Middlesbrough defender Marc Bola has been charged with misconduct by the FA over a nine-year-old social media post made when he was 14.
The alleged post by 23-year-old Bola was made on 14 April 2012.
Bola, who has made five Championship appearances for Boro this season, has until 20 September to respond.
Should the case go to a hearing, an independent regulatory commission will take the circumstances of the post into account.