Ferdinand’s legal team are ready to go up against the FA after the QPR defender was charged for tweeting the term “sket”.
According to the Mirror, sources close to the player are fuming at the charge and believe he is being singled out.
The charge is based on a tweet sent from Ferdinand’s account on the 1st of September- which was regarded as offensive at the time.
The term ‘sket’ is described in the Collins English Dictionary as, ‘A promiscuous girl or woman’.
The former England defender was tagged in a message which read : “Maybe QPR will sign a good CB they need one”.
He replied: “ Get ya mum in, plays the field well son! #sket”.
Ferdinand, 35, has until October 21 to respond to the charge. And the Football Association statement said: “It is alleged the comment posted on his Twitter account was abusive and/or indecent and/or insulting and/or improper.
“It is further alleged that this breach is aggravated pursuant to FA rule E3 (2) as it included a reference to gender.”
Ferdinand has previously been found guilty of improper conduct for a Twitter comment. He was fined £45,000 by the FA for a message calling Ashley Cole a “choc ice”.