West Ham United striker Carlton Cole has been charged by the FA for a tweet he sent to Tottenham fan, reported ​BBC.





During a 2-2 draw with Spurs, Cole suffered an injury, laying on the turf for several minutes while the Hammers players continued to play on.





A Spurs fan sent the tweet: “Hi @CarltonCole1 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?”

West Ham's Carlton Cole has been charged by The FA over a comment made on social media http://t.co/JUIaKfuWYq #whufc pic.twitter.com/lTzXCjVfl4 — BBC Sport (@BBCSport) March 3, 2015

Cole responded by telling the supporter to "F*** off' and called him a 'c***'.

Carlton Cole has been charged by the FA for this tweet. pic.twitter.com/7iF0rNT3gy — WHUFC Fans Corner (@WHUFCFansCorner) March 3, 2015

The tweet was swiftly deleted, but the FA have now requested an explanation from the English forward.





A statement from the Football Association read: "West Ham United’s Carlton Cole has been charged by The FA in relation to a comment posted on social media.





"It is alleged that the comment was abusive and/or insulting and/or improper and/or brings the game into disrepute.





"The player has until 6pm on 5 March 2015 to respond to the charge."





This is not the first time that Cole has caused a storm online with comments on social media.





In 2011, he was fined £20,000 for a tweet he made during England's friendly with Ghana: “Immigration has surrounded the Wembley premises! I knew it was a trap!





“The only way to get out safely is to wear an England jersey and paint your face w/ the St George's flag!”





Leicester City defender Robert Huth, currently on loan from Stoke, was banned earlier this season after comments he also made over Twitter.