Bolton Wanderers' Dion Charles learns punishment for historic social media posts in FA rule breach

Bolton Wanderers striker Dion Charles has been warned over his future conduct after breaching FA rules following historic social media posts.

Wanderers striker Charles issued an apology in early January over allegedly homophobic and racist comments made on Twitter which date back to between 2011 and 2013, when the former Accrington striker was a teenager and came to light once again on the social media platform.

Following an investigation by the FA, the punishment that Charles has received has been confirmed and he has been warned over his future conduct and been told to attend an education programme as a result.

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The striker has not received a fine or been banned for any matches as a result of the punishment, which has been imposed by an independent Regulatory Commission.

A statement from Wanderers read: "The FA have confirmed the sanctions imposed against Wanderers’ forward Dion Charles following a breach of rules relating to historic tweets.

"Charles has been warned as to his future conduct and ordered to attend a mandatory face-to-face education programme.

"The 26-year-old – who was charged after joining Wanderers in January – admitted that the comments posted several years ago were contrary to FA rules E3.1 and E3.2.

"The sanctions were imposed by an independent Regulatory Commission.

"Charles previously apologised for his actions and in February attended an anti-discrimination event for local schoolchilden hosted by Bolton Wanderers in the Community and ant-racism charity Show Racism the Red Card."

A statement from the FA read: "Dion Charles has been ordered to attend a mandatory face-to-face education