Football: FA charges Man City's Silva with misconduct over Mendy tweet
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Bernardo Silva came under fire from anti-racism body Kick It Out after posting a message on Sept 22 comparing teammate Benjamin Mendy to a character used in the logo for a confectionary brand popular in Spain and Portugal, before deleting it.
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LONDON (REUTERS) Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association (FA) over a Twitter post concerning teammate Benjamin Mendy last month.
Portugal's Silva came under fire from anti-racism body Kick It Out after posting a message on Sept 22 comparing Mendy to a character used in the logo for Conguitos, a confectionary brand popular in Spain and Portugal, before deleting it.
"Silva has been charged with misconduct for a breach of FA Rule E3," the FA said in a statement on Wednesday (Oct 2), adding that the player had until Oct 9 to respond.
"It is alleged that the City player's activity breaches FA Rule E3(1) as it was insulting and/or improper and/or brought the game into disrepute.
"It is further alleged that the activity constitutes an aggravated breach... as it included reference, whether expressed or implied, to race and/or colour and/or ethnic origin."
City manager Pep Guardiola had said last month that it would be a mistake for the FA to punish Silva over the tweet.
