Gray requests personal hearing on FA charge

Burnley striker Andre Gray has requested a personal hearing to answer Football Association charges relating to homophobic posts from his Twitter account in 2012.

The tweets were shared across social media after he scored in his side's 2-0 Premier League win over Liverpool last month, including one that read: "Is it me or are there gays everywhere? #Burn #Die #Makesmesick".

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