Ferdinand set to face FA charge today

THE FA are expected to formally charge Rio Ferdinand today over his failure to attend a drugs test.

The Manchester United defender is certain to face at least one charge and investigations by the FA's compliance team over the last three weeks have made it increasingly likely that he could also face a more severe allegation of deliberately missing the anti-doping test.

Ferdinand can have no defence against the straightforward charge of 'failure to attend an anti-doping test' he has already claimed he forgot, which is not allowed as an excuse.