Soccer Star Fined $145,000 for Vulgar Tweet

British soccer star Ashley Cole was fined 90,000 -- or, for American readers, $145,000 -- by the sport's governing body in England on Thursday for an obscene Twitter post he directed at the organization last week.

Cole (pictured at right) plays left-back for England's national team and the powerhouse English Premier League club Chelsea. His Chelsea teammate John Terry was recently dealt a four-match suspension for racial abuse against an opposing player. The Football Association's Independent Regulatory Commission questioned Cole about the incident during its investigation, then cast doubt on the credibility of his testimony when it released a report on what it had found.

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