Sheffield United Women’s forward Sophie Jones has been charged by the Football Association after racially abusing Tottenham Hotspur star Renee Hector.
In an FA Women’s Championship game between the two sides on January 6, Hector claimed she “received some monkey noises from an opposition player”.
Jones has until February 15 to respond. She has been charged with using abusive or insulting words, and it is further alleged they “included reference to ethnic origin and/or colour and/or race”.
The Blades’ Women team have confirmed they co-operated fully with the FA’s investigation.
“The club works closely with the EFL, the FA and Kick it Out and would like to reiterate that it does not condone racism or any form of discrimination,” a club statement added.
“Sheffield United will not comment further on the subject until the conclusion of the formal FA disciplinary hearing.”
As can be seen above, Hector made the allegation on social media after beating Sheffield United 2-1, a win which took SPurs up to second in the table.
Spurs, who said the alleged incident was reported to the referee by Hector during the game, also reported it to the FA.