Blackpool fine Michael Chopra 10,000 Pounds for training criticism on Twitter

Player of Indian origin Michael Chopra is not new to controversy, but he has added another chapter to his already long list of wrong doings by having been fined £10,000 by his club FC Blackpool for a critical tweet about the clubs training and warned about his future conduct.

Michael Chopra on his official Twitter handle had tweeted, “Fucking joke this come in training only 6 fucking players here then find out the fitness coach taken the football session #joke.” The tweet was later on deleted by Chopra.

30 year old Chopra, who is a striker, hasn’t had the best of seasons since he joined Blackpool from Ipswich Town last summer and with such a tweet he further weakens his chances to extending his one year contract in the summer.

Blackpool in reaction to the tweet and the punishment in a statement said: “The club can confirm that Chopra was one of number of players asked to report to training as normal this morning for extra work with the fitness coach.

Both the manager and the chairman are aware and disappointed with the contents of his tweet, prompting this course of action.

The player, who has the right to appeal, has since apologised for the tweet and removed the contents from his account.

The manager has requested that the fine levied against Chopra, which equates to more than £10,000, be donated to the club’s Community Trust, to assist in their work as part of Altogether Now – A Legacy for Blackpool.

The money will be utilised across a number of projects to improve the lives of young people in Blackpool, through the delivery of health, education and inclusion schemes.”