A 49-year-old man has been charged by police for allegedly racially abusing West Brom star Romaine Swayers.
Simon Silwood was arrested in January by police after the 29-year-old midfielder received a racist message on social media during a 5-0 home defeat by Manchester City at the Hawthorns.
But now West Midlands Police has confirmed the man from Kingswinford has been charged and will appear at a magistrates court on 29 April.
A statement read: 'We've charged a man after West Bromwich Albion player Romaine Sawyers was racially abused online.