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John McDougall

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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