or improper and/or brought the game into disrepute."
This season, the FA has handed out bans for social media posts to Queens Park Rangers defender Rio Ferdinand, Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli, and Stoke defender Robert Huth, who is on loan at Leicester.
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