Rio Ferdinand has denied that a comment he made on Twitter was a racist slur towards Ashley Cole.
The Manchester United defender re-tweeted a comment made by a member of the public that called the Chelsea man a ‘choc ice’.
The term is thought to mean someone who is black but has went against their ethnicity, but Ferdinand has stated that the statement was never intended to be racist.
“What I said yesterday is not a racist term. It’s a type of slang/term used by many for someone who is being fake. So there,” the veteran centre-half stated.
Cole gave evidence in defence of John Terry in his court case last week, in which the England central defender was found not guilty of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand.
Meanwhile, Cole’s lawyers have confirmed that the left-back has taken no offence to the ‘choc ice’ comment.
“Ashley has been made aware of the discussion following comments appearing on Twitter and wishes to make it clear that he and Rio Ferdinand are good friends and Ashley has no intention of making any sort of complaint,” Cole’s lawyer states in The Daily Mail.
“Ashley appreciates that tweeting is so quick it often results in off-hand and stray comments.”
By Gareth McKnight
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